Liberty Mall Grand Opening on July 6th – Peters Realty to Open Office
On Wednesday, July 6th, the Backer Group will celebrate the grand opening of the Liberty office of Prudential Peters Realty with a ribbon cutting and a series of presentations about the past, present and future of the Liberty Mall.
The ribbon cutting will occur promptly at 5:30 PM, with light refreshments and tours of the Liberty Mall to follow. At 6:00 PM, an informational talk on the history of Sullivan’s will occur, with special memories shared by some of those who knew it best. At 6:30 PM, a panel discussion about the construction and readiness of the Mall for business is scheduled, featuring owner Jay Backer and local construction and economic development professionals.
To round out the evening, at 7:00 PM, real estate professionals representing the property will discuss different leasing opportunities, followed by coffee and dessert.
For more information about the Liberty Mall, please contact Fran Kurpil at 845/292-6333. For more information about this event, please contact Jeremy Gorelick at 845/796-3200.
No shortage of Bakeries in Liberty
J & K Bakery on North Main Street opened on Saturday – while another bakery plans to open soon in the Liberty Square Mall (next to Cafe Yiasou) called “Bake You Happy”. We’ve seen plenty of Bakeries come and go in Liberty – and I think this brings our total count back up to 4. Good luck to these new businesses, let’s see if they have what it takes. It’s not just about the product, it’s about the people too as proven by Floyd and Bobo’s.
Word on the street is that J&K is De Filippis (Monticello & Middletown), we know their baked goods are excellent. Update: J&K is being opened by the De Filippis cookie baker, and they get their bread from De Filippis. J&K is located on North Main Street next to Lisa’s Luncheonette and the North End Bar.
(Photo: Akira Ohiso)
Wal Mart Showdown – Monticello vs Honesdale
As much as we all preach ‘shop local’ in Liberty, we can all admit that we have to make that trek to Wal Mart every once in a while. So the question arises – deal with the stress of Monticello Wal Mart or make the 45 min/hour drive to Wal Mart in Honesdale, PA.
Why am I even bringing this up? Well because I have to say that I REALLY ENJOYED shopping at the Honesdale Wal Mart. I’ve been there a few times recently, on busy and slow days. Everything is always stocked, the store in never a mess, there’s never some nasty smell when you walk in, and the employees seem to actually take their jobs seriously. I even noticed that they don’t put their video game selection behind keyed security glass.
I’ve been shopping at the Monticello Wal Mart forever. In fact I thnk we went there on opening day. You can’t avoid it, and except for one positive black friday experience I have never enjoyed shopping there. Now I can’t fault our local Wal Mart totally – this is a problem with our area in general (I accidently bumped into a gentleman in ShopRite the other day and he looked like he was going to shoot me), but there has to be some way to rise above the laziness of Sullivan County.
I just think it’s pretty bad that locals have to go so far when the goods (depending if they actually stock the shelves) are right here in Sullivan County. Where do you go? The Middletown Wal-Mart is not much better… I LOVE the Trading Post, but you still find yourself at Wal-Mart sometime. Share your experience and give your recomendation…
