Bakery gets new address

Raleigh gourmet cookie company A Sweet Reminder is moving into a larger space just in time for the holidays. And, unlike the previous bakery, this one has room for walk-in customers.

A Sweet Reminder is run by husband and wife Lewis and Cindy Sheats. The Raleigh couple began the business five years ago, when they decided to combine her passion for baking with his business savvy (he teaches at N.C. State's College of Management).

The company started with mail-order tins and boxes for individuals but has branched out into corporate gifts and other products.

The couple baked cookies out of their home at first but then moved into a bakery on Chapel Hill Road in 2004.

Their new facility is at 5619-C Hillsborough St., near Jones Franklin Road. It's open Monday through Friday.

South Carolina's WRS Inc. makes its living developing Wal-Mart-anchored shopping centers in the Carolinas and Georgia. Here's an update on its three projects in development around here:

* Shoppes at Holly Springs (N.C. 55 Bypass and Ralph Stephens Boulevard): Wal-Mart opened this month; Fantastic Sam's, Qwik Pack & Ship, Shoe Dept., Mattress Capital, Little Gym, Butterfly Life, GameStop and ABC Phones are open.

Tenants on the way include: Michelangelo's Pizzeria; Fat's Philly Cheesesteaks; Beverly Nails; World Super Buffet; Sprint/Nextel; Med-Mart Urgent Care; McDonald's; Eagle Convenience and Taco Bell/KFC.

* Shoppes at Garner (U.S. 401 and Purser Drive): Wal-Mart opens next summer. Others signed on: Sally Beauty, Rose Nails, Fantastic Sam's, GameStop, Dot's, Fashion Avenue, Shoe Show, Jumbo China Buffet, Hibachi Express and Sophie's Sub Shop.

* Glenn View Station (Junction Road and East Geer Street in Durham): Wal-Mart opens in spring 2009. Leases: Shoe Show, Fashion Avenue, King Chinese Buffet, GameStop.

After a yearlong hiatus due to a hip infection and surgery, longtime Raleigh barber Paul Salmon is back. His North Ridge Barber Shop closed in September 2006 when he fell ill. Now he's on the road to recovery, but for now the shop is only open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 6400 Falls of Neuse Road.

Other items: In Brierdale, in Raleigh off U.S. 70 behind Brier Creek Commons, Solomon's opened a second location. Its first is in Raleigh's Mini City area. ... Belvedere Cabinets, a kitchen and bath design center, opens Wednesday at 1800 N. Salem St. in Apex. ... Allstate is open in Cary at 3460 Ten Ten Road. ... In Garner, in Forest Hills at U.S. 70 and Vandora Springs Road, Swift Creek Coffee Shop will open in the renovated "Fifth Avenue at Forest Hills" in January or February. ... Also, Mediterranean grocery Blackstone Market is open.