{"id":148974,"date":"2026-03-26T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148974\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:25:26","slug":"the-latest-lehigh-valley-business-openings-and-closings-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148974\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest Lehigh Valley business openings and closings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some of the newsworthy openings and closings across the Lehigh Valley. Know of an opening or closing that\u2019s not listed here? Email us:\u00a0retailwatch@mcall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March<\/p>\n

OPENINGS:<\/p>\n

North Street Cafe held a soft opening March 2<\/a> and a grand opening March 6 at 46 W. North St. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

StretchLab held a soft opening March 5<\/a> at 3051 William Penn Highway in Palmer Township.<\/p>\n

Nestly\u2019s Treasures Boutique opened its new storefront March 7<\/a> at the Palmer Park Mall, where it offers jackets, vests, sweaters, necklaces, bracelets, purses and sunglasses.<\/p>\n

The vintage clothing and decor store Room & Ward Vintage reopened March 7<\/a> after it relocated from 26 N. Sixth St. in Allentown to a larger space at 21 N. Seventh St.<\/p>\n

Valley Fresh Marketplace\u00a0opened March 7<\/a> at 1384 Hanover Ave. in Allentown.<\/p>\n

Norman\u2019s Hallmark\u00a0opened<\/a> at Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township<\/p>\n

A new\u00a0Wawa\u00a0opened March 12<\/a> at 1519 Whitehall Mall in Whitehall Township.<\/p>\n

Pints & Pies Pub reopened March 13<\/a> after a fire forced it close last year at 21 E. Elizabeth Ave. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Identity Coffee Co. held a ribbon cutting for its first Lehigh Valley location on March 14<\/a> at 855 S. Broadway in Wind Gap.<\/p>\n

Oasis: Community Wellbeing Hub held a grand opening open house March 21<\/a> at the ground floor of the Walnut Street Garage in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

CLOSURES:<\/p>\n

Unclaimed Freight closed March 1<\/a> at 2260 Industrial Drive in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Chick-fil-A temporarily closed March 5<\/a> for remodeling at 3750 Dryland Way in Lower Nazareth Township.<\/p>\n

La Kang Chicken & Rice closed March 9<\/a> at 15 E. Fourth St. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina held its last day of service March 13<\/a> at the Airport Shopping Center in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.<\/p>\n

The New Santiago\u2019s Restaurant and La Cocina de la Abuela announced their temporary closures March 17<\/a> after strong winds damaged their building in the 120 block of South Third St. in Coopersburg.<\/p>\n

Friendly Book Store announced its closure for March 21<\/a> at 300 W. Broad St. in Quakertown, after over 85 years in business.<\/p>\n

Weyerbacher Brewing Co. closed March 29<\/a> at 518 Bank St. in Emmaus.<\/p>\n

February<\/p>\n

OPENINGS:<\/p>\n

The salon\u00a0Jolley Beauty Co. announced it reopened Feb. 4<\/a> after it relocated from 1003 Chestnut St. in Emmaus to 21 E. Main St. in Macungie.<\/p>\n

Selena\u2019s Diner held a grand opening Feb. 5<\/a> at 242 W. Main St. in Kutztown, serving cheesesteak omelets, pancakes, eggs, bacon, French toast, sandwiches, burgers, macaroni and cheese bowls, chicken tenders and quesadillas. It previously operated as Letterman\u2019s Diner, which closed Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

Caring Hearts Clothing Closet and More held a grand opening Feb. 11<\/a> for its new location at 241 Lehigh Gap St. in Walnutport.<\/p>\n

The Bacon Strip reopened Feb. 17<\/a> at 18 N. Second St. in Coplay, about a year after a fire forced it to close.<\/p>\n

El Carbonaso Peruvian Restaurant\u00a0announced its soft opening for Feb. 19<\/a> at 2185 W. Union Blvd. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Wawa held a grand opening Feb. 26<\/a> at 3015 Lehigh St. in Allentown, where Brass Rail used to operate.<\/p>\n

Bincho-Don began a soft opening<\/a> period on Feb. 28 at the Easton Public Market in Easton, where it offers jerk chicken, braised oxtails, rice and beans, chana dal, escovitch and shrimp.\n<\/p>\n

CLOSURES:<\/p>\n

Ashley\u2019s Signature Restaurant closed until further notice Feb. 23<\/a> at 229 N. 11th St. in Easton.<\/p>\n

The Wicked Botanist\u00a0closed Feb. 28<\/a>\u00a0at 1133 Third St. in Whitehall Township.<\/p>\n

The Hive crafts market closed<\/a> at 27 E. Belvidere St. in Nazareth and Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township.<\/p>\n

Decor Home Furniture & Mattresses announced a closing sale<\/a> at 2178 W. Union Blvd. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are some of the newsworthy openings and closings across the Lehigh Valley. Know of an opening or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,60,182,436,432],"class_list":["post-148974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-business","tag-local-news","tag-retail","tag-top-stories-tmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}