Continuing our coverage of The Shoppes at Buckland Hills!
-Eastern Mountain Sports has started construction of their long-awaited Manchester return! The store will take over a large portion of the Bob's Stores space. The mall entrance to Bob's and future EMS is currently closed while they redo it with a new look! -Work continues on Stateline Video Games move to the second floor! Their location at the mall is temporarily closed for the move. The store will be relocated near Macy's Women on the second floor next to Bloodlines Tattoo. -Passport Candies is coming soon to the former T-Mobile store near Barnes & Noble! The store will sell candies and snacks from all around the globe! The store is planning to open in early April. -Macy's Men, Furniture, Children is currently undergoing some changes! Toys R Us has relocated to the second floor, while the first floor has been completely taken over by the Macy's Furniture Gallery. I usually wouldn't report of department changes, but I received messages worrying about the store closing because of the empty space. -Macy's Home, Women, and Backstage is also undergoing some changes. Macy's Backstage has expanded into the main store, the store added roughly 50% to their footprint, now occupying part of the former bedwear section. These changes are a welcome sign that both stores are not going anywhere in the forseable future. Macy's announced a few weeks ago plans to close 150 stores over the next 3 years. -And ICYMI check out our post on Gong Cha Manchester CT's new drink specials, happy hours deals, and student deals! Check that story out here: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterScoop/posts/919481936848366
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Gong Cha is a new bubble tea shop located inside The Shoppes at Buckland Hills! The Kiosk is located on the Lower Level in center court near Forever 21. The Kiosk opened in October 2023, and has quickly become a local fan favorite. This location is locally owned by Kris & Gowtham, the parent company has over 1,500 locations throughout the world.
Their menu features customizable beverages with many flavors, milk tea, milk foam tea, slushies , tea lattes, coffees and seasonal drinks. They have a variety of 'bubbles' to add to your tea including pearls(Tapioca), white pearls, Star pearls, herbal jelly, AI-Yu Jelly, Pudding, Oreo Crumbs, and many more. The drinks can be customized anyway you want! The shop has some drink specials going on now! Specials include: -10% Discount to Students on Tuesdays. -Happy Hours on Thursdays from 3PM - 6PM. Buy One Get One 50% OFF. -Hershey's cookies 'n' creme starting from March 11th all thru End of April. Make sure you check them out next time you're at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills! The Red Cabin is a breakfast and lunch spot located at 976 Sullivan Avenue in South Windsor!
The restaurant serves typical breakfast and lunch fare. The menu features daily specials, delicious “Bennys”, omelets, and much more! The restaurant opened in 2006, and has been serving the public ever since! The owners opened a restaurant in Willington in 2022 called Flat Pennies Kitchen. It has a similar menu, but has a full liquor license. The Red Cabin is open 7 days a week, from 7:00am to 2:00pm. Lunch is served Monday-Saturday starting at 11:00am. Have you ever dined here? What’s your favorite menu item? Comment below! A new dog groomer is coming soon to Manchester! Highland Park Dog Grooming is coming soon to 464 East Center Street!
The new dog groomer will be located in the flat iron building, currently home to a barbershop and an art studio. No timeline has been announced for their opening, but they are already hiring dog groomers so a spring/summer opening is expected! The dog groomers will be owned by Allison Saunders and Richard Roberts according to their business license filings. Are you excited to see a new small business open in Manchester? Comment below! Some changes are coming to The Shoppes at Buckland Hills! A new business is set to open next month, with another business relocating to a larger location!
-Passport Candies is coming soon to the former T-Mobile store near Barnes & Noble! The store will sell candies and snacks from all around the globe! The store is planning to open in early April. -Stateline Video Games will be relocating from their location across from Newbury Comics to a much larger space near Macy's. The store will move to the former Payless Shoe space that has been used as a holiday pop-up store for the past years. Their current store will close on Sunday and reopen in the new location shortly after. -Stay tuned for an update on some new offerings at Gong Cha Manchester CT! Gong Cha opened last fall in center court of the mall, near Forever 21. We have partnered with Gong Cha to announced their new specials next week! What would you like to see open at the mall next? Comment Below! Dazzling Pho N Drinks is having their grand opening today! The Vietnamese restaurant is located at 158 Sullivan Ave, in a new plaza. The restaurant serves Pho, Banh Mi, Bubble Tea, and many other varieties of Teas! Their food is delicious! Make sure you check them out!
