LOCK HAVEN, PA – It has been something of a retail rebirth in downtown Lock Haven over the last day or so. Not one, not two, but three new businesses opened their doors this Thursday and Friday.
First of those, Thursday evening, was Momoyo Otsu, a women’s clothing store in the former Nittany Travel location at E. Main and Grove Streets. Owners are Hanna and Jordan Stover. The store was the next step in the business progression, according to Hanna; she said the company has been operating online for two years. Plans for the storefront progressed, she said, after she had lost her job at CO2, a previously closed Lock Haven business.
The business is named after Hanna Stover’s grandmother, the late Momoyo “Peachy” Otsu. A memorial to the business namesake is located just inside the entrance to the store.
Friday morning saw two more ribbon-cuttings. The first of those was at Simone’s Bakery in the former Inspiration’s Floral Shop on E. Main Street. Owners Valerie and Ken Simone describe their business as the “quintessential small town bakery.” Valerie Simone thanked the community for its support during the ribbon-cutting.
The bakeshop includes a large variety of baked goods, from layer cakes to cupcakes, pies, cookies and pastries and virtually everything in-between. Valerie Simone said the new owners are open to suggestion and “will see what sells and respond.”
Later Friday morning the ribbon was cut at A Little Bird on N. Grove St., just off Main. Owners are Tina Newberry and Lisa Henderson. Tina Newberry said the store features “gifts that give back” to the community. She said business products are provided from local businesses, including women’s and charitable organizations; a portion of sale proceeds are returned to those operations.
Tina said A Little Bird started as an online business only, at www.alittlebirddesigns.com, but has grown to the point that a storefront was needed.
