Open for Business

Honey Heaven, The Sweetest Place on Earth, owned by Lena and Mich-ael Meyer, opened Aug. 14 at 330 N. Kansas Expressway. The store offers a mixture of locally produced gift items especially raw honey products, Christian books and music. In the store is a live observation hive, as well as an area for customers to try out the store's products in tea or coffee. Lena Meyer uses local raw honey to prepare honey butters, mustard, spun honey jams and honey snacks. Alternative medicinal products from the hive include the honeycomb, pollen, royal jelly and propolis, which are sold separately and are used in the business's soaps, salves and balms. Michael Meyer, a master beekeeper, maintains about 1,000 hives in the area. The store's hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Battlefield Station Family Hobbies, 220 W. Battlefield, opened for business in early November, a year after its previous location was destroyed by fire. The new store is also in a setting reminiscent of a 1940s railroad depot. The hobby store, managed by partners Larry Levine and Craig King, features operating model railroad displays of every shape and size, railroad collectibles and interactive displays. It also offers a large selection of model cars, aircraft and ships, slot cars, remote control cars and planes, and a full line of modeling supplies. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.

by Cheryl Capages