The Downtown Newark Partnership has been named a semi finalist for the 2011 Great American Main Street. Among the other semi finalists were: Downtown Beloit, Inc., Beloit, Wisconsin Boyne City Main Street Program, Boyne City, Michigan Durant Mian Street, Durant, Oklahoma Farmland Downtown Historic District, Farmland, Indiana Downtown Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, Florida Hobart Main Street, Continue Reading about Great American Main Street-Newark Delaware!
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Yard Sales and Flea markets!
Today I am featuring the flea market at George Wilson Center and the community Garage/Yard sales in Fairfield, Fairfield Crest, West Branch, Nottingham Green and Christianstead. The great thing about yard sales are they give you a chance to pick up something you need at a reasonable price and at the same time meet some great people. I think everyone should get out and meet some of your Continue Reading about Yard Sales and Flea markets!
Bagelmania in Suburban Plaza
Stopped by Bagelmania in Suburban Plaza for Breakfast and coffee. Bagelmania features fresh homemade bagels which are excellent. I got the egg and cheese on an everything bagel and it was great. There is nothing like a fresh bagel. Bagelmania has more than just an ordinary bagel with cream cheese, although if that is what you would like you can definitely get it here. They also feature Continue Reading about Bagelmania in Suburban Plaza
Homegrown Cafe Main Street
I went to Homegrown cafe to get Jess and I a quick meal for carryout. We usually will eat in when we go to homegrown and the service is excellent, but tonight was a carryout. We both got the Tomato Gazpacho, which was good and very spicy. Jess got a veggie burger and I got a Georgia Peach wrap which was excellent. Homegrown has been on Main Street for about 10 years now, if my memory is Continue Reading about Homegrown Cafe Main Street
Panera Bread
Today, I went to Panera Bread for a quick soup and sandwich combo. I got the Black Bean Soup and Tomato Mozzarella Panini, and it was great. Panera Bread was started in 1981 as a company called Au Bon Pain Co, a company with locations along the east coast. In 1993, they purchased the St. Louis Bread Company a chain of about 20 stores and re-staged and ultimately renamed the chain to Panera Continue Reading about Panera Bread
Bings Bakery for “Cupcakes for a Cause”
Today we stopped by Bings Bakery on Main Street. Bings was founded in 1946 by Russell and Selina Bing and has been serving the Newark community since that time. In 2005, Tom and Carla Guzzi became owners of Bings. Tom was a baker at Bings for the 10 years leading up to his ownership. Bings has a variety of pastries and cakes available, here is the list of products available. This was a great Continue Reading about Bings Bakery for “Cupcakes for a Cause”
Jake’s Hamburgers
Last night, we visited the original Jake's Hamburgers which is changing their name to Jake's Wayback Burgers.Jake's was started at the location on RT 273 in Newark back in 1991. There are currently over 20 Jake's with plans for over 20 more, and it all started right here in Newark, Delaware. We stopped by for dinner and Jess got a double cheeseburger and chocolate milkshake and I got the garden Continue Reading about Jake’s Hamburgers
Catherine Rooney’s Main Street
Catherine Rooney's has been in Wilmington for several years, but just recently opened in Newark, DE. We stopped by last night for dinner at around 6:30, and it was busy for Wednesday night. We waited around 20 minutes for a table, but it was worth the wait! Catherine Rooney's was named for the owners mothers, Catherine McCoy and Gerry Rooney-Hudecheck. I have been to the Wilmington Continue Reading about Catherine Rooney’s Main Street