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The 7stones Day Spa, in the Elements building on Second Street, opened on April 19 and offers massage, acupuncture, facials, hair care and hand and foot therapies.

New building downtown offers restaurant, spa

Three years of construction bring services, green design, jobs to Corvallis at Elements

By: Nicholas Schram

Posted: 5/9/08

With food, relaxation and a modern look all in one place, Corvallis' new Elements building is something that students and community members are starting to notice.

Located next to the Renaissance building on the waterfront, the Elements building houses the new restaurant, Strega, and the newly opened 7stones Day Spa.

Strega is located at the top of the building and has already developed a fair reputation as a new Corvallis hot-spot.

The spa, which opened on April 19 on Second Street after nearly three years of construction, offers many services to its patrons. Lauren Kellow, the spa coordinator, outlined many such services, including massage, acupuncture, facials, hair care and hand and foot therapies.

The spa has a strong focus on holistic medicine and attempts to incorporate many aspects of this form of healing into its wide variety of services. A strong theme of earth-friendliness pervades the spa on many levels.

Deanna Carr, former massage therapist and owner of the spa, has a philosophy that revolves around respecting the earth and trying to work with it rather than against it. This is reflected in the building itself, as it is recognized as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building.

Carr specifically chose Corvallis for her spa because she felt the community had strong feelings towards green energy. Carr appreciates the progressive mindset of the OSU student body, supporting many of OSU's environmental programs, such as the OSU Biodiesel Initiative.

The 7stones Day Spa has attracted employees from a distance away. Shannon Bacon, an aesthetician and nail artist at the spa, had been working at a spa in Newport when the prospect of this spa caught her eye.

Drawn in by its "green" philosophy and wide variety of services, Bacon chose to join the crew at the 7stones Day Spa after seeing the LEED building for herself.

With a number of students already under its employment, the spa will also be offering perks to students in the near future, according to Carr. The nature of these perks is yet to be revealed.

"Students are an important demographic for us," Carr said.

Nicholas Schram

news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231