Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop in Thousand Oaks

UPDATE: Rocket Fizz Thousand Oaks closed its doors on October 23, 2019 after a nearly 8 year run.

Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop opened a new location in Thousand Oaks (593 North Moorpark Road, adjacent to Peet's Coffee and Bandits BBQ, in what most recently was an AT&T Wireless store) on December 3rd. This store is independently owned and operated. Say hello to Anthony, the owner. Their phone is 805.494.7632.

We stopped in tonight, me and my 5 year old. This has to be THE best place to work, surrounded by all this candy and soda pop, bright colors and smiling customers. It is impossible not to smile in this place as there is so much to smile for. Not just the hundreds of sugar-laden delicacies you for the most part won't find at your local Vons. But for the hundreds of retro tin posters lining the walls. A sight to behold.

Rocket Fizz is growing like gangbusters! The original Rocket Fizz is in Old Town Camarillo on Ventura Blvd at Lewis Road. Other local locations include Westlake Boulevard (Thousand Oaks Blvd east of Lindero Canyon), Ventura (Oak Street at Santa Clara) and Simi Valley (Erringer near Cochran). Visit www.rocketfizz.com for more information. I'm off to eat my watermelon flavored licorice and chocolate Smarties now.

Fresh & Easy Camarillo at Las Posas and Arneill

As mentioned last week, Fresh & Easy is building a new location in Camarillo near the corner of Las Posas and Arneill. You can't miss it. It is on the north side of Las Posas, west of Arneill, next to Phelps Medical Center. I can't even remember what used to be there now. Here's physical evidence of the construction.

New Fresh & Easy Stores Coming Soon in Camarillo and Ventura

I don't have the specific dates, but two new Fresh & Easy stores are coming soon at 2249 Las Posas Road (at Arneill) in Camarillo and 2260 E. Thompson (at Seaward) in Ventura. And there ya have it. Visit www.freshandeasy.com for more information. Personally I'm a Fresh & Easy fan as I can usually count on getting in and out of the store extremely quickly with the self serve approach. I enjoy buying snacks, bakery items and pre-packaged meals at F&E but also buy other things. Prices seem pretty reasonable. Don't get my wrong, I still stop by Trader Joes and other markets but there is something uniquely different about F&E that brings me back.

Staples, BevMo! and Massage Envy Spa to Open at Pacific View Mall Ventura

Pacific View mall today announced Staples, BevMo! and Massage Envy Spa will join Trader Joe’s (announced in September) in the center’s new north end retail district.

Staples, the world’s largest office products company, is committed to making it easy for customers to buy a wide range of office products and services at this new 18,000 square-foot location.

Occupying just over 10,000-square feet will be BevMo!, the leading adult beverage-lifestyle superstore retailer in the western United States and among the largest in the country.

Massage Envy is the leading provider of therapeutic massage in the United States. Massage Envy Spa is its newest concept, offering Murad® healthy skin facials as well as therapeutic massages. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy has more than 640 locations in 42 states, with new centers opening every month.

“Pacific View mall has been evolving over the past 18 months” said Phil Carlson, senior property manager at Pacific View. “We have opened Ventura County’s only H&M and the first Sephora to west Ventura County”. “We’ve welcomed Wood Ranch, Shoe Palace and Ben & Jerry’s as well as relocated and expanded Van’s, Daniel’s Jewelers and AT&T.”

The retailers in the center’s north end retail district will begin opening in phases in 2011. Pacific View mall, Ventura’s local shopping destination, offers a broad mix of department stores including Macy’s, Target Sears and JCPenney, specialty retailers and dining choices. The one-million-square-foot super-regional mall is located just off the 101 Freeway at East Main Street in Ventura. For more information visit www.shoppacificview.com.

Zweig Family Dentistry Open for Business in Newbury Park

Zweig Family Dentistry opened a few weeks ago at the corner of Reino Road and Kimber Drive in Newbury Park (across from the Albertsons strip mall. This is a beautiful, brand new building and office facility that looks nothing like other dental offices around town. Dr. Milt Zweig and his family live in Newbury Park and he has practiced dentistry in the area for a number of years. Stop by and tell them Conejo Joe sent you!  Visit www.zweigfamilydentistry.com or call 805.498.0400 for more information.