Open and shut

Open & Shut is an ongoing series looking at the comings and goings of businesses in Southcentral Alaska. If you know of a business opening or closing in the area, send a note to reporter Alex DeMarban at alex@adn.com with “Open & Shut” in the subject line.

Open & Shut: Anchorage adds restaurants specializing in seafood, Indian and pho, Korean barbecue and American fare

Also, a meadery and cookie store are closing, along with a shop selling skin-care products and cosmetics.

By Alex DeMarban●

Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new soul food restaurant, a brewery and a shop that sells crystal and glitter body art

Also opening: A new boba tea shop, a thrift store, and a cafe/coffee roasting business. Holiday Stationstores are also being converted to Circle Ks.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a shawarma fast-food diner, a bagel-sandwich food truck plus a new Chinese restaurant

Also new is Alter’d Boutique, while Apricot Lane boutique relocates from the 5th Avenue Mall to South Anchorage, and the North Cup Espresso coffee hut has reopened on Fireweed Lane.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new taqueria, sandwich shop, mushroom farm and a bagel-making operation, and a downtown restaurant closes

Also opening are a barbecue joint, a shop for cottage-industry craftsmakers, a coffee shop near downtown, and a second FashionPact thrift store.

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Open & Shut: A diner, a barbecue joint and a taqueria open in Anchorage. Plus: New airport dining options, and an auto body shop shutters.

Also, a newly renovated downtown hotel and Spenard wellness center have opened while a U-Haul storage facility is on the way. Recently closed Sparta Pizza is up for sale.

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Open & Shut: Peggy’s Restaurant closes after decades, and Anchorage gets a bar on wheels, a new spirits shop and a Canada Goose apparel store

Plus, a cafe and sandwich shop opens, Wild Scoops adds a walk-up venue, a new highway touring app launches, and a downtown yoga studio closes.

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Open & Shut: Family doughnut shop moves to Eagle River, and Anchorage gets a new shabu shabu-sushi spot plus a Korean corn dog franchise

Also: David’s Bridal will shutter in Anchorage amid national bankruptcy, a Thai restaurant in Spenard ends its run, and the owners of a sub sandwich eatery plan to retire and close shop.

By Emily Goodykoontz●

Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a chocolate tasting room, a reimagined Turkish restaurant and 2 gift stores

Plus, two women’s clothing stores become one, Brown Jug adds a southside store and a pet supply shop is shuttering a location while Bed Bath & Beyond is closing in Anchorage.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a Granny B’s-Mexico Lindo mashup and a new women’s clothing store, while a longtime sushi restaurant will close

An artist co-op, a downtown gift shop and a store offering macarons and Filipino baked goods have also opened in Anchorage.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a seafood boil restaurant, a pet grooming shop and an Irish pub on St. Patrick’s Day, while a new eatery opens in Girdwood

Plus an Ethiopian restaurant is back, and two businesses where roofs collapsed have new locations.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a barefoot massage studio, a doggy bistro and Alaska’s first Häagen-Dazs ice cream shop

Also opening are a Hmong bilingual child care facility and a veterinary business offering mobile euthanasia care for pets. The Regal Tikahtnu cineplex is listed for closure in a bankruptcy proceeding.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a boutique offering culinary classes and dining, an eclectic vintage shop and a pasta takeout joint, while a downtown pizza restaurant closes

Plus, the Ghost Kitchen opens to serve various menus and test restaurant concepts, Girdwood has a new coffee house and an infusion center opens in Midtown.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new toy store, 3 new coffee options and a welding store, while a cycling studio and a longtime appliance store close

Plus: McGinley’s Pub will return in a new form.

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Open & Shut: A ramen and whiskey bar launches after years of preparations, a gift shop at a senior center gets a new look and a new cafe is coming to Midtown.

Also, the Gumbo House downtown is moving after Pangea restaurant closed. Gift shop Cabin Fever will soon temporarily close, to reopen early next year.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a store catering to Alaska Native and rural customers, a Greek restaurant and a party-bike tour

Also, a women’s boutique fitness studio launches in Anchorage, while Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop closes its south-side bakery and 229 Parks ends its run in the Denali National Park area.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage adds a Nepalese-Indian restaurant, a meadery, a tropical lunch spot and a ‘rage room’, plus an Eagle River boutique launches

Cold Stone Creamery opens an ice cream shop, and a pop-up Vietnamese restaurant closes, at least for now.

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Open & Shut: Patio dining revs up at Hilltop, a pop-up Vietnamese eatery opens, an Anchorage pet store grows and a winery shuts down

Anchorage also gets a Crumbl Cookies location, a Tex-Mex restaurant, a paint store and a walking tour business, and a coffee shop has expanded.

By Alex DeMarban and Emily Goodykoontz●

Open & Shut: Ramen restaurant, pottery studio and art gallery open in Anchorage while barbecue joint closes

Other openings include a German pastry shop with mushroom-infused drinks, beauty salons, therapy providers and a drive-thru coffee and pastry shop in Indian.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new vintage clothing store, a veterinary clinic opens, and Uncle Leroy’s ends its run in Midtown

An auction house, a brewery, an assisted-living home and a physical therapy business also opened, and Sonic starts its car-hop service. An organic bakery in Wasilla closes.

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Open & Shut: A Peruvian chicken restaurant opens in Anchorage, as well as a boxing-inspired fitness studio and a cafe-playhouse for families

Also, Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop’s new spot downtown is open, a longtime gun shop avoids permanent closure and an Alaska group of gas stations has expanded into Anchorage.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new brewery and a simulated golf studio, and a longtime electronics store closes

Plus, there’s a new quilting studio in South Anchorage and pho restaurant in Spenard.

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Open & Shut: A new business sells do-it-yourself cocktails online, and Anchorage gets a selfie studio, a kid-centric hair salon and some new restaurants

Plus: Kaladi Brothers opens its first drive-thru after closing its southside cafe.

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Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new vegan restaurant, juice bar, indoor dog park and Russian dumpling diner

An Asian grocery store and a coworking facility also get off the ground.

By Alex DeMarban●

Open & Shut: High-tech laundromat, furniture repurposing store and Eagle River donut shop open, while a gun shop closes after 53 years

Also, the spirit of Bradley House restaurant lives on with new owners and a new name, and Play It Again Sports in Anchorage expands at a new site.

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Open & Shut: A bike apparel boutique for women and a late-night diner open, while the Bradley House and a taco truck end their run

Also, there’s a new spot to rent e-bikes downtown, Speedway Express takes over Tesoro gas stations and the ShuzyQ shoe store finds a new home.

By Alex DeMarban●