Wholly Organized! Clears Clutter From Your Environment, Improves Quality of Life

Professional organizer Lynne Poulton launched her home-based business in December.

Wholly organized room, Batman!  She's fun, she's quirky and that's the sentiment she was going for when Lynne Poulton launched her Stow home-based business Wholly Organized! LLC in December 2012. "I have a lot of enthusiasm for what I do," Poulton smiled. "It's like 'Wow, this room is Wholly Organized!'" Poulton dreamed of starting her business back in 2003, but couldn't make it a reality until last year when she took a giant leap and quit her job of 14 years to open shop. "I worked at a non-profit in Cleveland and I taught people work-life balances and classes on how to gain and keep employment," Poulton said. "I found myself talking about organizing time and reaching your goals and thought I could make this work." Poulton claims her …

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Dipped and Dazzled is Done! Bakery Hosting Grand Opening Saturday Morning

"It is hard to believe after all this time and hard work, we are ready for you to come down and check out the goodies we have been showing you for the past several months!" a co-owner wrote on the bakery's Facebook page.

Good to Go in Stow: Homemade Recipes Keep Customers Coming (and Going)

The concept of the business is to provide quality made from-scratch meals, snacks, and desserts for people to eat at the restaurant or to grab on the way home or to work.

The food is good to go, but it's also good to eat inside at the new restaurant at 3226 Kent Rd. that opened Aug. 17.  The fact that it rhymes isn't why owners Rick and Debby Lebeau named their new restaurant Good to Go in Stow.  "I decided to open the market in Stow for a few reasons," said Debby. "The first, of course, is because I live in Stow with my husband and son. I have lived in Stow for 23 years now. I also opened in Stow because I knew people that lived nearby and those that commuted through Stow each day needed a place just like this!" The concept behind the restaurant is to provide "quality made-from-scratch meals, snack and desserts for people." The business is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and offers an array of homemade …

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Tip Top Table Tumbles: Tallmadge Man Arrested

The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A manager at Tip Top called police because he ran into some problems with a man who came in for lunch Oct. 21 around 1 p.m. and treated his hostess rudely. The manager said when he asked the man to leave, he knocked over glasses and cups off the table. He then knocked a table over on his way out, breaking dishes and almost striking another customer, according to the report. Police arrested the man, a 30-year-old Tallmadge resident, and charged him with criminal damaging, a second-degree misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.  The man was released on a $350 personal recognizance bond.

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Pink Breast Cancer Bulldog Shirts for Sale for Final Home Game

Get your $5 Tshirt at Young's Screenprinting in Cuyahoga Falls before the game. A portion of proceeds will benefit families affected by breast cancer.

Young's Screenprinting in Cuyahoga Falls has pink adult and youth shirts available Friday for the final Stow-Munroe Falls home game of the 2012 season against North Royalton.  The shirts are $5 and a portion of the proceeds will go toward helping families affected by breast cancer. Young's is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.  The football game begins at 7 p.m., but the Bulldog Backers will be tailgaiting starting at 5 p.m. in the parking lot at the high school.  "Bring a side dish to share and refreshments for your family! We will be collecting donations for the Bulldog Backer Scholarship Fun as well, which will be awarded in the spring for the student with the MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT!" a Bulldog Backer Facebook status said.  The final …

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Dipped and Dazzled Needs a Little More Time in the Oven Before Opening

The bakery has a new grand opening date, but the owners are taking orders now!

The Dipped and Dazzled gals were hoping to open Oct. 20, but just like when a toothpick doesn't come out clean when testing a cake in the oven ... the bakery itself needs a little more time before it's done.  The owners, Heather Rice and Tara Colopy, said the grand opening is scheduled for Oct. 27 (Saturday). (Halloween in Stow is the same day.) Rice said the business has one employee hired and is looking to do a few more interviews still. But, "everything is coming together!" The grand opening is planned for 9 a.m. next Saturday, but the bakery has already been taking orders online.  The women are putting the bakery into four categories: "It is hard to believe after all this time and hard work, we are ready for you to come down and check …

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From the Editor's Desk

SCORE Helps Business Owners

No, there's not a catch. SCORE's experienced mentors will help you take your business to the next level.

When it comes down to it, behind just about every small business is an entrepreneur hoping to turn their passion into a paycheck. But, as many wise business advisers have noted: Hope is not a strategy. Business owners need support to turn dreams into reality. That's why Patch is pleased to announce a new partnership with SCORE, a nonprofit organization with 12,000 business experts nationwide who provide free mentoring to small business owners. The partnership makes sense because we believe that when local commerce grows, the whole community gets stronger. Patch already provides free listings for local businesses and other tools to help build local brands. Whether you're a 10-year-old jewelry designer or a 79-year-old who carves wood knives…

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Dipped and Dazzled Bakery to Open by the End of September

The ladies opening the new bakery on Darrow Road said the business will be "shabby chic" and offer dipped and dazzled bakery at an affordable price.

  Sparkly. It's a word to describe what the treats and Dipped and Dazzled Bakery will look like and it describes the personality of the owners.  Friends Heather Rice and Tara Colopy, both 33, have shared the same dream of opening a unique, local, "sparkly" bakery for years and now that dream will become a reality in just a few weeks.  Colopy, the woman in charge of the business side of things, said she's pushing for the store to open the third week of September. Rice, who has been baking out of her home for more than 15 years, and Colopy met just a few years ago. "She just kept telling me for the longest time, 'Quit your job and open a store,' and she was serious," said Rice. "One day this winter, I looked at her and said 'Let's do this…

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LOOK: Dipped and Dazzled — New Bakery Coming to Stow

The new bakery will open next to Braidy Jewelers in the Marc's/Beef 'O' Brady's plaza.

Patch has reached out for comment from the owners of Dipped and Dazzled, a bakery expected to open soon according to a sign outside of the location at 3732 Darrow Rd. Tara Colopy said she will be in contact with Editor Amanda Harnocz soon:  "It would be great if you could meet Heather [Rice] and me at the site to discuss our new business and perhaps snap a picture for Stow Patch! Thank you for contacting us; we cannot wait for Stow to hear that Dipped and Dazzled is coming!" The bakery is in the same plaza as Beef 'O' Brady's.  According to the company's Facebook page, demolition at the former Great Clips location began Aug. 1. For more informaiton, continue to check back with Stow Patch and follow the Stow Patch Facebook page.   Take a …

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Stow Municipal Court to Get New Business Neighbors this Fall

A two-story medical facility was approved by City Council for the property next to the court house.

Two doctors practicing in Cuyahoga Falls and Uniontown are interested in building a two-story medical facility close to the Stow Municipal Court this fall.  Dr. Matthew Lutz and Dr. Phillip Khalil have an Otolaryngology practice that specializes in pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders, as well as allergy, sinus, sleep apnea, hearing disorders, balance disorders, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, thyroid, salivary gland disorders and speech and swallowing disorders, according to their website.  Ohio ENT & Allergy's architect is David Pelligra who told council that once the doors open on Steels Point Drive, the Cuyahoga Falls office will close. The plans approved by council include medical space and administrative offices. The …

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