Connecticut's first Ross Dress for Less is still coming to Trumbull's Hawley Lane Mall!
The store will occupy the 25,331 square foot former Homegoods store at 100 Hawley Lane; they plan minor changes to finishes, egress doors, and signage for the project. The retailer received their building permit on July 30th despite originally applying for permits back in March. Ross plans to spend on $835,000 on the tenant fit out of the store. The store was originally expected to open this fall, it's unclear how the permitting delays effect their opening date. Representatives for the retailer could not provide any information. Look for construction to begin soon now that they have permits in hand!
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An update to a few Town of East Hartford, CT projects we brought you earlier this year. There are also a number of new projects are currently proposed for East Hartford! -7 Eleven has opened their new gas station on Silver Lane! They are located at 249 Silver Lane. -Starbucks and the Fairfield Inn & Towneplace Suites by Marriott at 363 Roberts Street are still underway. The Starbucks looks to be nearing completion, but heavy construction work is still underway on the hotel's lobby. -A new housing development is planned for 351 Silver Lane, a site neighboring Pratt & Whitney. The site is planned to house 35 apartments and 2 retail spaces. The project will be presented at the Planning and Zoning meeting tonight (08/14.) -A new magnet high school is being proposed by Goodwin University. The new Goodwin Industrial 5.0 High School would be built at 2 Pent Road, the land next to Pathways Academy. The project will be presented at the Planning and Zoning meeting tonight (08/14.) -A new housing development is planned for 81-87 Main Street. The development would be home to 20 apartments spread out over 2 buildings. The project will be presented at the Planning and Zoning meeting tonight (08/14.) The last three projects are still subject to local approvals. Check out the full meeting agenda here: https://www.easthartfordct.gov/.../planning-zoning... 
Egg and Cheese will be closing their original location in North Franklin, but will remain in Willimantic!
The breakfast and lunch spot is located at 892 CT-32 in North Franklin, CT. The restaurant's last day in North Franklin will be August 24th; until then they will continue to be open Monday-Friday 7-2 and Saturday 8-1:30. The eatery is a small walk-up stand serving some of the best breakfast sandwiches around. The stand opened to great fanfare in March of 2021. The restaurant opened a new location in March of 2024; the new location is just a short drive away in nearby Willimantic at 776 Main Street. They serve all the OG favorites and features a dining area! This location will remain open, serving up all your favorites! You can find the full menu for their Willimantic location here: https://eggandcheesewilli.com/ 
Twisted Goat Restaurant has announced they will shutter their Killingworth restaurant.
The restaurant opened at 184 CT-81 in Killingworth in March of 2023. The restaurant was located inside Killingworth Village, home to TD Bank, Nerds To Go, The copper skillet Restaurant, and many other businesses. The eatery served pizza, wings, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and more. The restaurant was also host to karaoke nights, live music, and other fun events. The owners said in a post “Hey Everyone! After careful thought and consideration, we've decided it's time to end this chapter. It's been great meeting you all, we've made some great friends along the way! We're going to give some thought to coming back in some form in the future, but for now, it's in our best interests to move on. Thank you for all your support, and we'll definitely see you around! Love ya!” 
Miniso is NOW OPEN at Connecticut Post Mall in Milford!
The lifestyle-store has opened on the mall's second level! The store describes itself as "A Chinese lifestyle brand and variety store chain that sells affordable household goods, cosmetics, food, and more. The brand's goal is to make high-quality products and services accessible to young people around the world, and the business slogan is 'life is for fun'. Miniso has over 4,200 stores in more than 80 countries and regions." The store now has 2 Connecticut locations including their Norwalk store at The SoNo Collection and now in Milford. The chain will open a third location at Westfarms later this fall! The store also recently opened a location at Holyoke Mall at Ingleside in Holyoke, Mass. This is the latest addition to Connecticut's largest mall. The mall recently saw the relocation of Urban Planet to make way for a new prototype Victoria's Secret store. The mall recently added a new prototype Lenscrafters store, replacing an older location in another part of the mall. And the mall will soon add PF Chang's in the former Bar Louie space! The mall is in the midst of a multi-year redevelopment that plans to demolish the former Sears along with a portion of the mall, replacing it with a new mixed-use development connecting with the mall! TJ’s Burritos is coming soon to Bloomfield! The burritos and coffee shop will be opening their second location at 695 Park Avenue in Bloomfield, the former Amna’s Kitchen space! The restaurant plans to open the restaurant by November 1st, expanding their restaurant to a second location. They have an existing location in East Granby that opened in 2021. The restaurant has a split concept, serving coffee, espresso, bakery items, and breakfast sandwiches/burritos in the morning; and Mexican-inspired foods at lunch/dinner. Their lunch/dinner menu features tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, sandwiches, and more. They also have alcoholic drinks including drink flights! Look for them to open by November 1st! 
