Brain Freeze scoops at South Hill shop

 

Spokane-based Brain Freeze Ice Cream, the retail affiliate of Brain Freeze Creamery LLC, has leased 1,000 square feet of space formerly occupied by a Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream shop, at 1228 S. Grand Blvd., in the Grand Place retail center, for a second Brain Freeze outlet.

The recently opened South Hill shop stocks 24 flavors of Brain Freeze ice cream and will rotate flavors throughout the year, says Brain Freeze owner Tom Purdum.

Current flavors include salted pretzel, pumpkin spice latte, and raspberry pistachio, known as “rastachio.”

“We’re known for strange stuff,” Purdum says.

In the mornings, Brain Freeze offers a few breakfast items served in waffle cones. Brain Freeze also has coffees and sandwiche items.

The South Hill shop will have up to 10 employees this summer, Purdum says.

The company’s other retail outlet is located at 1238 W. Summit Parkway, in Kendall Yards.

Brain Freeze Creamery’s production and wholesale operations are located in the Argonne Commercial Center, at 9608 E. Montgomery.

The company also recently has acquired an ice cream truck that will sell Brain Freeze products at special events and festivals, he says. 

Purdum says he has tentative plans to open another outlet in Liberty Lake.

“I would like to be in Coeur d’Alene someday,” he adds.

Northwest Real Estate Equities LLC, which does business as NRE, and Keith Scribner, of Scribner Investment Cos., negotiated the Grand Place lease.

—Mike McLean

Float spa to open in Kendall Yards

 

Spokane-based Renew LLC, which does business as Renew Float Spa, will open a float spa on July 15 at 1170 W. Summit Parkway in the Kendall Yards development, say owner Kelly Glenn and marketing manager Grant Ogren. 

The float spa will occupy 1,300 square feet of space and will include three float rooms, each containing a shower and float pod, says Glenn. The business also will have a reception area where t-shirts, books, lotions, and related products will be available for purchase, he says.

The pods are filled with about 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt per 200 gallons of water, he says. Clients float for one hour, and can press a button to connect to the front desk if necessary.

 “My goal is that everyone shuts the pod door, turns off the light, and is completely silent,” Glenn says. “The goal to completely turn your mind down to where you’re not thinking about anything, and you’re just completely Zen.”

Ogren says Glenn decided to open the float spa after trying out one of the float pods on his own. 

“Both he and I have had chronic neck and back pain over the years,” Ogren says. “Physical therapy, massages—nothing seems to help those kind of things like floating does. After the first time (Glenn floated), he knew it was something that he needed to get into and to be able to share with the public.”

Renew Float Spa will operate 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. A client’s first float will be $49. Packages to float a certain number of times a month also will be available.

Glenn says he hopes to open additional spas in south Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

—Samantha Howard

Blow Dry Bar says concept catching on

 

Terynn Baker, the lead hairstylist for the Shine Blow Dry Bar, says the business’s concept slowly is catching on among customers and the new establishment has started to attract a following.

The South Hill salon is located in 900 square feet of space at 2819 E. 27th, next door to Sunny Buns Tanning Salon & Day Spa.

Baker operates the salon for her parents, Tom and Diane Daugherty, who own the business that opened last November. Baker is one of three stylists working there, she says.

The idea behind a “blowout” is to enable a customer to go three days to as long as a week without washing her hair, Baker says.

“Washing your hair less is healthier for your hair and scalp,” says Baker, who adds that products are made to keep hair and scalp clean for several days after washing.

For a full $32 treatment, a customer’s hair is shampooed twice and conditioned once. Stylists also are giving head and scalp massages while shampooing and conditioning. Stylists then blow dry hair while using a round brush to make the hair either straight or curly, Baker says.

“We cater to women, but we also have men customers,” Baker says.

Customers also have their choice of beverages, including wine, champagne, and mimosas, during a 60-minute session.

The salon is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed on Sunday.

—Kevin Blocker

Music therapist opens Otis Orchards center

 

Willow Song Music Therapy Services has opened its first brick-and-mortar location at 21101 E. Wellesley, in Otis Orchards.

Owner Carla Carnegie has been in practice as a board-certified music therapist for four years, and also is certified in neurological music therapy.  

Music therapy involves using music to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship. It only is supposed to be administered by a certified professional who has completed an approved music therapy program, Carnegie says.

She currently serves clients on the autism spectrum, as well as those with neurological disorders and developmental disabilities. During the last few years, she says her business has grown to the point that it justified having a center where people can come for treatment. 

“While not all clients are able to come to the center, many can, and I will now have the space and the tools (large instruments) to better help them meet their goals of function,” she says. 

She leases the 1,500 square foot space, which is bordered on one side by Serendipity Hair & Nail Salon on one side, and a trucking company on the other. 

Carnegie is the business’s sole employee, although she does have a student intern whom she is working to train in music therapy. 

Carnegie says some of the services she offers include Tai Chi, drumming or singing for wellness, stress management strategies, mindful music and movement, pediatric group music therapy, workshops, and small concerts.

—LeAnn Bjerken