{"id":206222,"date":"2026-05-30T11:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/206222\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:16:08","slug":"the-latest-lehigh-valley-business-openings-and-closings-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/206222\/","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

May<\/p>\n

OPENINGS:<\/p>\n

HiJinx Brewing Co. opened May 1<\/a> in the former social hall of the Tatamy Fire Co. at 164 Bushkill St. in Tatamy.<\/p>\n

Tesla opened a new service center<\/a> at 955 Grape St. in Whitehall Township.<\/p>\n

Zahra reopened May 1<\/a> at 323 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. in Allentown after it closed about a year ago at the former Downtown Allentown Market.<\/p>\n

The event venue and floral shop Bloom Room Easton held a ribbon cutting May 1<\/a> at 527 Northampton St. in Easton.<\/p>\n

The Diamond Grill announced its grand opening for May 6 after a May 1<\/a> soft opening at 4330 Lehigh Drive in Lehigh Township.<\/p>\n

Tia B\u2019s Street Tacos announced its opening May 1<\/a> at 118 Northampton St. in Easton. It offers tacos, tortas, burritos, burrito sliders, bowls, quesadillas and nachos.<\/p>\n

Dollar General opened a new store<\/a> at 1328 Chestnut St. in Emmaus.<\/p>\n

Jimmy\u2019s Hot Dogs opened for a soft launch May 15<\/a> at 9 N. Third St. in Easton.<\/p>\n

Flying Spur Trail Rides opened May 16<\/a> and offers guided horseback tours from 5466 Route 145 in North Whitehall Township.<\/p>\n

Zekfraft \u2013 Curators of Taste opened May 21<\/a> at the former Richard\u2019s Drive-In at 1550 Sullivan Trail in Forks Township. The menu offers coffee, teas, smoothies, sandwiches and pastries.<\/p>\n

Nothing Bundt Cakes opened May 24<\/a> at the Northampton Crossings shopping center at 3788 Easton Nazareth Highway in Lower Nazareth Township.<\/p>\n

Mr. Bins held a grand opening May 24<\/a> at the former Big Lots in the 2300 block of Lehigh Street in Allentown.<\/p>\n

Breeze Mediterranean announced a soft opening for May 25<\/a> at 1243 W. Tilghman St. in Allentown, replacing the former Ayat restaurant and serving Mediterranean & Middle Eastern dishes.<\/p>\n

CLOSURES:<\/p>\n

J\u2019s Northampton sandwich shop announced its last day of operation for May 23<\/a> at 1830 Main St. in Northampton after it originally announced its closure for May 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April<\/p>\n

OPENINGS:<\/p>\n

Mattie\u2019s Strudel Haus opened a new physical location April 1<\/a> at the former Riverbend Community Church at 299 Industrial Drive in Upper Nazareth Township.<\/p>\n

The Proper Brewing Co. reopened April 1<\/a> under new ownership at 117 W. Broad St. in Quakertown.<\/p>\n

Sephora held a grand opening April 2<\/a> at Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township.<\/p>\n

The Nesting Box ice cream shop opened April 11<\/a> at 6299 Route 309 in Heidelberg Township.<\/p>\n

Mavis Tires & Brakes announced a grand opening event for April 11<\/a> at 178 W. Main St. in Macungie.<\/p>\n

Pro Image Sports held a grand opening April 11<\/a> at the Palmer Park Mall in Palmer Township.<\/p>\n

The bookstore Semicolon Books announced\u00a0its opening weekend\u00a0for April 11-12<\/a> at 559 Main St., Suite 007, in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Launchpad Bikes announced its opening for April 15<\/a> at 507 Northampton St. in Easton.<\/p>\n

Chapter Pink Play Cafe announced its soft opening April 15<\/a> at 1492 Main St., Suite G, in North Catasauqua, offering coffee, pastries and a play area for children.<\/p>\n

Diesel Dale\u2019s Pitstop opened April 15<\/a> at 5879 Sullivan Trail in Plainfield Township, replacing the Petey\u2019s Eatey\u2019s restaurant that closed last year.<\/p>\n

Precision Cuts Barber Shop held a ribbon cutting ceremony April 19<\/a> for its new location at 204 Line St. in Easton. It previously operated at 466 Northampton St., but closed following the\u00a0Hotel Hampton fire\u00a0in February.<\/p>\n

Circle Cafe on Main announced April 20<\/a> it had opened at 2 N. Main St. in Nazareth, where it serves coffee, iced tea, sandwiches, quiches, soups, meatloaf, deviled eggs, pasta salad and focaccia.<\/p>\n

The ZEN bar and lounge held its grand opening April 23<\/a> at The Marquis apartment building at 27 S. Third St. in Easton.<\/p>\n

Bistro 1015 held a grand opening April 25-26<\/a> at the Quakertown Farmers Market at 201 Station Road in Richland Township, Bucks County.<\/p>\n

CLOSURES:<\/p>\n

Volpe\u2019s Sports Bar closed April 5<\/a> at 501 Broad St. in Emmaus.<\/p>\n

Kabinett Wine Bar and Tucker Garage + Grocery held their final full days April 19<\/a> in the 120 block of Northampton Street in Easton.<\/p>\n

Tinto Tapas & Pasta closed April 25<\/a> at 1028 Broadway in Fountain Hill.<\/p>\n

Wren Kitchens announced it had closed<\/a> its showrooms and studios in the United States, including at the Airport Shopping Center in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.<\/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":206223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,60,182,436,432],"class_list":["post-206222","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\/206222","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=206222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}