Bath & Body Works has officially moved out of the Brass Mill Center and into their new digs on Chase Avenue in Waterbury!
The store has moved to 180 Chase Avenue, in the Stop & Shop Plaza. The store occupies just over 4,000 square feet of space once home to PCX. Bath & Body Works is just the first in a new slate of tenants for the plaza including Five Below and Go Health Urgent Care. The relocation comes as another crushing blow to the struggling mall. The property is owned by Kohan Retail Investment Group. They have sought to reinvigorate the mall by reopening the movie theater with Apple Cinemas; also the addition of a bagel & coffee shop and a Jamaican restaurant. The mall has lost numerous tenants in recent years including Pretzel Maker, Rainbow, Track23, and Ardene. Five Below is planning a new Southington location at Shoprite Plaza! The store plans to occupy the former CVS Pharmacy space between Verizon and Shoprite, the store is nearing the end of lease negotiations with the project entering the bid process. The 8,555 square foot space would be completely renovated including a new storefront for Five Below! Corporate could not provide a potential opening date, but bidding for the construction of the project is underway. The addition of Five Below will leave the plaza with one vacancy, the former Luen Hop Chinese restaurant. The plaza will soon welcome Plato's Closet to their lineup as well. The closest Five Below location to Southington is currently their locations at Connecticut Commons in Plainville; about 4.5 miles away. Square Peg Pizzeria is NOW OPEN in Plainville! The pizza place is now open at 400 New Britain Avenue, replacing the old Craft Kitchen at Fairfield Inn & Suites! The restaurant serves New Haven style pizza, salads, sandwiches, and much more! The restaurant also features an arcade and large bar! The pizza shop is the latest location of the chain! They have existing locations in Glastonbury, Storrs, Vernon, Newington, and Berlin! They have 2 locations planned for Columbia and Shelton! Marlborough has a new farm-style eatery! Farmyard Eatery & Taproom is NOW OPEN at 86 East Hampton Road. The eatery features locally sourced food prepared fresh from the kitchen. Their menu includes burgers, wings, hot dogs, tacos, nachos, salads, and sandwiches! The restaurant also features an extensive list of beers & spirits and an in-house ice cream bar! The restuarant features a cozy dining room and a beautiful patio. The restaurant also has live music events, cornhole stands, and will have live cooking events/dinners in the future. Make sure you follow their social media for all the updates! The restaurant is open Wednesday-Thursday 11:30am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-9pm, and Sunday 11:30am-8pm. They are closed Monday and Tuesday. Ginza Japanese Cuisine is coming soon to Bloomfield! The restaurant will occupy the former Concetta's Italian Restaurant at 22 Mountain Avenue in Bloomfield, Ocean State Plaza. It appears, based on the business license filings a new owner, named Xiaomei Mao, will operate the Bloomfield location. The restaurant's website is still https://www.ginzabf.com/ Based on the floor plan, tableside hibachi will not be part of the new restaurant; regular hibachi will be cooked in the kitchen and brought to customers. The new restaurant will feature a bar, sushi bar, seating for 106, and a private room for 8 or more. No timeline for their opening was immediately available. Messages to the restaurant were not returned. This marks the return of a fan-favorite restaurant. The restaurant previously had a location at Wintonbury Mall for decades before it closed in June of 2023. A new store is coming to The Shops at Farmington Valley! Anastasio Home is coming soon to the outdoor shopping center! The home accessories store will occupy the former J Crew / Kindred and Crew space near Sur La Table. The store sells small-run home decor and accessories. The store is based out of Litchfield County. Check out their products on their website here: https://anastasiohome.com/ The store is just the latest addition to the outdoor mall including Warby Parker and Sweetgreen, both coming soon to the former Coldwater Creek space! No opening date has been announced for the store yet. Stay tuned to their social media to stay up to date. A new restaurant is coming soon to Rocky Hill! Flock & Herd, a new gastropub concept from Manchester's Trattoria Toscana, is coming soon to 945B Cromwell Avenue in Rocky Hill! The new restaurant will feature an innovative menu from Executive Chef Michael Beers. The restaurant replaces Bar Baja in the Cold Spring Plaza. The restaurant has not