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Dinosaurs, sculptures and high-wire bicycles are far from the only cool things to be found on Mountain Road Northwest at the edge of Old Town.

And the street seems to be getting more chic by the minute.

Take, for example, New Mexico Tea Company and its ultrahip owner, David Edwards.

Edwards knows just about everything there is to know about tea, and he's more than happy to share that information. His shop, 1131 Mountain Road N.W., sells nothing but the best varieties - try the blueberry rooibos - as well as high-quality incense, sleek pots and local art. (He'd love it, by the way, if local artists wanted to sell their teapots there, too.)

What he doesn't do is sell the tea by the cup. He wants you to enjoy it all at home.

For more information, you can call 962-2137.

Across the street from the tea shop used to be an old store called Sunshine Market. It's been out of operation for a while, but the building is historic and special to the neighborhood.

That's the very reason developer Sean Gilligan is renovating the area. (Gilligan also owns the building New Mexico Tea Company is in.)

In the old market building will go the Sunshine Cafe, owned by Marilyn Keller. Former Artichoke Cafe sous chef Scott Downs will be on hand as well. The two will provide house-roasted deli meats, bakery goods and meals to go. The cafe will also serve as a market, Keller tells us, and will sell beer and wine.

Keller says the cafe should open in March or early April. (Part of the renovation includes a new laundromat, attached to the cafe.)

She says she's excited to be a part of the renovation of the area.

"It's certainly on a route many people go by to and from into town," she says. "It's nice not to have to go to a big store all the time. It's nice to go down a block and get a quart of milk and a sandwich."

She says Downs was crucial in developing the idea for the cafe.

"He's bringing his fine-dining concept - they are going to be great sandwiches," she says. "It's a limited menu, but whatever is there will be good."

Switching sections of the city, we have good news for Uptown shoppers.

Coronado Center has extended its weekend hours.

On Fridays now, the mall will be open one hour later, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturdays, it's open two hours earlier and one hour later, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Spokeswoman Mae Jeanne Rescinet says a recent survey by Coronado's owner, General Growth Properties, found 65 percent of shoppers want extended hours.