Category: Press

Michaels Jewelers will open ‘estate’ sale location in Avon

By Luther Turmelle, Staff Writer Michael’s Jewelers on Route 5 in Wallingford on April 6. 2026. The Massachusetts-based retailer is returning to Avon after a seven year absence, opening a store that focuses on estate sale items.Luther Turmelle/Hearst Connecticut Media Michaels Jewelers, the Westfield, Mass., chain is returning to Avon after a seven-year absence, opening a retail […]

AVON SCOOP: Michaels Jewelers opening first Estate Jewelry store in Avon

A new kind of Michaels Jewelers is coming to Avon! Michaels Estate Jewelers is opening soon at Avon Village Center! The new store will be located at 25 Climax Road, next to The Whale Tea. This will be a first-of-its-kind Michaels Jewelers store. The new location will showcase their most exclusive estate and one-of-a-kind pieces — featuring […]

Upscale Beauty Salon For Men Coming To Avon

The ‘luxury grooming lounge’ will be Connecticut’s sixth such site and first outside Fairfield County. by Michael Lemanski, Patch Staff The ‘Hammer & Nails’ luxury men’s grooming salon chain has announced that it is opening a new site in Avon later this year or early next year. (Shiloh Colleen Photography/Hammer & Nails) AVON, CT — A […]

New Avon Store’s Goal Is To Eliminate Foot Pain

Michael Lemanski,Patch Staff (Courtesy of The Good Feet Store) AVON, CT — A new store in town opened up last week specializing in custom-made footware that aims to take care of folks’ aching feet. The Good Feet Store is located at 25 Climax Road, Suite 100, Avon, in the Avon Village Center — next to […]

Locally-Owned barre3 Prepares for Move to Expanded Avon Location

Express Strategies, Community Contributor barre3 Farmington Valley, the only barre3 studio in Connecticut, is poised to make a major move – relocating to a now-under-construction studio at the Avon Village Center retail complex, alongside the newly opened Whole Foods, at 30 Market Street. Co-owners Sarah Pfinsgraff and Niki Mirtorabi are thrilled to announce that plans […]

Whole Foods Opens 10th Location in Connecticut

By Marian Zboraj Whole Foods Market opened its new 44,760-square-foot store, located in Avon Village at 50 Climax Road in Avon, Conn., on Sept. 1. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Avon Village location marks the grocer’s 10th store in Connecticut and its fourth in the greater Hartford area.  The store’s amenities […]

Developer, town officials debut Avon Village Center

By Terry Corcoran Developers and town officials cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Avon Village Center, a sprawling office, retail and residential development in the heart of Avon. The Sept. 1 ceremony marked the opening of a 44,000-square-foot Whole Foods at 50 Climax Road plus four other buildings totaling 57,000 square feet. […]

New Whole Foods Market in Avon Village, Conn., to open Sept. 1

AVON, Conn. (Aug. 4, 2021) – Whole Foods Market will open its new 44,760-square-foot store, located in Avon Village at 50 Climax Road in Avon, Conn., on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The new location’s assortment places emphasis on local products from the New England area, all hand-picked by Whole Foods Market North Atlantic’s Local Forager, Holly Long. Special […]