2436 Grant Avenue
Theresa Jodray and Lori Konkol have opened up a tiny, yet varied gift shop with a New Age focus, just around the corner from Historic 25th Street on Grant Avenue. Recent emigrants from Arizona, they have rehabilitated their small building into a comfortable setting to allow you to indulge a range of interests from specialty coffees to scented candles. Other offerings, such as the no longer anachronistic 70s; peasant tops, purses and ponchos are comfortably juxtaposed with live music and even psychic readings, depending on the day or evening. Local artists’ works of jewelry adorn the counters and walls feature various other media including photographs, drawings and paintings. A refreshing change of pace.
Zenger's
The White Fig
Lazaro's
Gallery 25
Lavon's
Wasatch Art and Frame
Peter Fecteau - Winter 2003
270 Historic 25th Street
Ms. Carie Howell, part owner of Zenger’s Deli at 270 25th Street, spent a few moments of her afternoon to introduce me to a cheerful atmosphere of bright and dark colors as the setting for a menu of interesting and delicious-sounding fare. Partnered with the adjoining Great Harvest Bakery, they daily create a variety of first quality gourmet sandwiches on freshly baked breads. When asked if there was a particular theme to their deli offerings, Ms. England replied proudly that everything is first quality, with the emphasis on some simple yet different ingredients to make your lunch or snack something special. Eric and Teri Zenger , Carie Howell, and Zach England own and manage this colorful and inviting addition to the 25th Street cultural landscape.
206 Historic 25th Street
Successful daughter and mother partners Sara Toliver and Jo Packham, owners of the nationally recognized Ruby & Begonia, own and manage an intriguing gift shop on 25th Street. The White Fig specializes in home accents and décor that change with the flavor of the holidays and cultural themes of each month. With this change come a wide variety of thematic books, quilts, crafts, and such, limited only to the bounds of the imagination. They specialize in lovely gift baskets of varied gift items wrapped in exotic and colorful papers for that special occasion. The diversity of their boutique is matched only by their commitment to quality, from their interior design to their items. February brings valentines; Thanksgiving in November; December brings, of course, Christmas. These are some of the themes that guide the ever new and ever more interesting fare offered at this must-see shop for all homeowners and compulsive shoppers!
156 Historic 25thStreet
Lazaro's Mexican restaurant, directly across from upcoming Union Square, is a delightful, authentic lunch and dinner spot in the style of Old Mexico. Their specialty is seafood, featuring fresh, sautéed, baked and fried shrimp, oysters and other seafood offerings. The interior is simple but cheery, with a table arrangement that encourages conversation and allows for the travel of savory scents during the lunch or dinner hour. Owners Juan and Marie proudly offer a high quality and culturally unique cuisine.
174 Historic 25th Street
A local six-member cooperative have come together this past year to offer the local cultural community a gallery featuring local artists in the varying media of print making, photography, oil, sculpture and other expressions. Their owners are all members of the local “Pallette Club,” founded to encourage the intermingling, personal and professional growth of local artists. Their mission in establishing Gallery 25 was to create a permanent gallery that could highlight the work of local artists, especially artists whose work was an avocation rather than vocation. Their collective hope is to take advantage of and support the rich collection of local artistic talent. This is to increase the quality and quantity of their work, by encouraging sales and financial support, something from which Historic 25th Street and the Northern Utah community can definitely profit.
3306 Washington Blvd.
Doug Larsen, at Ogden’s Day’s Inn on Washington Boulevard, is aiming to turn his small, architecturally in-transition coffee shop and lunch spot into a more lush and diverse offering to the patrons of the Inn and to local business lunchers. Formerly with The Sports Page on 24th Street, Doug honors his mother (Lavon) with a variety of breakfast dishes, gourmet sandwiches, specialty coffees and pastries. Though they are in design transition with new wallpaper, plantings and a bright new sign on the outside, Lavon’s promises a tasty and comforting stop in a traveler’s or business person’s busy day.
172 Historic 25th Street
The O’Dell’s own and manage Wasatch Art and Frame on Historic 25th, just next door to Gallery 25. Along with his neighboring art patrons, Mark O’Dell agrees that the Utah community doesn’t realize their ”wealth” of local yet nationally recognized artists. In his appraisal of his spacious and well-designed gallery, quality is the priority. A beautiful rehabilitation of a 100-year old space now displays the work of many of these local, yet nationally known artists such as Scott Wallis, Steve Songer and David Jackson. Originally from Wyoming, Mark and his wife moved to Ogden to finish their respective fine arts degrees. Now, they earn their “bread and butter” with first-class frame moldings and supplement their business with their lovely display gallery.
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