Jamaican Kitchen will be opening their new Jamaican restaurant on March 8th! The restaurant will be located at 158 Sullivan Avenue as well, next door to Dazzling Pho. Jamaican Kitchen started in Vernon and has expanded to Rocky Hill, Windsor Locks, Bristol, and now South Windsor! Check out their whole menu at JamaicanKitchenCT.com Both restaurants will be joined this year by Hartford Baking Company. The plaza is also home to Lather and Rinse Salon, IV Lounge CT, Douglas Brown-State Farm Insurance Agent and others! Starbucks and Chipotle are now under construction at Evergreen Walk! The restaurants will be built next to PeoplesBank, behind Whole Foods!
-Starbucks will feature an interior cofffee shop and a drive thru with a large queue. The coffee shop will share a building with a small retail tenant. -Chipotle will feature their typical restaurant, but will include a ‘Chipot-lane’, a new mobile order pick up window. The building will have a large queue for the Chipotlane. -A third 6,000 square foot building is planned for the site; though no tenant is lined up for it. Raising Cane’s was originally looking at the space for a new restaurant, though those talks appear to have fell apart. What would you like to see open in the remaining restaurant or retail space? Comment Below! A number of new projects are now underway in East Hartford including a number of new developments!
-A new developement is targeted for 351 Silver Lane, across from Dunkin. The new developement had a pre-application hearing on February 14th. The developer said the project is planned to feature a three-story building with 37 apartments on the upper levels and retail space on the first floor. The project is still subject to all approvals. -Work is continuing on the new Starbucks and hotel at 363 Roberts Street. The former hotel property is being completely renovated into Farifield Inn and Towneplace Suites by Marriott. A Starbucks with a drive thru will occupy the former Nolita space. -Popeyes is coming soon to East Hartford. The chicken restaurant will be built on a vacant lot at 317 Main Street, across from Augie & Rays. -Shangri La Dispensary is planning to build a new drive-thru cannabis dispensary at 32 Main Street. The building would be 2 stories with the dispensary and retail area on the first level. -7 Eleven and Sunoco are coming soon to 249-257 Silver Lane. The new gas station has been under construction for a longtime but is now nearing completion! The convenience store will feature 7 Eleven's newest prototype store. -Work is expected to begin this spring/summer on the demolition of Silver Lane Plaza. The former shopping center will be torn-down by the town to make way for a new development by Grossman Development Group. Toby's Peruvian Cuisine, a tenant, will be moving to 3047 Main Street in Glastonbury; while Je Mart recently reopened in the Manchester Parkade. What else would you like to see come to East Hartford? Comment below! The last empty space at The Plaza at Buckland Hills has been filled. Aroma Massage, a body and foot massage center, will occupy the last remaining vacant space at the busy shopping center.
Aroma Massage will occupy the nearly 2,300 square foot space next to Bank's Oreck, near Crumbl Cookies. The space was last home to Signature Smiles before they moved to Middle Turnpike. The town approved building permits yesterday (02/26) for the $75,000 build out of the center. No timeline for opening has been announced. The massage center will be joined by Hot Table and Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill that both plan to open this spring! Dazzling Pho N Drinks has opened their doors in South Windsor! The new restaurant is located at 158 Sullivan Avenue.
The restaurant features a variety of pho options, banh mi, milk tea, bubble tea, and more! Check out the menu in the pictures! I got the ‘Rare Meat Pho’ and an iced green tea; they were both fantastic! The restaurant is currently in their soft opening phase. They are open until 8pm everyday except Sunday, they’re closed on Sundays. The restaurant is the first of many in the new plaza. Jamaican Kitchen will be opening shortly; and Hartford Baking Company will open this spring/summer. Check out the latest Manchester restaurant inspections from the month of December! The Department of Health in Manchester routinely inspects restaurants throughout town; and compiles them into a report that’s published publicly. Check it out below or follow this link here: https://www.manchesterct.gov/.../january-2024-inspections... Shady Glen will be closing temporarily for some minor kitchen renovations from February 25th until they reopen on March 1st! The scope of the renovations are not known, but rest assured the fried cheese isn’t going anywhere!
Shady Glen is located at 840 Middle Tpke East, Manchester, CT 06040. The ice cream can be found at Shoprite locations in Manchester, Vernon, and East Hartford. A new multi-use building has been approved for the former Bank of America at 14 North Main Street in Manchester!
The new building will be built on the site of the former bank branch, a new 3-story building will be built including 5 retail spaces and 33 apartments (a variety of studio, 1 & 2 bedrooms.) The facade of the building will be reminiscent of a street scape; with multiple different styles. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to unanimously approve the application on Wednesday night. The site will have 50 parking spots, the required number by code, an addition 7 parallel parking spaces will be located on Old North Main Street. Fans of Eastern Mountain Sports soon won't have to travel far! Eastern Mountain Sports will be coming soon to The Shoppes at Buckland Hills. The store will be carved out of the Bob's Stores Footwear & Apparel space at the mall.
