{"id":5753,"date":"2023-08-27T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2023-08-27T18:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:20:42","slug":"wall-gets-facelift-ahead-of-shop-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/27\/wall-gets-facelift-ahead-of-shop-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall gets facelift ahead of shop opening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A downtown Decatur wall is getting a facelift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the September opening of Betsey&#8217;s Boutique Shop in the former Bear&#8217;s Den location on Second St., between Monroe and Jackson streets, the shop&#8217;s name will be emblazoned across the building&#8217;s north wall, which overlooks a parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4622fc94f1324564ad26d3c63418c7c5-300x176.jpg?resize=300%2C176\" class=\"wp-image-5752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4622fc94f1324564ad26d3c63418c7c5.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4622fc94f1324564ad26d3c63418c7c5.jpg?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4622fc94f1324564ad26d3c63418c7c5.jpg?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bear&#8217;s Den closed&nbsp;on May 5&nbsp;of this year, merging with Mind&#8217;s Eye Graphics. Don and Pam Bergdall opened the Bear&#8217;s Den in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betsey and Trent Gamble along with Rob and Jacque Welch purchased Mind&#8217;s Eye from original owner Greg Kitson in the spring of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gambles are opening the boutique shop here, with a Grand Opening scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0782-1050-AdamsAnniversary-Ad-3.4x2-PRINT.jpg?resize=640%2C376\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0782-1050-AdamsAnniversary-Ad-3.4x2-PRINT.jpg?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0782-1050-AdamsAnniversary-Ad-3.4x2-PRINT.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0782-1050-AdamsAnniversary-Ad-3.4x2-PRINT.jpg?resize=768%2C452&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be their 13<sup>th<\/sup>location. The business was founded in 2011 in Rockford, Ohio, and has grown to 12 brick &amp; mortar stores throughout the Midwest, including three franchise locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BOB SHRALUKA WZBD.com A downtown Decatur wall is getting a facelift. 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