Dave & Buster’s eyes former Circuit City space 
POSTED: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 10:24 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: entertainment, restaurants, retail
Dave & Buster’s has filed an initial application to occupy the former Circuit City space near Boise Towne Square. “We’re looking seriously,” said Fred Hennighausen, senior director of development and construction for the Dallas-based restaurant and arcade chain. “We’re working with our potential landlord to seal our deal. Internally, we’re just using that as our [...]
Idaho company premieres movie studio-on-wheels
POSTED: Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 08:38 AM PTBY: Simon Shifrin
Tags: City of Meridian, entertainment, Silverdraft
Meridian-based Silverdraft unveiled a new mobile movie studio that it expects to be used on big-time Hollywood film productions. The company, based in the old Coors warehouse on Eagle Road, brought its new “supercomputer-on-wheels” to downtown Boise for a round of media interviews on Nov. 18 before it moves the high-tech trailer to Hollywood for testing and [...]
Spending a million on rats and zombies
POSTED: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:29 AM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
Tags: City of Coeur d'Alene, entertainment, Silverwood Theme Park
Investment in business is way down in most sectors in Idaho, but at least one area received a significant jolt this fall. Silverwood Theme Park spent $1 million on fake rats, zombies, monsters, and a mountain of props to turn the park into a monthlong scary extravaganza called Scarywood. About 38,000 people spent $25 each [...]
