Chic Street Boutique to open at Mill Creek Village at Central and Rock

UPDATED — It’s almost two years later than the owners planned, but Chic Street Boutique is opening in Mill Creek Village at the northeast corner of Central and Rock on Tuesday.

“It’s a location that we looked at originally,” says co-owner Karrie Botts.

She and co-owner Lori Katz wanted the site before they opened in Valley Center 17 months ago, but another store beat them to it by a day.

They continued looking in Wichita but couldn’t find the right spot so decided on Valley Center instead.

“It’s my hometown, and the building that we’re in is family owned,” Botts says.

The space is only 600 square feet.

“It’s tiny,” Botts says.

The new space is almost 1,700 square feet. Botts says they like it because it’s centrally located and has great visibility.

“We just jumped on it.”

Ken Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate handled the deal.

The store sells women’s apparel in sizes from extra small to 3X. Katz says she’s especially proud of carrying a variety of plus sizes that other stores often don’t.

The new location also will have some home decor items, which is new for the store.

Katz says it will continue to sell accessories as well.

“We can accessorize you from head to toe.”

Chez Belle salon to move to Mill Creek

WICHITA — Chez Belle, a salon that’s been near Central and Woodlawn for 11 years, is moving to the Mill Creek shopping center on the northeast corner of Central and Rock.

Owner Michaela Santiago says she’s ready to “grow the business and get a little bit more visibility from the street.”

Currently, she says, the salon is a little hard to see behind the Williams Ace Hardware store.

“We’ve hired some new stylists, and we’re going to start doing more … package spa-type items,” Santiago says. She says she wants to help the newer stylists build their clientele by being more visible. Chez Belle has 11 stylists.

Don Piros and Ken Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate handled the deal.

Santiago says the salon offers a range of services but focuses mostly on hair and skin.

Chez Belle is in 1,800 square feet.

“We’re pretty spoiled right now,” Santiago says. “We’ve got a lot of space.”

The new space, which will open April 2, is 1,620 square feet. Santiago says the trade-off for more visibility will be worth it.

“We’re making every square inch count.”