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Twinkle Twinkle Little Store's "We Rock Your World!" banner displayed at the Frontier Mall location - Optopolis Twinkle Twinkle Little Store has been in the process of moving from Downtown to the Frontier Mall, and they've officially announced that February 1st will be their first day open at the new location! Recent events On a near-daily basis since Christmas in 2024, the owners of Twinkle Twinkle Little store have been hammering to relocate their products and fixtures from the Downtown Cheyenne location to the Frontier Mall, across the way from Compass Rose and Joann. For those who missed the recent article , the owners of Twinkle Twinkle Little Store announced last year that they would be moving to the Frontier Mall after new owners of the Tivoli Building were set to not renew the lease for Twinkle Twinkle Little Store. The final day of the Downtown Twinkle Twinkle Little Store was December 24th, 2024 (Christmas Eve). They closed that evening. - Optopolis Around t...

Take 5 Oil Change sign being installed at the now-open Dell Range location - Optopolis Take 5 Oil Change has been expanding throughout the Front Range, and now, they are expanding to a second Cheyenne location on the south side near The Outlaw Saloon and the newly built McDonald's. Recent events More than a year ago, it was reported here at Optopolis that Take 5 Oil Change would open a location along Dell Range Blvd next to Bicycle Station and Sonic, and now, work is progressing on a second location along South Greeley Highway. Take 5 Oil Change on Dell Range Blvd seen in the weeks after it opened - Optopolis Most likely, everyone on the south side of town already has some idea that McDonald's recently built a new restaurant on South Greeley Highway just south of The Outlaw. McDonald's took the southern portion of a mostly unpaved out lot previously and frequently used as additional parking, primarily for The Outlaw Saloon. In 2019, the land was briefly and occasion...

A couple visits Camp Kitchen in May 2024 - Optopolis Camp Kitchen, a shop-and-cafe concept that operated inside Frontier Mall over the last year, has made the difficult decision to close their doors. It closed in late January of 2025. Previous events of Camp Kitchen In February 2024, it was reported here on Optopolis that Currents Custom, LLC would be opening a shop at the Frontier Mall called Camp Kitchen, taking over a previous pizza shop . Camp Kitchen was a food joint that offered fresh eats on the spot and prepackaged snacks to-go. When it first opened, Camp Kitchen's menu initially included paninis, chips, arepas, and coffee. In recent months, menu options also included breakfast items like pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy, and bacon/sausage; as well as additional lunch items such as cabbage burgers and salads. A printed menu even included muffins and pastries. Their shop also had dried fruit, fruit leather, and granola. One could also order their pre-packaged prod...

Bison Nutrition & Energy sign seen above the Vandehei Avenue location - Optopolis Recently, Bison Nutrition & Energy, a beverage restaurant located along Vandehei Avenue and Hynds Blvd near I-25, has closed their doors. It's not clear to Optopolis if they may reopen anytime soon. Previous history and events The building which includes the former Bison Nutrition & Energy (known as the Vandehei Plaza) was built at approximately the turn of 2005 as confirmed by Google Earth and the Laramie County Property Assessor GIS. It appears that an early occupant of the now-former Bison Nutrition space was Elite Cleaners. Google Maps Street View reveals that Elite Cleaners' signage was posted on the building for more than a decade, and the location was listed on Elite Cleaners' website . Bison Nutrition & Energy was actively pushing toward opening their own shop as soon as October 19th, 2020 , and their business was initially filed with the State of Wyoming on November 10...

Used book sale sign seen during a previous Book Sale event - Optopolis DKG's 41st Annual Used Book Sale (2025) will take place next door to Frontier Trampoline Park, inside the newly abandoned Big Lots that once housed Hobby Lobby. Donation info and dates are listed further below! History of the Big Lots/Frontier Trampoline Park Located in Parkway Plaza (the area just west of Cheyenne Plaza), the newly former Big Lots space most recently made up approximately half of Cheyenne's Hobby Lobby. Prior to Hobby Lobby, two other tenants used the building including BEST and Labelle's, both which were department stores. Hobby Lobby relocated to the former Kmart on Dell Range Blvd in 2018, and in 2019, the old Lincolnway Hobby Lobby space was subdivided for Frontier Trampoline Park and Big Lots. Big Lots moved from their old location next to Sportsman's Warehouse and into the new Parkway Plaza space. Unfortunately, Big Lots has been facing struggles recently that resulted ...

