Ledo Salon hopes its original home is a perfect fit
The longtime tenant of Old Hyde Park Village is returning to its first location.
By MICHAEL CANNING
Published March 12, 2004
SALON RETURNING TO ROOTS: Alan G. Ledo Salon has deep roots at Old Hyde Park Village. It was the second tenant to sign a lease when the village opened in 1985.
Veterans will remember that the salon opened in a portion of what is now Williams-Sonoma, overlooking the fountain on South Village Circle. In 1992 the salon moved to its ground floor spot at 1517 W Swann Ave.
Now it's returning to its original home. In turn, Williams-Sonoma plans to move downstairs next to Lifestyles Family Fitness.
One reason why Ledo Salon moved in the first place was because Williams-Sonoma, its neighbor at the time, wanted to expand.
Ledo Salon managing partner Holly Shioleno said she hopes to start building the interior of the new salon Aug. 2. The existing salon will remain open until moving day, scheduled for sometime during Thanksgiving weekend. The new salon should open a few days later.
The move will increase the salon's space from 2,800 to 4,744 square feet, Shioleno said. After the move, she plans to add an aesthetician, a massage therapist and perhaps three stylists. Her staff includes 13 stylists, three nail technicians, an aesthetician, and receptionists and trainers.
Ledo Salon will reopen with a new look. Each styling station will sport Queen Anne-style legs and offer each client more privacy, Shioleno said.
BUSINESS HUDDLE: Call it John Reaves' row. The former pro football player and college coach has sold, owns or leases several storefronts on the three-block stretch of MacDill Avenue between Barcelona and San Jose streets.
The latest addition to Reaves' Row is Snooty Hooty, which opened Wednesday on the northwest corner of MacDill and Palmira avenues. It's a furniture and interior design store.
"Like a Rooms to Go concept, but it's higher end," co-owner Melanie Rose said.
Most of the furniture is European-style antique or looks like it. Draperies, bedding, pillows, picture frames, candles and other accessories are among the other items in Snooty Hooty's room sets.
The 6,000-square-foot showroom is richly decorated with travertine marble floors, chandeliers and gold and amber colors. Rose said her grandmother came up with Snooty Hooty's name. "It's just a fun, flirty name that gets everybody's attention," Rose said.
Reaves' MacDill roster doesn't stop there.
Across the street from Snooty Hooty, a Subway sandwich shop is slated to move into a storefront that Reaves owns. Expect it to open in about two months.
In February, Southeast Title moved to the northeast corner of MacDill and Palmira avenues. It's next to Landcraft Development, which moved in March 1 and shares a wall with Reaves' office at 2506-C MacDill Ave. Both businesses are leasing from Reaves.
Reaves recently sold the buildings that house Betterfit Fitness and Kalupa's Bakery, at 2605 and 2602 S MacDill Ave., respectively. He continues to own the building leased by Gianpiero wine shop at 2506-B S MacDill Ave.
A South Tampa native, Reaves was quarterback for the Eagles, Bengals, Vikings and Oilers from 1972 to 1981, the Tampa Bay Bandits from 1983 to 1985 and the Bucs in 1987. He coached for the University of Florida, the University of South Carolina and Cornell University in the 1990s.
He has been buying and selling real estate in Tampa since 1979.
POP MUSIC TO LOLLIPOPS: Pop-Lollies, a lollipop and gift basket boutique, has moved to a portion of the former Vinyl Fever record store at 2307 S Dale Mabry Highway, across from Plant High School.
Co-owner Tina Cash says she offers lollipops in 38 hard candy and 10 chocolate flavors and carries 400 lollipop molds to suit any occasion. The store sells balloons, pinatas, children's growth charts, stuffed animals and gourmet foods, all of which can be arranged in a gift basket.
The 1,267-square-foot shop has a play room, where customers' children can join Cash's and co-owner Vanessa Kosses' kids.
Pop-Lollies moved from 3407 S Dale Mabry Highway, near El Prado Boulevard. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Vinyl Fever moved to 4110 Henderson Blvd. in June.
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