While one store is closing, another is opening at the Village at Newtown. Meanwhile, a local bank is celebrating its new location.
NEWTOWN, PA — A long-time fashion boutique is closing its doors in Newtown while a Pennsylvania-based bank is celebrating a grand reopening after a move across town.
Head Over Heels, which has stores in Newtown and Warrington, is closing its Newtown location next to the Nothing Bundt Cake store at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center.
Signs hanging in the window announce the going-out-of-business sale at the family-owned clothing and accessories boutique, which once boasted five stores in the Bucks-Mont area. The store carries a curated selection of trendy clothing and features the popular Brighton accessories line.
The pandemic hit the business hard, forcing it to close its stores in Skippack, North Wales and Doylestown. The owners cited forced shutdowns, occupancy restrictions, decreased foot traffic and a surge in online shopping for the closures.
While Head Over Heels is preparing to close, just a few doors down, "Love & Honey Fried Chicken" is preparing to open its doors at the former site of Halal Guys.
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The shop will be among the first suburban locations for Love & Honey Fried Chicken, which is based in Philadelphia's Fishtown section.
Love & Honey Fried Chicken will be opening in June at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center. (Jeff Werner/Patch)
Rated as the best fried chicken restaurant in Philadelphia in 2018, the eatery is known for its hand-breaded fried chicken sandwiches, its chicken tenders, chicken and waffles, 10 pack of dark meat, drumsticks, thighs, tater tots, wings, cornbread muffins, pimento cheese dip, and house-made sauces.
The new eatery will predominantly be a call-in and takeout service, although there will be a limited amount of indoor seating provided.
In other business news around Newtown, C&N Bank recently celebrated its grand reopening after relocating from one side of town to the other.
In March, the Pennsylvania-based C&N Bank opened its doors at 3 Terry Drive in the Newtown Business Commons. The new space offers a more convenient location for C&N customers and added amenities including a drive-up ATM, designated parking, two drive-up lanes, and dedicated commercial lending offices.
In May, leaders of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce were on hand to help bank leaders cut the ribbon on its new branch office.
"We're excited to welcome this trusted community bank to its new home and look forward to all the great things ahead. Best wishes to Blair Rush and team for your continued success," the chamber said in a social media post.
The bank was previously located at the Newtown Plaza at 33 Swamp Road across from Wendy's.