Kutzky Park neighborhood.
Essence owner
Jennifer Sanneman says she will be ready to open for customers on Monday in the much larger location at 1640 W. Center St. on the street-level of the
Avani Living apartment complex by the
Miracle Mile Shopping Center.
“We’re very excited. It’s very modern with a very clean design,” she said of the clinic, which has 10 procedure rooms compared to the five of the current location.
Essence offers a variety of skin services such as Botox, fillers, laser treatments, facials, waxing and more to help men and women feel more confident about their appearances. The move to the spot on the corner of First Avenue and Second Street Southwest will bring Essence closer to
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The Austin s Restaurant entrance at 23 Second St. SW in Rochester. (Courtesy of the History Center of Olmsted County)
In 1934, the 73-year-old International Order of Odd Fellows building was renovated with a new brick veneer and decorative work. Inside walls were removed, creating one L-shaped space with two doors on two different streets.
When Raymond and Alice Austin purchased the Seville Café in 1936, they embraced the idea of the two entrances by creating two completely different facades for their restaurant. With tongue in cheek, they advertised Austin’s Restaurant at 23 Second St. SW and Austins at 118 First Ave. SW.
After the Austins left in 1941, the landlord built a new interior wall with the Green Parrot Café on the Second Street Southwest side, and Otarion of Rochester, a hearing aid business, on First Avenue Southwest. It didn’t take long for the wall to be removed again and for the Green Parrot to expand with two entrances, a tradition that the downtown E
Historic mural inside Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating is a hit with staff and customers We couldn t sleep. We were so excited!
Sean Daly
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TAMPA, Fla. â Rick Caldevilla couldn t sleep.
The president of Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating had to solve the mystery of the wall. We kept scraping and scraping away, Caldevilla says. We had to see what we d find next!
Rick, a third-generation Tampa native, moved his business to its current West Tampa location in the early 2000s.
Almost 100 years ago, the building was an old-school Eagle Drug, with an outdoor patio for drinking root-beer floats and such.