According to a building permit, Lost in Fun, the indoor playground near 14th and Yankee Hill, is expanding and remodeling.

It seems like a place like that would struggle during a down economy, plus it's way the heck out of the way for most people. But I've heard that even when they are struggling financially, most people don't like to skimp on spending on their kids.

In that vein, I've noticed a few new martial arts places going up lately as well. There are new ones at 84th and Old Cheney and 84th and Holdrege, and there is one planned at 33rd and Pioneers.

Eyes of the World is now closed to make room for Open Harvest's expansion.

I don't know what the future holds for the business. Several months back the owner had told me she was selling it to her manager, who was looking for a new location, but I haven't heard anything about a new location since.

All the signage has been taken down, and the store is now empty. The Eyes of the World Web site has not been updated. I tried to call the number listed on the Web site Monday and got no answer.

Anyone know if there are plans to reopen this?

Sweetie's Candy & Gift Shop at 2713 N 48th is closing, according to signs in the windows.

The Journal Star mentioned in a March 2008 story that Sweetie's was owned by the same people who own Michel's Ville Grille. Not sure when the last day is.

That's the distinction Glenn's True Value at 70th and Van Dorn won recently from the company.

True Value recognized 13 stores, one from each of its regions, as "Best Hardware Store in Town."

More than 200 of the company's stores were nominated for the award, and mystery shoppers visited 26 finalists to determine the winners.

As mentioned on here by a poster, Jake's Cigar & Spirits is renovating the old Guns 2 Roses tattoo parlor at 14th and P. I'm going to guess that they are doing this because of the new statewide smooking ban, which contains a cigar bar exemption that the local smoking ordinance didn't have.

First, off, sorry I haven't been updating very much the past couple of weeks. My boss has been out of the office all but two days out of the past three weeks, so some things have had to take a backseat, and Biz Buzz has been one of them.

Here are a couple of things I would have posted recently if I had the time:

According to a buiilding permit, a restaurant is planned in the building that houses Guns 2 Roses on North 27th Street. Can't tell from the permit which space is being targeted, and I haven't had a chance to get out there to see what is empty. Other businesses listed at that address are Zig's Discount Muffler and Nebraska Tire.

Also according to a building permit, Forte Salon will be going into Village Gardens at 56th and Pine Lake. The salon is now near 48th and Nebraska 2. Don't know if it's a move or expansion.

According to a building permit filed Friday, that's the case.

I don't have any further information, such as a name, but based on the permit, it looks like it's going into the strip mall that is part of the new Kabredlo's out there.

Add Kabredlo's to the local chains that seem to keep popping up everywhere. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a real estate transfer showing Kabredlo's had bought the Git 'N' Split on North 27th between Cornhusker and Superior. A couple days later I saw the signage had already changed.

Kabredlo's has been adding locations and remodeled and expanding several of its existing locations. Casey's has been doing the same, so I wonder if there's some kind of convenience store wars going on.

Some of you probably know this, but I didn't until a few months ago and found it interesting, becuase I always wondered about the funny name: Kabredlo's is the owner's last name spelled backward.

A building is going up at 84th and Adams, where the North Forty golf course used to be.

It looks to be a retail strip mall, and a building permit filed Friday refers to it as a "retail shell building." I talked to the developer, who said he has one letter of intent from a tenant and is working on another one, but he wouldn't say who they are, which is pretty standard when a lease hasn't been signed yet.

I noticed that the Phone Fix USA place at 40th and Normal Boulevard, (which used to be called Best Buy Cellular and also sold bikes and scooters) is now the home of Stone Clad Architectural Coatings. Seems like an odd pairing, but, then again, bikes and scooters seemed like an odd pairing.