Levora

Variety could be the ingredient that allows the Post Falls Seltice Strip restaurants to all survive.

Passers-by on Interstate 90 scratched their heads a few years ago when the Hot Rod Cafe, Applebee's, Denny's and Wingers all put their new places within easy walking distance of each other. How could they all make it?

The old news is that they didn't; Applebee's peeled out last summer.

The good news is that Old European Breakfast House opens Monday in the former Applebee's facility on Schneidmiller Avenue. And the menu that Old European offers makes it unique enough that survival shouldn't be a problem. Featuring breakfast items from scratch, it includes macadamia nut muffins, mango brandy and lingonberry crepes and several specialty pancakes. Most breakfasts are about $7. Lunches include sandwiches, salads and soups.

Owners are Francie Parker of Pullman (where the first restaurant opened in 1989) and Darrin Martin, Rick Pedersen and Dave and Tami Siever of Spokane, where they have two restaurants.

With about 25 employees, hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Phone 777- 2017.

Four-story Independent Bank at Riverstone

The sign for a new Idaho Independent Bank isn't new in the southeast corner entry into the Riverstone development on Northwest Boulevard, Coeur d'Alene.

But the scope of the facility is. To be combining departments from separate facilities farther south on the street, the new bank will be 20,000 square feet with three stories and a full, undeveloped basement. The existing buildings are leased; the bank will own its new location. Hmmm. Wonder if a bank holds its own mortgage.

Construction should start in late winter, and the new place should allow the business to expand to about 40 employees from its current 35 in 6,500 square feet. Lynn Gustavel will remain as manager when it opens in November.

Starting here in 1992, Idaho Independent Bank also has branches in Hayden, Boise (two), Meridian, Nampa, Mountain Home and Caldwell.

Luminesce lights Cedar Street Station

Innovative lighting fixtures and accessories are featured at Luminesce, which moved to Cedar Street Station in Sandpoint from its 3-year-old former location in Kootenai.

Now in 1,300 square feet next to Misty Mountain Furniture, the store offers everything for lighting needs, from interior to exterior and portable for residential and commercial places. An art gallery is on the upper level.

Originally from Fallon, Nev., owner Andrea Levora came from the San Francisco Bay area to Sandpoint as a ski bum looking for the ideal place to start a more simple lifestyle. "We were headed to Jackson Hole when we crossed the long bridge and decided we already were home," she said.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone 255- 1339.

Here are some "tangled tidbits"

Closures in Coeur d'Alene include the Canton Restaurant downtown on Fourth Street and the Shop Smart (dollar store) in Prairie Shopping Center.

In the current (and worth seeing) documentary movie "Bowling for Columbine," Kmart agrees to stop selling handgun ammunition nationally after the mass killers at Columbine High School bought their bullets at Kmart. The store still sells ammunition for rifles.

Gardenia Center in Sandpoint and Great Harvest Bakery in Coeur d'Alene are the place to buy $8 tickets for the contemplative music concerts tonight at Dolphin House, 229 Church St., Sandpoint, and Friday at Unity Church, 4465 N. 15th St., Coeur d'Alene. The Missoula musicians are touring the Inland Northwest. Check www.drumbrothers.com.

With spring budget cuts trimming the law enforcement department at North Idaho College to halftime, instructor Tad Leach will be expanding his consulting business, especially his Violence in the Workplace seminars. Phone 765-6193 or check leachconsultant@aol.com online.

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