Pendulum Gift Shop closing

1 comment November 25th, 2008

Pendulum Gift Shop, located inside the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center at 7801 E. State St., is closing its doors. According to ads running this week, the owner is retiring and all times are marked down 20 to 50 percent, plus sales on the fixtures, jewelry cases and display pieces.

Call 815-398-4715 for details.

Belvidere shoe store opening

Add comment November 25th, 2008

A new Shoe Department location is celebrating its grand opening Wednesday (Nov. 26) at 2234 Gateway Center Drive, Belvidere. A ribbon cutting will be held at 9:45 a.m. Shoe Department also has a store in CherryVale Mall.

Shoe Department’s corporate owners, Shoe Show, owns 1,123 locations in 36 states.

Images Hair Studio open house

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The reopened Images Hair Studio, 4164 N. Perryville Road, Loves Park, is having a holiday open house from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Owners Kelly Shimp and Laura Shoevlin will offer refreshments, discounted products and prizes.

The studio is also hosting a book drive through Dec. 20; donations will be given to children in foster care in the Rock River Valley.

For more information, call the studio at 815-877-1545.

Tumbleweed closing Wednesday

4 comments November 25th, 2008

Tumbleweed Restaurant, 5494 E. State St., is closing its doors for good at the end of business Wednesday. General manager Steve Leist said the franchise owner, Diamondback Management, is closing seven stores as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The restaurant employs 51 people.

“Our store was doing OK, but the economy as a whole is a drag on the company,” Leist said.

Leist said the doors will close at 11 p.m.