Coffee Times Coffee House is celebrating 29 years of business with a birthday jamboree Saturday at 2571 Regency Road. The day will include a pie-eating contest at 11 a.m., a cake walk at noon, and live music, including a performance by Coralee and the Townies at 7 p.m.
Add comment July 19th, 2012
There are skads of special shopping events going on this week making this the perfect time to get out and visit local stores that are all decked out for the holidays. Here’s a list of events to get you started.
■ The Chevy Chase Merchants’ open house is 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday with carriage rides, carolers and store specials, including a hot-chocolate bar and cookies at Adelé, 445 South Ashland Avenue. At New Editions Gallery, 807 Euclid Avenue, a trunk show will feature jewelry by Kim Erixon and Jennifer Stephenson McLamb and fashions by Silpada.
■ The Windy Corner Market Holiday Bazaar with food, gift baskets, soaps, crafts and more, is 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 4595 Bryan Station Road.
■ Lexington Art League Black Friday Art Sale is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at LAL@Loudoun House Gallery, 209 Castlewood Drive. Items from Cricket Press, dRock Press, Joel Feldman and others will be $50 and less.
■ The Woodland Triangle shops, on East Maxwell Street, High Street, Kentucky Avenue and Woodland Avenue, will offer specials and refreshments 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
■ Pomegranate Inc.’s warehouse sale is Wednesday through Dec. 10 at 951 Floyd Drive, Suite 120. Everything is at least 50 percent off: tablecloths, placemats, napkins, quilted bags and more.
■ Artists Patsy Anderson, Carolyn Whitesel, Deborah Kessler, Joel Vanderkolk, Susan Coats and Celeste Lewis will host a sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 109 Penmoken Park. Handmade items include jewelry, wreaths, soaps, pottery and knitwear.
■ Friday through Sunday Chelly Boykin will show and sell antique and estate jewelry at Thoroughbred Antique Gallery, 637 East Main Street.
■ The Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop Christmas open house, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 4089 Iron Works Parkway, will feature treats and discounts on decor, books, jewelry and more.
■ Take a Local Gift Tour of Finderskeepers Market (109 Walton Avenue), Scout (935 Liberty Road) and House (1535 Delaware Avenue) offer specials on Saturday. Visit all three for a chance to win a $25 gift card.
■ Coffee Times and Street Scene (2571 and 2575 Regency Road) will host Holiday Open Houses on Saturday. Sample homemade marshmallows and Mistletoe Jo coffee, and get the chance for up to 50 percent off purchases.
■ The Little English children’s clothing sale (sizes newborn to 10) is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at 466 Southland Drive.
■ Save 15 percent on Christmas decor and accessories Saturday and Sunday at Marketplace on Main, 161 North Main Street in Versailles, with discounts throughout the mall. Donate one canned food and get 20 percent off one item in the gift shop.
Add comment December 1st, 2011
Coffee Times is celebrating 28 years in business and Street Scene four years with a luau birthday party 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. During the event save 28 percent off select merchandise at Coffee Times and 20 percent off at Street Scene. And shoppers will be treated to a pig roast at noon, fire dancers, free Royal Kona coffee and Kona cupcakes. The stores are located at 2571 and 2575 Regency Road.
To get you in the party mood, island styles on display at Street Scene from the store’s blog.
Add comment July 20th, 2011
After all the hoopla about fanciful women’s hats at the British royal wedding and the Kentucky Derby,
it’s about time that styles for men had their day in the sun.
Matt Ransdell, owner of Matt’s Hats, which opens Wednesday inside Street Scene, 2575 Regency Road, says that men’s hats are hotter than ever and that Lexington needs a new place to find them.
“I’m trying to fill a void here in town,” Ransdell said. “I was a customer at the Mad Hatter,” a longtime downtown Lexington retailer that closed in 2007.
Ransdell will carry more than 28 styles of men’s hats, including fedoras, riding caps and porkpies. (Those styles would look just as good on women paired with a sheer summer skirt or a linen jacket.) Labels will include Bailey of Hollywood, Scala and Stetson.
Street Scene will host a grand opening of Matt’s Hats from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with food and refreshments. The woven fedora (shown above) from Bailey of Hollywood is available for $55 at Matt’s Hats.
Add comment May 27th, 2011
Local designers, Sarah Jane Estes and Pilar Marite have launched a lingerie line called Penny Royale. To celebrate, there will be a trunk show at Street Scene (2575 Regency Road) 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 with champagne and sweets and a runway show featuring the collection’s lace panties and camisoles (pictured above).
Pieces are made from a modal and cotton blend and bamboo fabric. And each pair is accented with either lace or velvet.
“Pilar and I are both really big fans of the high waisted cut,” said Estes. “So the majority of our underwear will have a fit that is higher than what many people are used to seeing.”
Starting Feb. 9 Street Scene will carry sizes small, medium, large, and extra large. All underwear will be $25.
Add comment February 1st, 2011
If you’ve ever visited Coffee Times and its sister business Street Scene, then you know that there are loads of talented employees there. Not only do they make incredible coffee creations but they are fabulous artists too.
The shop at 2571 Regency Road will host an employee art show 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Works range from photography and fashion to floral design and conceptual architecture models. Employee and artist Ivy Oddis even designed the show poster (above).
Coralee and the Townies Trio will perform.
Add comment December 3rd, 2010
Ten Lexington boutiques will join retailers around the world on Friday, Sept. 10 for Fashion’s Night Out (FNO), a day of trunk shows, special sales and extended shopping hours.
Locally owned shops participating in Lexington’s inaugural FNO event are: Bella Rose, 126 West Maxwell Street; Zag’s, 222 South Limestone; The Black Marke, 516 East High Street; Lucia’s World Friendly Market, 523 East High Street; Anne Sawyer Hats, Victorian Square First Floor; Tres Chic Boutique at The Wedding Center, 258 Plaza Drive (off Southland Drive at Regency Road; World’s Apart, Lexington Green; Street Scene, 2575 Regency Road; Suzannah’s Loft, 109 Walton Avenue and Voce, 124 Clay Avenue.
Most shops will offer discounts all day and refreshments beginning at 5 p.m. some will host special trunk shows. Zag’s will exhibit local designers Soreyda Benedit-Begley, Jane Estes and Jordan Keith Cox. Bella Rose’s theme for the Fashion’s Night Out will be Dresses, Denim and Discounts. Check with stores for extended hour times.
The FNO After-Party celebration will be 10 p.m. Friday at Baker’s 360, 201 East Main Street.
The Lexington Fashion Collaborative, a non-profit fashion organization, submitted the application to the FNO team in New York City so that Lexington could be a partof the event.
Add comment September 9th, 2010
If you’re going to throw a party, might as well do it up right.
Street Scene, the cool vintage and collectibles store owned by Terri Wood and Kathryne Wiseman, will celebrate its third anniversary Saturday with a carnival-style block party with its neighbor, Coffee Times Coffee House. The shops are at 2571 and 2575 Regency Road.
The free event will feature fire dancers, a Hula Hoop competition, live music and more, with complimentary food, refreshments and prizes. The fun starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until about 11 p.m.
The above photo shows a few of the fabulous vintage finds at Street Scene.
Add comment July 16th, 2010
While I grew up in small-town Kentucky I’ve always been fascinated with the cosmopolitan world of high fashion. On the other hand, I love a bargain and the thrill of shopping for just the right piece.
I have a degree in English from the University of Kentucky, and since 2002 I’ve written a column for the Lexington Herald-Leader about shopping, beauty and fashion. During that time I’ve interviewed everyone from designers to boutique owners about trends and style. And I’m still forever searching for the next big sale.