Kyle Arnold: Kendra Scott to open 1st Central Florida shop.
Customizable jewelry seller Kendra Scott is nearly ready to shine with its first Central Florida store at Mall at Millenia.
Kendra Scott is opening the 1,300-square-foot store at the Orlando mall Friday, Oct. 6.
In addition to its brightly colored fashion jewelry, Kendra Scott stores also feature a “color bar” where customers can create their own jewelry on site.
The color bar features a display monitor and iPads to help guide customers through the process and add gemstones to jewelry of gold, rose gold, gunmetal, and silver.
“I am thrilled to soon call Orlando, Florida one of our new Kendra Scott homes,” said Kendra Scott, CEO and founder of Kendra Scott Design, Inc., in a statement. “I cannot wait to open our doors to this wonderful city.”
Kendra Scott products are already sold at a handful of department stores in the area, but this is the first dedicated store in the region.
Woof Gang expands
Central Florida-based Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming opened its 16th area location in downtown Winter Park on Sept. 18.
The new store is at 180 E. Morse Boulevard and offers pet food, gourmet dog treats, toys, supplies and grooming services.
It’s the second location in Winter Park. The chain now
has 90 locations in 13 states.
Health inspection
A Waffle House restaurant in Apopka was closed temporarily by a health inspector because of roaches.
A report from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation shows an inspector found 26 roaches in the storage room that contained the walk-in cooler.
The inspection took place Sept. 5. The restaurant reopened Sept. 6 after a followup inspection. It is located at 236 E. Main St. in Apopka.
The breakfast restaurant totaled eight violations during the visit, including another high priority violation for using weak dishwasher sanitizing liquid.
Basic violations included soil and debris under shelving, an open dumpster lid and heavy grease under the grease trap in the dumpster area.
“We make every effort to provide a clean and safe restaurant for our customers, and this restaurant did not live up to our standards,” said a statement from Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner. “We apologize to our customers for letting them down and want to ensure them we are taking every effort to correct the issues.”
The inspection was prompted by a complaint to state restaurant authorities.
Too Much Sauce opens doors
Mills 50 restaurant Too Much Sauce made its debut last week.
Too Much Sauce comes from the founder of Hot Krust and serves a variety of meat and vegetable dishes sauces such as buffalo, pineapple barbecue, Greek herb or a beet flavored sauce.
The restaurant is in the same plaza as the Fresh Market at the corner of Mills Avenue and Virginia Drive.