Not an ‘80s ‘Hair Band,’ but a new cafe
‘Twisted Sisters’ to open in Norris
Sisters Alecia Jackson and Katie Eslinger plan to open their business, Twisted Sister Sweets and Treats, in July in the former location of the Sweet Cafe in downtown Norris.
The new business will be called Twisted Sisters Sweets and Treats, which is also the name of a business the sisters operate out of their homes in Heiskell for bakery items that are custom ordered.
The Sweet Café, which had been in that location for about five years, closed April 16.
Jackson and Eslinger plan to open their new business sometime in July, after cleaning and repairs are completed on the building by the owner, Jackson said Monday.
“We definitely will have some presence there for Norris Day (July 4),” she said.
“When we first open, we will be just a custom-order and pickup location,” Jackson said. “Then we plan to open for coffee, muffins, cookies, and other bakery items, and eventually we will add ice cream, followed by some deli items for lunch.
“I have been doing a cake business out of my home for about 10 years,” Jackson said. “My sister began doing cookies from her home about a year ago. About six months ago we combined our businesses. She does cookies and cookie cakes, and I do cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, and candy.”
Jackson said she was “already looking for a location for our business when I heard that the Sweet Café was closing.”
“We think it’s a perfect location for us,” she said. “We already have clients in the area.”
The sisters plan to have the business open Tuesdays through Saturdays, but will be closed Sundays and Mondays, Jackson said.
“We may open for breakfast and lunch, then close about a half-hour after school gets out, and reopen for a while in the evening,” she said.
She and her sister will probably be the only people working there, at least to start, she said.
Last week, workers were inside the building, next door to the Norris post office, doing interior painting and remodeling in preparation for the opening.
“Katie and I are super excited to be joining the Norris community, and can’t wait to see what the future holds,” Jackson wrote on the sisters’ business Facebook page.