Hacienda del Sol expands

CAVE CREEK – Furniture store Hacienda del Sol announced they have doubled the floor space at one of their stores and closed a second location.

The store, which sells custom, one‑of‑a‑kind furniture handmade by local artists, is located at 6140 E. Cave Creek Road. The price of furniture at Hacienda del Sol ranges in price from $10 to $10,000.

Co‑owner Shelly Ortiz said she and husband Leo opted to expand the floor space at that store from 1,000 square feet to 2,000 square feet after closing their other store located at 7003 Cave Creek Road.

The Desert Foothills couplerecentlydecided to close down the other store because her husband’s former business partners opted to leave the partnership and change venues.

Leo and Shelley Ortiz married in 2003, the same year Leo Ortiz established the business.

Penworks to hold grand opening on Nov. 4

CAREFREE – Pen maker Tony Turchetta announced his store Penworks will hold a grand opening celebration on Nov.4 at the store’s new location, 7202 E. Cave Creek Road in Carefree.

Turchetta relocated the business in late September from a 400‑square foot office in Cave Creek to a new 1,200‑square foot facility in Carefree.

“It’s gotten so big I had to expand the store,” he said.Turchetta, who has been making pens for the past five years, hopes to encourage more people to revisit handwriting in an age where computers dominate written communication.

Penworks carries 15 different brands of pens including their own brand. Prices range from $25 to $2,500.

For the grand opening, Italian pen maker Stipula has donated two pens, each valued at $250, to be raffled off on Nov. 4 and Nov.18. No purchase is necessary.