Antique mall gets reprieve

I have good news following last week's column about Gresham Lake Antique Mall closing this month.

It looks like the long-standing antiques hub in North Raleigh will live on after all.

A trio of Triangle antique dealers is planning to take it over and reopen it just one day after it was scheduled to close for good.

Greg Kanas, Kathy Mitchell and Cathy Matarese have worked together on area tag sales, helping to sell the assets of estates. Mitchell and Matarese are the proprietors of Raleigh's Hunt & Gather upscale antique market.

The three will lease the space that houses the antique mall at 6917 Capital Blvd. and reopen it at its regular Sunday opening time of 1 p.m. on Nov. 1 as Antiques at Gresham Lake. It is still uncertain how many of the 40 vendors will stay, but Kanas said he's hopeful many of them will.

"We want to paint it and put up a new sign," he said. "But we want to just go in there and keep it the quaint antique mall that it is."

Also, the Antiques Emporium at Cameron Village in Raleigh added Walter Parker Antiques, selling porcelain pieces, and Chat Noir Linens, which specializes in import and high-quality linens.

In Garner, Anfesa's Jewelers moved to a larger space and added a ballroom to the business. The jewelry store used to be in Garner Station but has now completed its own building at 205 New Fidelity Court. The ballroom is available to rent, and folks who buy things like engagement rings can score a discount on a ballroom booking.

In Raleigh, the Key Harbor kiosk that opened about a year ago at Triangle Town Center is making a big move to a regular store at Crabtree Valley Mall. The company hit on a product that's in high demand: discounted car key remotes, copies of car keys with the electronic chips inside and high-security cut keys for luxury cars. The Triangle Town Center kiosk is already closed. The Crabtree store should open next month on the lower level near Try Sports.

Other items: In Durham, Chubby's Tacos will open a third store in three weeks in the Woodcroft Shopping Center at 4711 Hope Valley Road. ... At Durham's Northgate mall: The Blue Diamond Spa will open in the old Mitchell's spot at the end of November, and Lace Creations, which sells high-quality, natural-looking wigs, will open in the Plaza in mid-November. ... In Apex, Tommy's Deli is open at 2125 Ten Ten Road in Pinnacle Plaza. ... In Cary, Rent-A-Center is open at 970-B Kildaire Farm Road. ... In Raleigh, holistic health and healing center Peace Tree Village is open at 609 St. Mary's St. ... At the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, Wells Pork & Beef is open in the Market Shops, selling natural farm-fresh pork and beef. ... In Triangle Town Center, footwear retailer Crocs will open near Starbucks on Thursday. ... And sandwich chain Which Wich opened its first store in the state at 4025 Lake Boone Trail.