Local smoothie bar Healthies of Hillsdale relocated earlier this month after the lease at its previous location expired. 

Sierra Cady, the owner and operator of the business since it opened in 2019, moved the smoothie bar from 77 N. Broad St. to 4 S. Howell St. on Oct. 8. The address was once home to Small Town Sweet Boutique, which closed its Hillsdale location on July 2.

“Our lease was up at the other location so I started looking around for another place,” Cady said. “We love the new space because it is bigger, and it’s nice because it’s within walking distance of a lot of the businesses downtown.”

Kierstyn Keller, a store employee, agreed with Cady that the larger space is an improvement.

“People are able to come and sit down and enjoy their shake whereas in the other building people would, a lot of times, have to come and get their shake and leave,” Keller said. “We’ve already had the opportunity to gain new customers because of the move as well.”

Cady said that another benefit of the new location is where it lies in the city. It is situated on a street with less traffic, which, according to Cady, allows people to drive up, park, and enter the building more easily.  

“We wanted to get on a slower side of town and this location is on a two-lane road that is less busy,” Cady said. 

Cady said the business moved in between business hours, and so didn’t have to disrupt normal operations. According to Keller, this was not the plan at first.

“We decided somewhere in the beginning or middle of September that we were going to move,” Keller said. “Originally we were going to have to close down for a weekend, but we were able to do it in a way that allowed us to make the shift between closing hours.”

Cady’s parents, the owners and operators of Nutrition Xtreme in Jonesville, helped with the move. Bo Arnold, an employee of Nutrition Xtreme, said she believes Cady is doing a good job managing her business.  

“She knows how to take her club and run it in a good way,” Arnold said. “She has that drive.”

Healthies of Hillsdale serves a variety of products including energizing teas, hot chocolate with protein, and blended shakes and smoothies. It is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays.