Businesses grow on Maplewood’s east side

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Co-owners of Mape Vape Vaporwood Lounge, Vanessa Flieg and Joe Syron

Several Maplewood businesses east of Marshall Avenue are growing or opening.

Foundation Grounds is expanding into the space next door.
Foundation Grounds is expanding into the space next door.

The Foundation Grounds (7298 Manchester Road) expansion is nearing completion. The wall between the original space and the one it has expanded into came down last week. The paper is off all the windows.

The Paint & Wine Studio is planning a grand opening at its Bellevue Avenue location Friday. It’s BYO drinks art classes for parties of 10 or more.

Co-owners of Mape Vape Vaporwood Lounge, Vanessa Flieg and Joe Syron
Co-owners of Mape Vape Vaporwood Lounge, Vanessa Flieg and Joe Syron in front of Peat Wollaeger at in the shop.

Newly-opened Mape Vape Emporium Lounge (7213 Manchester) will hold a grand opening Saturday noon to close.

Mape Vape offers e-cig devices, accessories and juices. The shop is decorated with local, original art, including works by stencil artist, Peat Wollaeger.

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In the same block as Mape Vape, Tiny Little Monster (7207 Manchester Road) will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary. The screen printing shop has grown from its founding, two employees, to eight. They’ve added bumper stickers and also a machine that allows quick-turnaround full color printing. They hope to expand to a warehouse in spring 2015 but will keep the Maplewood storefront.

Busy monsters at Tiny Little Monster in Maplewood.
Busy monsters at Tiny Little Monster in Maplewood.