What's in Store?
What's in Store?
Comings and goings in downtown Millburn; merchants hopeful that new businesses mean things are looking up.
Editor's note: This is the first in a series about Millburn and Short Hills businesses called What's in Store. Check back tomorrow for a story on the restaurant opening up this fall at the Short Hills Train Station. The recession and a high unemployment rate in the last few years have been tough on businesses everywhere and downtown Millburn is no exception. But despite the loss of numerous businesses and the nagging feeling among some residents that too many stores have closed leaving empty storefronts, several new stores have recently opened up and new ones like Red Mango frozen yogurt and Flywheel Sports indoor cycling gym are on the way. “Shops come and go. Some make it some don’t. That’s the nature of downtown,” says Peter Nalitt, a …
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Carole Balin
7:46 am on Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Thank goodness for small town life -- an antidote to crowded malls, impersonal chain stores and unfamiliar watering holes. Growing up in the suburbs of Boston taught me the value of hometown shops with friendly faces and open arms. Rock on, Millburn! more ›