EMS will be built inside the existing Bob's Stores. A new wall dividing the sister retailers will be constructed. Both stores will get an upgrade with new flooring, painting, and fixtures. The mall entrance will also receive an upgrade with new finishes and doors. Bob's Stores opened in late 2022 in the former Dick's Sporting Goods store. The store was opened hastily for the holiday season after Spriit Halloween moved out. A little over a year later, the store will get the long-promised makeover. Both stores will occupy only the top level of the former Dick's store. The current Bob's Stores sells a small selection of EMS merchandise. EMS and Bob's Stores have been on an expansion spree in recent years. The retailer has added EMS stores in Burlington VT, Deptford NJ, Burlington MA, and a few more. Bob's has added locations in Holyoke and Manchester, while relocating stores in Norwalk and Simsbury. The Shoppes at Buckland Hills has added a number of national tenants in the past year including Gong Cha Manchester CT, BoxLunch, Hungry Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - Manchester CT, and SNIPES USA. Are you excited to see Eastern Mountain Sports return to Manchester? Comment below! Retro Junk is your one stop shop for all things nostalgic! The store is located at 757 Main Street in Manchester. The store sells retro items including video games, movies, action figures, toys, and more!
The store is owned by Brandon Farr, whose family also owns Farr’s Sporting Goods. The store was opened inside Manchester Mall in 2019; the store moved to a larger space outside the mall in recent years. Natural Selection Vintage is located inside Retro Junk! The store sells vintage clothing! Make sure you check them out too! The store is open Tuesday-Wednesday 11-6, Thursday-Saturday 10-6. Make sure to check them out and get in your nostalgic feels! It might still be nippy out but Creamy Rolls opens for the season on March 1st! The ice cream shop is located at 699 Main Street in Manchester!
In addition to the ice cream rolls of varying flavors, the shop has added soda bombs, ice cream nachos, ice cream tacos, with more on the way! Take a look at the attached menu for their flavors and prices! Make sure to try them out on March 1st! What are you trying first? Comment below! Two new restaurants are planned for a plaza on Hartford Road!
The Side Sports Bar & Restaurant plans to open in the former Dos Islas Restaurant / La Bamba / Silk City Cafe space at 485 Hartford Road. The restaurant will feature a full bar and food menu. No timeline has been announced for the project. Follow us to stay up to date on their opening! Westside Chicken LLC is planning a restaurant at the former K Sushi / Mattress by Appointment space at 471 Hartford Road Unit 2. The restaurant will be located next to The Gathering Diner. No timeline has been announced for the project. Follow us to stay up to date on their opening! These restaurants join Cosmic Omelet, The Gathering Diner, Super Convenience Store, Ruby Chinese, and the newly renovated King Donuts! Are you excited to have some new restaurants in town? Comment below! Georgies Kitchen Restaurant & Catering will open their new restaurant Saturday! The eatery is located at 642 Hilliard Street, inside Hilliard Mills!
The eatery will be having a soft opening on Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm. The menu features typical soul food with grits, fried chicken, fried fish, and sides. Door Dash will be open during their soft opening: https://www.toasttab.com/georgies-kitchen The restaurant will serve breakfast until 11am once they are fully open! the restaurant will be open for a few days next week while they iron out the kinks; make sure to follow them at Georgies Kitchen Restaurant & Catering to stay up to date with their hours! The restaurant takes over Taso's Eggsellent Adventure, which closed due to the owner’s health issues. Make sure you check them out! Hidden Gems of Manchester!
Little Bird Clay Company Pottery & Art Works is an independent, woman-owned small business located in downtown Manchester Connecticut. The studio is located at 29 Bissell Street, right off Main Street. The studio offers pottery and art classes for young adults, adults, the young-at-hearts, as well as workshops in a community focused intimate setting! The studio is currently only open during classes or by appointment only. Drop-in pottery making is coming soon! Make sure you check them out! Please call them at 860-498-1230 or their email at littlebirdclayco@gmail.com if you’d like to check them out or have any questions. Classes can be booked on their website at https://www.littlebirdclayco.com/ Have you checked out Little Bird Clay Comlany yet? Let us know what you think in the comments! Teriyaki Box is proud to announced their new menu specials! The new specials replace the 'All You Can Eat' model; this change is to improve the quality of your sushi! The new dine-in specials are shown below!
