Saturday's The Day

I missed last week's East Valley Tribune article that runs on Thursday's about new businesses opening, but I can pass on a key piece of information. In the Raw opens with fanfare at Lakeview Village this Saturday. The grand opening celebration will be from 7 am to noon (though my understanding is that they will be open during regular hours, which is 7am to 6pm on weekends and 6:30am to 6pm weekdays), with all the hoopla that you would expect for a long-awaited opening. The Skyline High School Jazz Band will be providing some music; there will be pet adoptions, dog washes and other events, so come check it out.

In The Raw can fill the void for all the coffee-drinkers who are missing the Starbuck's in the Albertson's, as well as offering smoothies and juice drinks and great sandwiches. Whether you're a dog owner/lover or not, this is going to be a great addition to the center. With the temperatures coming down at night, it will be a pleasant place to go for a cup of coffee in the morning and sit in the oasis. And it offers a change of pace from Subway, Garlic Jim's, or Panda Express for lunch. I'll be looking forward to the cooler afternoons so that I can meet my friend-in-law (my daughter's mother-in-law happened to be my friend before the kids got married, or even dated, for that matter; so we call each other "friend-in-law" or FIL, for short) there for a cup of coffee after she finishes teaching.

See you Saturday.