A new smoke shop is coming soon to 200 Hartford Turnpike!

Stiizy Smoke Shop & Convenience plans to open a new store at 200 Hartford Turnpike, next door to Cut to the Chase Hair Salon Vernon CT and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches.

The smoke shop would occupy around 1,000 square feet of vacant retail space that was previously home to another smoke shop called Smoke & Vape. The space was previously home to a number of cell phone stores as well.
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The store will be owned by Ayman Alsayedi according to permits filed with the town. No timeline has been announced for the store's opening.

The Fresh Monkee, LLC is NOW OPEN in Vernon!

The health shake shop is now open in the new location at 425 Talcottville Road at The Shops at Eastview, the plaza home to Planet Fitness and Great Harvest Bread Company - Vernon CT.

The shop relocated from their Manchester location, they were previously located at The Plaza at Buckland Hills.
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Make sure you check them out!

Poké Sushi Vernon is NOW OPEN in Vernon! The new Asian restaurant is located at 129 Talcottville Road in Vernon, next door to Verizon.

The eatery serves poke bowls, orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, sushi, tuna bowls, salmon bowls, and much more!
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The restaurant is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm. Check out their menu here: https://www.pokesushivernon.com

7 Brew Coffee has officially submitted plans for a new Vernon location!

The drive-thru coffee shop is proposed to be located at Tri-City Plaza. The chain would demolish the former Denny's building; and in its place construct a new 510 square foot building.

The coffee chain would have their pre-fabricated building supplemented by a 230 square foot cooler and storage building attached by a canopy.
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The project will have to go through Vernon's Planning and Zoning Commission and the building department before construction can begin. This would be the chain's second Connecticut location, a location in Wallingford is set to replace the former Captain Sea's building.

7Brew, a national drive-thru only coffee chain, is scouting Vernon for potential locations according to people close to the matter! The chain is fast-growing around the country!

This would be the chain's second Connecticut location, a location in Wallingford was recently approved to replace Captain Seas at 905 North Colony Road.

No word yet on what sites are being considered, though spaces on Route 83 and Route 30 are good bets. The chain has a small footprint at only around 500 square feet, meaning they can be put on small parcels of land. Locations are pre-fabricated and are dropped into place on site once site work is complete. They are drive thru only and do not feature a dining room.

A new LLC has been established for the new coffee shop, DTB Vernon LLC, controlled by Drive Thru Brew LLC and Rohan Kapoor the franchisee for the new Wallingford location.
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Where would you like to see them open in Vernon? Comment below!

Paradise Pizza & Family Restaurant is coming soon to 575 Talcottville Road!

The new pizza place will replace the former Xpress Pizza. Xpress Pizza closed quietly earlier this year.
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The pizza place will be owned by Rudy V Castaneda, Jamil A Mendita Romero, and Gall H Mendieta Vintimilla according to business filings last month. The restaurant is currently undergoing some renovation before they open.

A new medical office building has been proposed for 927 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon! The parcel of land is located between New England Pizza and Dr. Burns' dental office.

The building would be roughly 6,100 square feet total split between 2 floors; a main level and basement. The building is depicted in plans as a new Dental office for Dr.Griffin (a DMD located on Merline Drive currently) and Griffin Counseling Services (currently in South Windsor.)
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The plans have been submitted to the IWC, Inland Wetland Commission for wetlands approval. ​If a public hearing is required (administrative approval could be given) the meeting would be set for June 25th. A Planning and Zoning application has not been submitted for the project yet.