Another Two Cousins restaurant will open near Ephrata next month.
This is the future home of a Two Cousins restaurant near Ephrata.
The Italian restaurant will be in the new Wildflower Commons shopping center along Route 322, northwest of Ephrata, at 1759 W. Main St.
The location will be the ninth Two Cousins in Lancaster County. The first Two Cousin's opened in 1977 in Mount Joy. The restaurants are also in East Petersburg, Mountville, Quarryville, Millersville, New Holland, Brownstown and Bridgeport.
The restaurants specialize in pizza, hot and cold sandwiches and subs and Italian entrees.
Columbia country store
Rays on 4th, a country store, opened two weeks ago in Columbia at 13 N. Front St.
The small retail store sells fresh produce, jarred goods, gift baskets and country crafts. Owners are Jeffrey and Emily Gofus.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Downtown candies
Downtown life will be a sweeter experience starting Friday, when Bonbonniere opens at 50 N. Queen St.
Owner Mary Ellen Kauffman, inspired by her years of living and working in New York City, said the upscale store will sell candies and cookies.
"I'm trying to bring the sensibility of a Manhattan confectionery shop here, but at Lancaster prices," she said.
Kauffman, a Lancaster resident who sells wholesale ribbon to department stores and manufacturers, will be joined at the store by her daughters Heidi and Lisa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
New at Bloomfield
A New Day, a store that offers only clothing made of natural or organic fibers, opened last month at The Shoppes at Bloomfield Village, off Lititz Pike near Lancaster Airport.
Opening the 1,800-square-foot store are Bruce Kade, a 25-year veteran of retailing, and his wife, Patti. The couple moved to the county a year ago from Westport, Conn.
A New Day carries casual, upscale sportswear for men, women, teens, pre-teens, toddlers and babies. Kade described the merchandise as stylish, comfortable and environmentally friendly.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Market changes
Existing standholders will take over empty space at downtown Central Market created by the departure of Eshs Barbecue and the Gluten-Free Bake shop, which both closed in April.
Maplehofe Dairy, which was next to the Gluten-Free Bake shop, expanded Tuesday into that spot.
Central Market manager Michael Ervin said he was still uncertain who will move into the Eshs spot across from S. Clyde Weaver, but said he knew it will be a standholder already at the market.
Rockvale openings
Strasburg Rail Road opened its retail store, Strasburg Station, June 12 at Rockvale. The store sells tickets for the Strasburg Railroad, as well as souvenirs and train-related items.
And Maurice's a young women's clothing store, will open its roughly 5,000-square-foot store in mid-July.
Snap opening sooner
Snap Fitness, a 3,000-square-foot fitness center at Main Street Center in Mount Joy, will open next month, not in September, as was previously reported.
Staff writer Chad Umble can be reached at cumble@LNPnews.com or 481-6031. What's In Store, a roundup of Lancaster County retail news, runs every other Wednesday in the New Era.
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