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WATERTOWN — Oink, oink! The Piggly Wiggly grocery store is coming to Watertown. After the merger was completed between Tops Friendly Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32, it was believed that both Tops stores in Watertown would become Grand Union grocery stores. That’s no longer the case. The Tops in the Washington Street Plaza across the… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — The new owner of Jreck Subs remembers going after school to buy a sub three or four times a week at a Jreck sandwich shop in his hometown of Kent, Ohio. So when a friend called a couple years ago asking whether he’d ever heard of Jreck Subs — and if he’d be… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — Christin D. Filippelli wants people to feel like they’re at their home when they eat at her new Court Street restaurant. She and her business partner Jessica R. Williams are renovating the building that once housed Severance Photo at 168 Court St. to open The Eatery. She hopes people will feel The Eatery… Keep Reading
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Since it began nearly two years ago, the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the restaurant industry particularly hard. Social distancing requirements forced many restaurants to close or limit their customer capacity in the early going of the health care crisis last year. Many establishments were unable to survive and shut their doors permanently; others managed… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — A popular juice bar has relocated, a restaurant with Filipino food has landed in the city, and a family with a rich history in the local food industry has reopened a restaurant that closed at the start of pandemic. With the three new restaurants, the city’s food scene continues to change. On Bradley… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — When she and her husband opened the Wing Wagon restaurant 39 years ago, many people in the north had no idea what a chicken wing was, Mary Ann Wert remembered. “We had to teach them about them,” she recalled. Two days after she announced that she was closing the Public Square takeout restaurant,… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — After four years, the last piece of the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative is finally coming together. Michael Pierce indicated on Thursday that he and his business partner, Kenneth Bodah, have been working on their plans to redevelop the deteriorating Wind and Wire building, 75 Public Square. They received $375,000 in DRI… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Sunday marked the start of a little Watertown store’s story. It was a festive grand opening for the Little Bookstore in Watertown. There were a lot of holiday themed books on the shelves. A band played for a little while, too. Even Santa Claus made an appearance. This is the… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – The day after Black Friday is your chance to shop local. Amanda Stickel and Meaghan Strader from WatertownFirst were on 7 News This Morning to talk about the Shop Local Saturday Holiday Market. Watch the video for their interview on 7 News This Morning. The market is from 10 a.m.… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – The former Rite Aid building on State Street in Watertown will soon be home to a new Dollar Tree store. The retailer announced Thursday that it plans to open the store in early 2022. Dollar Tree stores typically employ 12 to 20 associates. The company says applicants can apply online… Keep Reading
