The Country Cupboard & Nature Run Wood Works Celebrates Ribbon Cutting in Laughlintown, PA The old general store in Laughlintown has been brought back to life as The Country Cupboard & Nature Run Wood Works. Business owners, Kathy & Chuck Moore, celebrated their Grand Opening with a special ribbon cutting last evening with a mass of family and friends along … Continue reading
Over the past two years, The Progress Fund has worked to save and reopen an important local landmark. Built circa 1873, this old country store is at the commercial center of the Village of Laughlintown along Route 30 in eastern Westmoreland County, PA. It has stood vacant for the last 16 years, in a “Catch 22” of preservation restrictions, zoning … Continue reading
The demand for overnight accommodations along the Great Allegheny Passage is growing at an accelerating pace. Ten years ago, Bright Morning B&B, in West Newton, opened with only 1 room. In 2013, with our help, they expanded by purchasing and rehabilitating the vacant house next door. Continue reading
The spruced-up and ready-to-occupy former Riverside Lounge was opened to public view on October 28 and the response was good. The former tavern at 101 S. Water Street drew some local interest and some new ideas from people who inspected the space that has been remodeled for new uses, said William Prince, Manager of the Trail Town Program operated by The Progress Fund. Continue reading
The Progress Fund is looking for entrepreneurs interested in renting the 2,500 square foot first floor, or buying the entire 5,000 square foot two-story building and one half acre parcel on which it sits along the east bank of the Youghiogheny River. The bui101 South Water Streetlding has been renovated into a “vanilla box” which is ready to be leased. “It’s a blank slate. It’s a huge transformation,” from its previous life as a tavern, says William Prince, Manager of The Progress Fund’s Trail Town Program. Continue reading
The second phase of renovations to the former Riverside Lounge along South Water Street in West Newton should begin this week, with extensive renovations planned for the interior of the two-story brick building to make it suitable for leasing this fall, the Greensburg-based nonprofit owner said. Continue reading
