Photo source: Daniel Sutphin
Zaxby’s chicken franchise has been confirmed for Suite A at the recently developed property of 1601 E. Oak St., Arcadia, at the corner of State Road 70 and NE Turner Ave., next to AT&T and Aspen Dental.
A representative of property owners, One Oak Development, stated that Zaxby’s has signed a lease for the empty unit and will build out the existing end cap space to meet the needs of the restaurant.
A timeline for the work is not available at the time of this post.
Haven’t heard of Zaxby’s, go to www.zaxbys.com.
Photo source: HammerHeads Catering
Longtime regional food truck and catering business HammerHeads Catering continues to bring New Orleans, Carribean and more fun food vibes to DeSoto County. For more information, call 727-218-9877 or go to Facebook.com/HamHeadsc.
Photo Source: Something Sweet and Three Trees Brewing Co. Facebook.
Two new businesses have opened up in downtown Arcadia. In the September 2024 What’s Going Up edition, there was a focus on both Three Trees Brewing Co. and Something Sweet candy shop. Both businesses opened in October in downtown Arcadia despite some hurricane hiccups. Both businesses are open regularly and bring a variety to downtown.
Three Trees Brewing Co. is located at 5 East Oak St. For more information, find them on Facebook or email [email protected].
Something Sweet is located at 101 W Oak St., in the Arcade section of the pink Rosin Building. For more information, find Something Sweet on Facebook, email [email protected] or call 941-440-6161.
Photo source: Daniel Sutphin
Once a home to Subway, and later a home to La Michoacana Paleteria, the Avila Mall shopping center, has housed a variety of businesses over the years at 923 W. Oak St., Arcadia, FL 34266.
Non-profit Centerstone Mental Health has officially moved into its Avila Mall home.
Centerstone is a nonprofit health system organization specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments for people of all ages.
Centerstone representatives work with clients dealing with trauma, grief and offer family grief therapists, case management for the youth, first responder support, hurricane mental health support, as well as substance abuse and drug court case management, among other therapy needs.
For more information about Centerstone, go to Centerstone Mental Health & Addiction Treatment for All.
Another organization, Rebuild Florida, also moved into the building.
Rebuild Florida is Florida’s long-term disaster recovery effort, committed to rebuilding impacted communities stronger so they are more resilient to future storms.
For more information about Rebuild Florida, go to Rebuild Florida Housing Repair Program.
Photo source: Daniel Sutphin
Walmart Supercenter, 2725 SE Highway 70, held a ribbon cutting
November 7th, to celebrate the many renovations inside the store. As part of the celebration, they distributed donations to the Arcadia Police Department, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Free DeSoto, Toys for Tots and Strollin’ 4 a Care. They also celebrated their longtime employees, some of whom have worked for Walmart in Arcadia for over 40 years.
Anderson’s Ink Parlor has moved back into the shopping center along Magnolia Street in Arcadia. Managed by bespoke tattoo artist Addison Reesor, the parlor had been located on Magnolia St., before Hurricane Ian devastated the downtown area in 2022. Reesor relocated the business to a different downtown location post Hurricane Ian. He has since moved it back to Magnolia St. (Hwy 70). Reesor’s new shop is located at 37 W. Magnolia St. Get your bespoke tattoos at Anderson’s Ink Parlor. For more information, go to Facebook.com/Anderson.S.Ink.Parlor or call 954-253-5329.
Physical Address:
Economic Development Office
Turner Agri-Civic Center
2250 N.E. Roan Street
Arcadia, FL 34266
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
