Gift, decor shop to open on Colonial Avenue
Years ago, it was bathing suits, swimming caps and costumes.
Now, it’s monogrammed buckets, children’s furniture and unique gifts.
Two sisters, Carol King and Laurie Frohock, are going into business for themselves again, but this time, their sister-in-law is joining them.
King, Frohock and Deanna Weld plan to open Two and a Half Sisters on Saturday in Roanoke. Their retail space at 2126 Colonial Ave. S.W. is the former home of Imagination Station toy and furniture company. The Blacksburg-based toy retailer closed its Roanoke shop last year.
King and Frohock are not new to the retail world. When they were college students at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, they opened a Roanoke swimwear store called Gantner Swimwear Outlet. They managed the shop, which was owned by their aunt and uncle who live in Pennsylvania.
