Saturday, December 1, 2012
Business will celebrate with Mr. Jingeling, Santa
The Cute Little Cake Shop will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a holiday party for the public. The event is set for Saturday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the store, 15131 Pearl Rd. The party will feature Santa and Mr. Jingeling, as well as a visit/book signing from author Gail Ghetia Bellamy, author of the new book Cleveland Christmas Memories. There will also be face painting, free hot cocoa and candy canes and more. Make a donation to Berea Animal Rescue for a chance to win a dozen cake balls.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Cute Little Cake Shop recreates Higbee's holiday scenes
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Retail is thriving here despite the stagnant economy
When Janet Yurcik decided it was time to expand the home-based bakery business she and her mom ran, she chose a storefront in Strongsville. "It is a continuously growing community that more and more people are considering as a great place for shopping," Yurcik said. She and her mom, Marcia Rehak, haven't had a moment of regret since opening the Cute Little Cake Shop in December. "Business has been better than we ever could have imagined," Yurcik said. "We have been selling out every day since Day 1." It's no secret the economy has taken a toll on small businesses across the country. But you'd hardly know it looking at Strongsville's thriving retail and industrial community, which has boomed while those in other suburbs have struggled. The …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Bakery will remind you of the old downtown department stores
Remember the days of animated displays in the windows of downtown department stores every December? The Cute Little Cake Shop, 15131 Pearl Rd., is re-creating those days. Check out a video of the moving display at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Il3utnfrjM. Co-owner Janet Yurcik says the display is on from about 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Bakery offers custom treats
Strongsville's newest bakery opened today. The Cute Little Cake Shop moved into its new space at 15131 Pearl Rd., near Cleats and Plato's Closet in the Strongsville Towne Centre shopping center. A grand opening celebration is set for Saturday, Dec. 10 with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. and a party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. including visits from Santa, face painting, free hot cocoa and candy canes (while supplies last) and a contest to win a dozen cake balls. It is operated by Janet Yurcik and her mom, Marcia Rehak, who until now ran their custom cake ball and cake pop business from Rehak's Strongsville home. Yurcik said the store will be "the first of its kind anywhere in the midwest. "To the best of my knowledge, there are no other stores …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Here's a wrap-up of some of the latest business news
Two Strongsville businesses are planning ribbon-cutting ceremonies and a new tenant is looking at the vacant Borders store. Here's a look at some of the recent business activity in Strongsville: • Samurai Sushi Bar and Hibachi Steakhouse, which opened a few months ago in the Plaza at SouthPark, will have its official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Dec. 6. • The Cute Little Cake Shop will have its grand opening celebation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The gourmet cake ball and cake pop store will move into Strongsville Towne Centre near Plato's Closet. • A company is looking at the vacant Borders spot, but Economic Development Director Brent Painter said no deal has been signed. • There has been some interest in the …
Monday, November 14, 2011
New bakery will feature animated holiday scene when it opens Dec. 10
The Cute Little Cake Shop will open Dec. 10 with a celebration that will include a visit from Santa, free hot cocoa and holiday face painting. The new bakery, which will feature more than 70 flavors of cake balls and cake pops, is opening at 15131 Pearl Rd., in Strongsville Towne Centre, near Cleats and Plato's Closet. And in a nod to the holiday displays that used to grace downtown Cleveland's department store windows, the bakery will have an animated scene called "Snow Day at the North Pole" in its front window. Mayor Tom Perciak will cut the ribbon at 10 a.m., with festivities following from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Janet Yurcik, who will run the store with her mom, Marcia Rehak, said the bakery will be "the first of its kind anywhere in the …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Malley's, Dunkin' Donuts and the Cute Little Cake Shop all getting ready to launch
Three new stores with sweet fare are looking to open their doors this month. Janet Yurcik said she and her mom, Marcia Rehak, hope to open The Cute Little Cake Shop around Thanksgiving. The bakery will be at 15131 Pearl Rd., in the former Sign-A-Rama store at Strongsville Towne Centre, near Cleats and Plato's Closet. The duo are now operating as a home-based business. The store will offer more than 70 flavors of cake balls and cake pops. Malley's Chocolate, which now has a location in Westfield SouthPark, plans to open its new store on Pearl Road just south of Royalton Road the Monday before Thanksgiving, if construction continues to go smoothly. And in the same plaza, Dunkin' Donuts hopes to also be open a few days before Thanksgiving, a …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Cute Little Cake Shop moving into Towne Centre
A mother-daughter pair of bakers is moving their home-based business to a storefront to offer more than 70 flavors of cake balls and cake pops to customers. Janet Yurcik said she and her mom, Marcia Rehak, hope to open The Cute Little Cake Shop The bakery will be at 15131 Pearl Rd., in the former Sign-A-Rama store near Cleats and Plato's Closet. Yurcik said the store will be "the first of its kind anywhere in the midwest. "To the best of my knowledge, there are no other stores anywhere in the midwest that are dedicated to cake balls and cake pops," she said. They plan to operate like a cupcake shop, with daily flavors available for walk-in purchase. They will also offer other sweet treats, including custom-decorated strawberries. Until …
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