The mayor of Lovers Lane: He’s chatty and charming, the neighbor everyone wants
81-year-old Vic Colon knows everyone. Just ask him.
Vic Colon waves to people inside a business along Lovers Lane during his daily walk.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
Vic Colon will tell you over and over again that he knows everyone.
That he is handsome not as handsome at 81 as he was as a young man, mind you, but still very good looking.
That he likes his hair, and that his arms are strong because he works out three days a week. That he has walked at least eight miles every day, ever since he was 65 and sold his car.
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Olympic Restaurant, 115 Delancey St.
The end of the month is nearly upon us. For several longtime Lower East Side businesses, the arrival of July this coming Tuesday, represents the end of an era. As developers rush to complete plans for the Essex Crossing mixed-use project on the former Seward Park urban renewal lots, these establishments are preparing to clear out.
As previously reported, the first phase of the nearly 2-million square foot project will be focused on three parcels: sites 1, 2 and 5. Construction is expected to begin next spring.
In preparation for demolition of existing buildings, city officials have notified three businesses and one non-profit organization that they must vacate properties by next week. They include the Olympic Restaurant (115 Delancey St.) and Jade Fountain Liquors (123 Delancey St.), the only two tenants in the mostly vacant Essex Street Market building on the south side of Delancey Street.
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Since March 2020, the region North of Boston has lost a number of beloved businesses, from retail shops and markets to restaurants and breweries. Many were forced closed due to the pandemic and never reopened, while other business owners opted to retire or take their brand exclusively online.
Though some of the places that closed their doors already have new tenants occupying the space, others remain vacant, serving as a visual reminder of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on communities throughout the region and across the nation.
Some of the surprise closures were places that had been around for decades and had an established clientele places like Angelica’s in Middleton, Cape Ann Brewing in Gloucester, Calitiri’s Italian Cuisine in Danvers and the Wenham Tea House.