announced an opening date, stay tuned to their social media for an official announcement! Hat tip to The Scoop Wethersfield for breaking the scoop! A new sushi restaurant is coming soon to historic Main Street in Coventry! Wasabi Steak & Sushi House is coming soon to 1203 Main Street in Coventry. The sushi restaurant will replace Phoenix Chinese next door to Woke Breakfast & Coffee. The eatery is currently in the midst of renovations to transform the restaurant into a modern sushi house. They are expected to open very soon, late summer/early fall. Beer Garden At Bart's is now open in Windsor! The restaurant is the latest iteration of the historic Bart’s Drive In at 55 Palisado Avenue in Windsor! The restaurant is owned by Lobster Tales Food Truck. The food truck is part of the new restaurant, serving their famous lobster rolls and other crustacean-infused foods! The restaurant is open to everyone of all ages! The restaurant has brought back some of Bart’s classics including their Bart’s Belly Buster footlong hotdogs; the menu also features burgers, chicken, and more! The eatery is open 7 days a week, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They are open Monday through Saturday 7am-8pm and Sunday 7am-6pm. Make sure you check out this reimagined classic! Apna Bazar will officially open their long-awaited grocery store on August 15th at 11am! The new grocery store is located at School Street Squre (265 Ellington Road) in East Hartford! The 23,000+ square foot store occupies part of the former Big Y that closed in 2008. This is the 14th location of Apna Bazar, and the first in Connecticut. The store sells a variety of Indian and ethnic groceries including many halal options! Make sure you check them out! Photo Credit: Angie Parkinson, East Hartford Town Councillor Big Lots will be closing additional Connecticut locations! The store will be closing their stores at: 650 Wolcott Street, Waterbury 3105 Berlin Turnpike, Newington 1931 E Main Street, Torrington 560 Windsor Avenue, Windsor 169 Danbury Rd, New Milford 42 Town St, Norwich This is in addition to the previously announced locations in Manchester, Waterford, and Milford. Liquidations is expected to take 2-3 months according to 2 store employees. The store currently has 16 locations across the state and so far only these 9 are listed to close. The chain has other locations in Bristol, Derby, East Hartford, East Haven, Middletown, North Haven, and Wallingford. The chain recently announced it would close 142 stores and possibly file for bankruptcy, these new closure are not part of the previously announced 142 locations. The chain also has doubt it could continue to operate without these changes. The Meriden Mall is continuing its downward spiral with the closure of a long time business, planned closure of another national retailer, and the cancellation of an entertainment tenant. A pickleball facility is also nearing completion. -Harry’s Eatery, an eatery inside the mall, has closed their doors after 24 years. The eatery has been located next door to Pretzelmaker since 2000. The restaurant sold tea, coffee, soda, sandwiches, wraps, and more. -Hot Topic has started store closing sales at their Meriden Mall location. The store is currently 30% off. The store is located on the second level near TJ Maxx. -The 78 Dinner Theater has officially pulled out of plans to open in the mall. The construction site is now abandoned behind the barricade. -Club Pickleball is nearing completion of their pickleball courts! The pickleball facility will be located in the old Old Navy / Meriden Library space near TJ Maxx. No opening date has been announce These closing come on the heals of the closings of Forever 21, Dick’s, Praline, and Tokyo Express. The former Chowder Pot building is now up for sale! The restaurant was located for nearly 4 decades at 560 East Main Street in Branford. The building is listed for sale for $2.5 million, featuring over 14,461 square feet of space, 94 parking spaces, and 321 feet of frontage on US Route 1. You can view the listing here: https://www.loopnet.com/.../560-E-Main-St.../31390858/ The restaurant's contents were auctioned off yesterday by Adams Auctioneers and Appraisers. The restaurant's iconic rooftop lobster was sold for $6,750. View the auction results here: https://adams.bidwrangler.com/ui/auctions/122621... The restaurant closed suddenly in early March after 38 years of business. The owner cited an increase in expenses and the upkeep costs of the aging building as reasons for the closure. Were you sad to see the Chowder Pot close? What would you like to see replace them? |
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