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· McCall Collective Brewing plans a May opening for its second location at 7743 Hamilton Blvd. in the Breinigsville section of Upper Macungie Township. The original brewpub is in Allentown.
· Project Paw cat cafe and thrift shop opens April 30 at 452 Northampton St., Easton. The cats in the cafe will be available for adoption. The business supports The Center for Animal Health & Welfare in Williams Township.
· McDonald’s of Coopersburg is opening at 6690 Short Drive, Upper Saucon Township, just off Route 309.
· Oley Valley Inn in Oley Township is coming back as The Riedenau House, a farm-to-table restaurant. It will serve a German menu.
· Margaritaville resort, a Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort is coming to Monroe County. Construction in Tobyhanna and Pocono townships may begin next year, with an opening in 2024 at the site of the old Pocono Manor.
· La Dolce Casa, at 16 W. Broad St. on Tamaqua’s main thoroughfare, has added La Dolce Casa Bakery and Italian Market just three doors away at 32 W. Broad St. in the former Bittner’s General Store.
· Rutter’s opens 3rd location in Berks at Route 222 and Long Lane in Maxatawny Township, north of Kutztown.
· Berks Nature opened The Rookery. The Rookery is in Angelica Creek Park, on top of the existing Nature Place structure.
· New Santiago’s Restaurant at 125 S. Third St. in Coopersburg has reopened after about a year off.
· Obsidian Tattoo & Piercing Parlor of Bethlehem has expanded to Emmaus. The 173 Main St. location is open now.
· Ocean State Job Lot, a Rhode Island-based discount store, will open at the former site of the Kmart at Shillington Plaza in Cumru Township.
· Elpedio’s Ristorante will open May 1 at the site of the Seipsville Inn in Palmer Township.
· King Wing has opened at 129 E. Third St. in south Bethlehem, serving buffalo wings, along with sandwiches.
· Royal Farms convenience store and gas station is headed to the site of the Brass Rail in Allentown on Lehigh Street.
· 3 Men & A Bagel is back open after a brief closing for surgery for the baker. The shop is located at 3350 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem.
· Wert’s Cafe is back after a brief closing following the death of owner Greg Wert.
· Vinyl Press Signs & Graphics has moved to 15 S. Second St. in Emmaus. A grand opening will be held May 5.
· Juliette Bridals by Ivana will hold a ribbon cutting May 19 at 161 Genworth Road, Pottsville.
· JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest bank in the U.S., is coming to downtown Allentown.
· The Easton Farmers’ Market will open May 7 at Scott Park along Larry Holmes Drive.
· My Sister’s Closet has relocated to the Bethlehem Village Shoppes at 3650 Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township.
· Fortunoff® Backyard Store is open at Hamiliton Crossings.
. Pocono Dessert Co. opens women owned coffee and dessert shop at 2185 PA-611 in Swiftwater
· Handmade Mystic opens crystal shop at 2 S. 4th Street in Emmaus
· Anne Baum named first president of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital
· Lashes by Gab opens location at the Promenade Shops of Saucon Valley, across from the movie theater
· Elite Salon & Suites to open at the Promenade Shops of Saucon Valley in 2022. Independent salon owners will have their own suite space within the store
