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Clark Avenue businesses search for new homes BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Approximately 10 businesses that call the building on Clark Avenue along Highway 61 home will likely have to find a new home if they haven’t already. The 12,200-square-foot, multitenant retail mall was sold back in September, but many of the tenants have known something was going on for quite some time now. “We kind of knew something going on because our leases were not renewed by the previous owners,” said Amelia Reigstad, founder of The Women Collective, which moved into the space in September 2024.
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Three Clark Avenue business owners are excited for their new home on Third Street. Pictrued (from left) are co-owners of Oldies & Goodies Emily Blake and Amber Puschinsky; Paully Lundeen, owner of Black Phoenix Tattoo; and Amelia Reigstad, founder of The Women Collective.
Amber Puschinsky, co-owner of Oldies & Goodies, explained that technically, their lease was up last spring. They have been in that space for 2 1/2 years. “They never renewed it for us, so we were waiting and wondering and asking about that,” she said. “It was kind of around September when we were kind of figuring things out … We actually found a listing for our building online.” According to the online listing, the existing building will be torn down, and a new building will be constructed. Tenants can choose between three suites, which will total 12,230 square feet. Royce Pavelka, vice president of The Brookshire Company, said he is working with ownership on plans for the building. “Things are still developing,” he said. City Manager Lindy Crawford said the city doesn’t know anything about the plans for the site and confirmed that no one has submitted an application for redevelopment. Paully Lundeen, owner of Black Phoenix Tattoo, SEE CLARK AVENUE, PAGE 7
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