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He hitchhiked to Easton in 1974 to sell bikes. His shop’s still here, but he’s now retiring.
Updated 8:16 AM;
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Tomias Hinchcliff wasn’t looking to move to Easton. And he wasn’t looking to own a bike shop.
But fate conspired on both counts 47 years ago, when he became co-owner of Genesis Bicycles in Easton.
“When we opened, I was in my teens. I don’t think that anybody ever expected Genesis to be around long,” said the 65-year-old.
He outlasted the flight of businesses and residents to the suburbs and did his small part to bring the city back to prosperity.
WATCH: Easton restaurants want YOU, to dine out on the ‘The New Weekend’
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
The Easton Main Street Initiative announced Monday a new marketing campaign to encourage support for local restaurants during the week, not just on the weekends.
“The New Weekend” aims to boost reservations and takeout mid-week, on days when restaurants traditionally aren’t as busy as on Friday and Saturday.
The Main Street Initiative, part of the Greater Easton Development Partnership, says the benefits are twofold during the continuing coronavirus crisis: Mid-week dining provides customers on nights that are typically slower for restaurants, and it spaces out customers on weekends when restaurants are limited by capacity and how many orders they can fill in that short amount of time.
Easton Main Street Initiative, a program of the Greater Easton Development Partnership nonprofit, this week is launching a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging mid-week dining as a way of supporting local restaurants as they continue to operate with reduced seating capacities and other COVID-19 restrictions.