The Batavia Chamber of Commerce was delighted to celebrate the opening of the 2024 Class of Batavia Boardwalk Shops with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, May 10. The cluster of tiny shops on the southeast corner of Wilson and River Streets in Batavia holds 10 independent businesses as a business incubator project of Batavia MainStreet and the City of Batavia government.
The Batavia Boardwalk Shops are regularly open Fridays through Sundays. The fifth year’s shops and their owners are Bewitching Brews, Jennifer Farley; Big Bear Sunglasses, Rick Stiles; Home & Garden Provisions, Laura Allessi; Home Run Hot Dogs and Lemonade, Joseph Orto; Jodi Mac Sweets & Treats, Jodi MacDiarmid-Nasser; Morbid Mementos, Kelly Naughton; NeighborsgridShop, Anyssa Volarath-Nerja; Scout & Gem, Stacy Miller; Seapeak Style, Grace Schultz; and Since Seventy Five Supply Co., Nick DeCarlo.
Mayor Jeffery Schielke of Batavia presided over the celebration, along with Beth Walker, Batavia MainStreet executive director, and the shop owners. Among the well-wishers were State representative Maura Hirschauer, Anthony City government of Batavia economic development manager; Lori Botterman, City government of Batavia communications manager; as well as several Batavia alderpersons. Among the large crowd were Batavia Chamber president and CEO, Margaret Perreault; Patti Anselme, Chamber special events coordinator; Shirley Mott, Chamber communications and membership coordinator; Batavia MainStreet Board members and staff; Chamber Board members and ambassadors, as well as family and friends of the shop owners.
Regular hours for the Batavia Boardwalk Shops are Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through December 22. Observers can find out the latest, including special hours or popup shops, by following their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/bataviaboardwalkshops.
— Batavia Chamber of Commerce