Bethlehem working to find new grocer to replace Ahart’s Market after it closes end of April
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
The city of Bethlehem is working to find a new grocery store to replace one of the Southside’s two major grocery stores, which is closing at the end of April.
For about 20 years, Ahart’s Market, 410 Montclair Ave., has been a vital source of high-quality and affordable food for residents of South Bethlehem and neighboring Fountain Hill.
News broke last week that Ahart’s would be closing, leaving South Bethlehem with C-Town Supermarket as its only full-service grocery, prompting a groundswell of community support urging the city to offer incentives to attract another grocery store.
New businesses eligible for rent relief under plan to reduce vacant Bethlehem storefronts
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
A new program aims to reduce empty storefronts in the Southside Bethlehem and Northside 2027 business corridors while financially supporting new business owners.
Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADCB), a subsidiary of Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, has launched the Commercial Lease Subsidy Program to attract new and expanding businesses to those areas.
The program provides financial support to a minimum of seven businesses during their first six months in operation. Selected businesses will receive 100% of rent payments up to $1,500 monthly for their first three months and 50% of rent payments up to $750 months for their next three months. The lease payments will be made for six consecutive months, under the program.