Nay&Jays artwork/logo displayed on the side of their food truck - Optopolis Local food truck, Nay&Jays, is expanding their business to include a physical location in the Frontier Mall; more specifically, it is set to take the space of the former Chick Fil A inside Frontier Mall. History of CFA & Nay&Jays First, Chick Fil A. CFA is the original tenant of space 89 (formerly, space 71). Store #192, Cheyenne's CFA opened in the week of March 15th, 1981 as noted in an article from Wyoming State Tribune-Eagle, dated March 17, 18, 1981 (courtesy of Wyoming State Archives). At that time, CFA didn't franchise their operations, but even back then, they closed on Sundays, and CFA operators were only allowed to operate a single store. LEFT: Chick Fil A seen open on January 27th, 2020. RIGHT: CFA Curbside Delivery sign seen on July 8th, 2020. - Optopolis In 2020 and sometime after the mall temporarily closed during the pandemic , Chick Fil A attempted to have a make-shift d...

Sew More than Vacuums banner sign covers the Blakeman sign at Cheyenne Plaza - Optopolis Sew More Than Vacuums (formerly Blakeman's Vacuums and Sewing) has closed their Cheyenne store located at 3521 East Lincolnway, and they may only have one location left (in Boulder) according to their store locator. Previous history of the space According to the Cheyenne City Directory from 2000, a laundromat called Cheyenne Plaza Laundry was located at 3521 East Lincolnway as of that year. At this time, Optopolis is unable to confirm what other tenants prior to Blakeman operated at this location. Blakeman Vacuums and Sewing opened sometime in the 2010s, though the exact date of opening isn't currently clear to Optopolis. Archived saves of the Blakeman website go as far back as November 2013 and seem to indicate that the store officially opened sometime between 2013 and 2015; the company name wasn't filed in the State of Wyoming until 2015. The Loveland Reporter Herald notes that th...

Seven Brew (7B) Drive Thru Coffee sign seen on their new Cheyenne location - Optopolis 7-Brew Coffee has officially announced that the public-opening day of their Cheyenne location will be January 20th, 2025, although they will have some friends and family days prior to opening officially, during which people can try 7-Brew if they so choose. Recent events: Demolition of Subway/Inta Juice Back in early to mid 2024, it was discovered here at Optopolis that the Subway/Inta Juice combo theme located at Dell Range Boulevard and Bluegrass Circle (across from Wendy's) would close. Both Subway and Inta Juice closed at about 2 PM on May 21st, 2024. Around the start of June 2024, Inta Juice told Optopolis via their Instagram handle that nothing was in the works for a new Cheyenne location at that time, and that if this changes, they would post information regarding the topic. Currently, this still appears to stand true. On the other hand, Subway visitors were encouraged to visit one of th...

The Picklr's sign seen on the front of their new Cheyenne location - Optopolis The Picklr has officially opened its doors at the old, long-since-former Big Lots in Cheyenne Plaza on East Lincolnway, and they will hold a Grand Opening Celebration on January 11th. What's pickleball? Pickleball is similar to tennis, but it typically uses hollow, plastic balls; smaller, ping-pong-paddle-like rackets; slightly smaller nets; and smaller courts. For details on the basics of how to play, here is an article from Henry Ford Health that discusses some 101 . Recent events The Picklr is a chain of pickleball facilities that puts emphasis on membership access, although the Cheyenne location told Optopolis that one can pay a single-time fee to use their pickleball facilities. Since late last year in 2024 , The Picklr has been actively renovating their then-soon-to-be first Wyoming location which is located in Cheyenne. Sneak peak information displayed in the front of the Cheyenne location ...