A month or so ago Rensselaer County - without warning demolished the historic Telegraph Building at the top of State Street. This is nothing new for Troy. Since the 1960s and 70s when Troy went through its “Urban Demolition …,” I mean “Urban Renewal Period,” hundreds of good usable commercial and residential buildings suffered […]
Happy birthday Easton Public Market! Specials, prizes highlight its fifth year.
Updated Apr 05, 2021;
When the Easton Public Market opened five year ago, there was nothing like it in the Lehigh Valley.
It was the first food hall of its kind when it opened April 15, 2016. It’s in 325 Northampton St., which formerly housed an HL Greens department store and Rader’s Dry Goods.
Five years later, the vendors plan to celebrate with specials and deals. COVID-19 makes a big gathering impossible, though.
“This has been a difficult year for all of us at the market, and we’re grateful for the vendors and customers who kept us going,” said Market District Director Megan McBride. “We can’t celebrate like we normally do just yet, but five years is a big milestone for us and we wanted to find ways of giving back to our customers and community for helping us to grow.”