Business observer

+ Local salon and store show some real panache
Panache Beauty Salon & Spa and Patchington had a dual open-house event Dec. 10, in the courtyard of the Avenue of the Flowers plaza. At the event, women modeled the styling and makeup work done by Panache stylists, as well as the clothing sold at Patchington.

+ Beach Fitness Center opens at Centre Shops
Beach Fitness Center Island Physical Therapy has opened in the Centre Shops, at 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 103. The full-service fitness center offers medical fitness, physical therapy and personal training, along with home-oxygen medical equipment and supplies. Call 778-2641 or 778-0120.

+ Kitchens by Kerrie to open in Centre Shops
Robert Dinan and Kerrie Ann Lehnert plan to open Kitchens by Kerrie in March in the Centre Shops, at 5360 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 108. The kitchen remodeling company currently has a design studio in Venice. Lehnert estimates that 50% of the company’s business comes from Longboat.