Second Colfax Mercantile, "The Lief" to open

COLFAX — A second Colfax Mercantile is to open Oct. 10 on Main Street after a so-called "soft opening" Tuesday.

Located in the former "Bully For You" building, 13 vendors will start it, to be named "The Lief" – after the giraffe that graced Bully For You.

Val Gregory and Allie Cofer will run it as a private business, two of the instigaters of the Colfax Mercantile, which was started last summer as part of the Colfax Downtown Association. It separated from the association recently.

The Lief, which already has a full waiting list, will feature businesses with names such as Pick-a-Pepper (salsa),...