A flurry of activity on Main Street is typical during the shoulder seasons as businesses open, close and relocate. The activity has not slowed down this year, however, with a new business opening just last Saturday.

Jiberish Vault

Jiberish is a street wear, or “soft goods,” company that designs fashions catering to snowboarders and skateboarders. The company began in Denver, Colo., and opened its second retail store in Park City at 314 Main Street on Aug. 6.

According to Gabe Anderson with Jiberish, the company sells wholesale to about 100 retailers in 16 countries. It would like to open more flagship stores and chose Park City for its second location because of its prestige within the snow sports community.

The original Denver store is known as Jiberish LoHi after the Lower Highlands neighborhood it is located within. Anderson said the Park City store was named “Vault” paying tribute to the riches dug out of the mountains during the mining days.

Anderson said he was feeling good about their choice of location on the morning of the store’s opening. A line of 15 to 20 customers was waiting for doors to open at 11 a.m. some of whom had been waiting since 9 a.m. and the whole first hour of business was hectic. It ended as one of the company’s highest retail sales days ever, he said.

314 Main Street was formerly home to the Village Candy Shoppe for several years and was the new location of Village Keepsakes briefly.

Anderson said Jiberish hired a firm to gut the space, raise the ceilings and install wood floors and custom cabinetry.

“It came out really nice; there are pictures on our website,” he said.

To learn more visit www.jiberish.com .

Leonardo’s Finest Cuisine

One restaurant that did open during the shoulder season inconspicuously took over the space vacated by Shabu in the Main Street Mall.

Located on the third floor of 333 Main Street from The Sidecar, Leonardo’s Finest Cuisine is now open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, said owner Ricardo Tola.

The restaurant’s menu has Italian, French, American and Caribbean cuisine, he said. So far, the Argentinean-style churrasco steak has been popular, he said.

He and his chef are both originally from Ecuador, and opened the restaurant because they share an interest in promoting good nutrition with fresh ingredients, he said. Through quality food service, Tola said he expects to be successful.

He chose the Main Street Mall because he is from a mountain town in Ecuador and loves Park City’s mountains. He would like to wait out the mall’s renovation and move back in as a permanent tenant once it’s complete, he said.

Agio

The developers of the building at 260 Main Street just down from the Wasatch Brew Pub recently gave the building a name, labeling it “Agio.”

It is not a new business; the Silverado jewelry and accessories store is still the street-level tenant.

Rob McGarey, one of the owners of Southwest Retail Group, which owns the building, said the branding will help sell the two penthouses above the jewelry store when they go on the market next month.

The penthouses are each three-levels with three bedrooms and have big windows and decks. Contractors are working on the interiors now, and Brad Jensen with Summit Sotheby’s International Realty has been contracted to market the units once completed.

The basement is a covered garage for the tenants with an elevator going up to the units. Silverado is the only retail space, McGarey explained.

He said he chose the name Agio because it communicates the luxury brand of the project.