Daily Archives: Feb. 8, 2010

You don’t say

Feb. 8, 20103:36 p.m.

“Another snow day for the kids… reason enough to head to work early!”

— A Monday morning Facebook entry by Jane Deterding of Citizens Bank of Kansas

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Lee’s Bike Shop to open at Auburn Pointe

Feb. 8, 20102:14 p.m.

WICHITA — Lee Engler has been a bike fanatic for a long time, and now he’s making his hobby his business.

Engler, a former landscape architect for WDM Architects, is opening Lee’s Bike Shop at 135th West and Maple.

That’s at Auburn Pointe, an Occidental Management property.

“It’s a really good location because of the neighborhood that’s there,” Engler says.

It’s also close to a lot of bike paths, he says.

Plus, Engler says, there’s not another specialty bike shop west of Interstate 235.

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Sabor Latin Bar & Grille closes at the Waterfront

Feb. 8, 20106:08 a.m.

– Despite numerous protestations that it wouldn’t happen, the east-side Sabor Latin Bar & Grille has closed.

When first contacted late last year about whether the restaurant was closing, owner Melad Stephan had a good laugh over how rumors get started.

Then last month, Sabor district executive chef Jason-Paul Febres said those rumors would disappear for good with some changes that were coming to the restaurant.

But Saturday was its last day in business.

“I just got fed up with it, not having the sales,” Stephan says. “It’s cheaper right now for me to shut it.”

He has five years left on his lease.

“I need to visit with my partners about it to see what we might want to do.”

Selling is an option.

“I’m willing to entertain an offer,” Stephan says. “I’m willing to walk away.”

He’s also considering bringing a franchise to the space.

The fondue restaurant the Melting Pot is his most likely choice.

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