Sushi: -Any 3 regular rolls $14.99 -Any 2 special rolls $22.99 -Any 2 regular rolls and any 1 special roll for $19.99 -Any 2 special rolls and any 1 regular roll for $25.99 Combo Boxes: -Korean BBQ combo $15.99 Includes beef, chicken, and pork with garlic and Korean kimchi -Sushi and sashimi special box $27.99 Includes 10 pieces of sushi, 15 pieces of sashimi (chef's choice) -Sushi and sashimi Lovers. $32.99 Includes10 pieces of sushi, 15 pieces of sashimi (Your choice) Prices are good until May 1st! Make sure you stop in and try Manchester’s best sushi spot! They are located at 836 Main Street in Manchester. The food is phenomenal and portions are great! Great Quality, Fresh, and Fast only at Teriyaki Box! The former LA Fitness-Esporta / Future Club Studio building at 100 Cedar Avenue is up for sale again!
The building is listed for $17.7 million, with the building fully occupied by the soon-to-open Club Studio! The property sold less than a year ago to an Arizona-based developer for $4.5 million. The property sale will not affect the new gym's opening. They are expected to open this spring, featuring the large gym with boutique studios inside. The gym will have stretch, pilates, cycling, yoga, and more when they open this spring. The area has seen an uptick in development in the last year. Whole Foods opened nearby, and Starbucks & Chipotle are now under construction next door! Check out the listing here: https://www.loopnet.com/.../100-Cedar-Ave-South.../30908162/ Fornarelli's Ristorante, a restaurant out of Colchester, has applied for building permits for their new Manchester location! The restaurant will occupy the former Corey's Catsup and Mustard location at 623 Main Street!
The plans for the restaurant show the ground level restaurant, featuring a 22 seat sprawling bar and 45 seat dining room! A lowerlevel speakeasy is planned in the basement of the building, featuring an 8 seat bar, and 50 seat lounge. The speakeasy would be accessed through the rear of the building. The entire building has received a facelift! The second and third level apartments were gutted and rebuilt. The apartments have now been dubbed Silk City Residences. The first level commercial space has been gutted and recombined for the large Fornarelli restaurant! Vito Fornarelli commented back in August when we broke the scoop: 'American fair cuisine with some of our popular Mexican and Italian dishes. We will have a 40ft bar upstairs with tv's for sports games, live entertainment, and we will be doing a unique "speakeasy" bar downstairs in the basement, with craft cocktails and a unique atmosphere. No opening date or timeline has been announced. The plans must still be approved by the building department before construction can begin. You can check Fornarelli's out in Colchester at 112 Halls Hill Road, or on their website at https://fornarellis.com/ Check out the floor plans and let us know what you think! Are you excited to have a new restaurant opening downtown? Comment Below! 110 Grill Manchester CT will officially open their Manchester location on Monday, February 12th! The eatery is located at 1127 Tolland Turnpike, inside The Plaza at Burr Corner!
The restaurant is part of a Massachusetts chain with over 35 locations throughout New England! BLACKLINE Retail Group represeted the landlord, Winstanley Enterprises, in the deal. The restaurant features typical American fare with a large gluten free menu! They have an Award-winning allergy commitment, with 100% of the main menu being able to be prepared as Gluten-free! AYR Wellness has received zoning approval to open a new cannabis dispensary with a drive thru at the former Starbucks at 185 Spencer Street!
The new dispensary does not plan to make any exterior changes other than the addition of cameras and new signage for the business. The interior will receive a new build out with a new security station and a redesign of the counter. The existing drive thru will be utilized for pre-ordered purchase pick up. The plan must still go through State licensing and the building department approvals. The dispensary is expected to be medical and recreational use. Do you think Manchester needs a third dispenary? Would you shop here? Comment below! The new multi-building development on the corner of Sullivan Avenue and Rye Street (158 Sullivan Ave) has new tenants! The new plaza is now home to:
Douglas Brown-State Farm Insurance Agent is NOW OPEN at the plaza! His insurance agency is located on the corner of the building. Dazzling Pho N Drinks is opening soon! The Pho restaurant will open in the middle of the plaza, and appear to be the largest tenant so far. Ageless Chiropractic & Wellness is NOW OPEN next to Dazzling Pho! Check out their website here: https://www.agelesschiropractic.com/ South Windsor IV Lounge & Tox Bar is NOW OPEN next to Ageless! The IV Center offers IV therapy and medically assisted weight loss. Check out their website here: https://ivloungect.com Jamaican Kitchen is coming soon to the plaza! According to the Town Manager’s report, the build out recently started. Check out their website here: https://www.jamaicankitchenct.com Lather and Rinse Salon is NOW OPEN in the Plaza! The salon occupies the opposite end cap of the building. Hartford Baking Co. - West Hartford Center is coming soon to the development! They are expected to open in a new building under construction on the site now! A third building is planned! No other tenants have been announced for the development. What other businesses would you like to see open in this development? Comment Below! |
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