A local business offering yoga classes and self-care items has found a new home. The Wonderstone Gallery has reopened in the Bucktown Center, 222 E. Drinker St., Dunmore.
Owner Beth Ann Zero and her daughter, Melissa Martini, opened the Wonderstone Gallery in November 2013 at its previous location on North Blakely Street in Dunmore, according to Zero.
Since moving out of the old location that was sold and repurposed in March 2024, Zero and Martini sold their hand-knitted items and sprays at the Releafery on East Market Street in Scranton and at local events to keep their business going until they could find a new location, Zero said.
The Wonderstone Gallery reopened in its new location in the Bucktown Center last year on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29, according to Zero.
The Bucktown Center is the United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s new mixed-use building that opened last summer. The building contains 40 senior apartments and three commercial building spots. United Neighborhood Centers interviewed Zero and Martini to see if their business would be a good fit for the building, according to Zero.
When searching for a new location, Zero wanted to have a location in Dunmore, where she has been a lifelong resident. Zero said she will “always be a Dunmore girl” and “can’t picture myself anywhere else.”
Martini said she knew the commercial space available at the Bucktown Center was a good sign when she discovered the street address was 222, a special number to her since it is her birthday.
Moving into the new location “took a lot of imagination and hard work,” said Zero.
Clothing, including hand-knitted items created by Beth Ann Zero and Melissa Martini, are displayed for sale at the Wonderstone Gallery in Dunmore. (Danielle Karwaski/For The Valley Advantage)
Zero and Martini took many steps to set up the shop, including sealing the concrete and painting the walls. “It was a lot of fun to take a blank canvas and see what we can turn it into,” said Zero.
Since opening, “it has been a wild five, six weeks, but it feels like home,” said Zero.
“I like it here better,” said Martini. She said the space is improved with the building being newly constructed, and they were able to customize the space to how they wanted it. The new building is disabled accessible and has two bathrooms, according to Martini.
Local Bucktown Center apartment residents have become regular customers, according to Zero. The Wonderstone Gallery is a place “where they can pop in and socialize,” she said.
With the new location, the Wonderstone Gallery has “stepped it up in the self-care department,” said Martini. The shop works with 20 locally made and small business vendors to sell a variety of items, including incense, candles, clothing, honey, coffee, tea, books, jewelry, soap, crystals and photography.
The Wonderstone Galley also has space for customers to sit and enjoy their cup of tea and coffee.
Crystals are available for sale at the Wonderstone Gallery, 222 E. Drinker St., Dunmore. (Danielle Karwaski/For The Valley Advantage)
The store helps “get people out of the house instead of always shopping online,” said Zero. People are welcome to come into the store to ask questions about products such as crystals or get help shopping for gifts, said Zero.
The Wonderstone Galley also has a yoga studio that offers different types of classes, including beginner, vinyasa, restorative, chair and the Pulse, a Pilates and yoga fusion fitness class.
“Classes have been filling up,” said Martini. There have been people who stopped attending yoga classes when the Wonderstone Gallery closed and have now returned to classes, she said.
The return of many customers makes it feel “like we did not skip a beat and it’s been almost two years,” said Zero.
The Wonderstone Gallery also plans on hosting specialty workshops, including intention setting, yoga massage, wellness seminar, strength training, sound bath and essential oils.
The yoga studio inside the Wonderstone Gallery in Dunmore. (Danielle Karwaski/For The Valley Advantage)
For those unsure of trying a yoga class, Martini said the first step is “showing up and getting over the fear of the unknown.” The yoga instructors help to meet students at their level, according to Martini.
The classes offered at the Wonderstone Galley welcome all levels, according to Zero. “You don’t get flexible until you do yoga,” she said. She had a person attend two beginner classes and then join in on the mixed level classes.
Martini said her favorite part of the Wonderstone Galley is “the people we meet” and “the people whose lives improve with us being here.”
Moving forward, the Wonderstone Galley plans to continue adding to the yoga schedule, provide an online shopping option, work with local farmers to have a fresh produce stand, offer fresh-cut flowers for sale and start a monthly book club with spiritual and personal growth-themed books in February, according to Martini.
Zero is looking forward to having the option to enjoy coffee and tea on the patio once the weather is warm.
The Wonderstone Gallery is open Sunday, 3 to 6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The business is closed Monday.
For more information, call the Wonderstone Gallery at 570-878-3870, visit its website at thewonderstone.com or visit its Facebook page at facebook.com/TheWonderstoneGalleryLLC.
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The Wonderstone Gallery’s new home is in the Bucktown Center, 222 E. Drinker St., Dunmore. The business is open Sunday, 3 to 6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Monday.
For more information, call the Wonderstone Gallery at 570-878-3870, visit its website at thewonderstone.com or visit its Facebook page at facebook.com/TheWonderstoneGalleryLLC.