New and Improved

In the Know & On the Go

New and Improved, plus Celebrating Business Anniversaries!

If you’re opening a new Avenues business, celebrating a business anniversary, or want to showcase something new, please email us at Avenues@hoffpubs.com.

Four Corner Creative

Four Corner Creative’s move to West Reading was mainly to give owner, Kristen Demore, more work area for the wall design and custom picture framing side of her business. Seeing her current little brick building come up for rent meant she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to become part of the vibrant town she’s loved since moving to Berks County with her husband and son six years ago. With this space, a new dream developed of creating an area to connect and support local artisans. The space is currently being painted and spruced up to curate a collection of home accents and wall decor and Demore hopes to have a little retail area open to the public at least a few days per week by this summer (and always open by appointment!).

621 Franklin St West Reading www.fourcornercreative.com On instagram and facebook - @fourcornercreative

Refillable Goods LLC

Refillable Goods is a Latina-owned small business committed to providing Berks County access to ecofriendly personal care and cleaning products. They offer brands that use toxin-free ingredients and low-waste packaging. Bring your own bottle or buy one of their reusable containers to refill your liquid household goods. Owners, Paola and Jaylene, grand opening weekend is May 27-29.

611 Penn Avenue, West Reading RefillableGoods.com Social Media: @ RefillableGoods

Nonno Alby’s Mobile Catering

Nonno Alby’s new 1959 Classic Chevy truck features 3 taps equipped to serve beer or wine, as well as a wood fire pizza oven which was imported from Italy. The goal was to begin bringing a fun, mobile dining experience to clients. They can prepare fan favorites like pizza and wings, but have also introduced some new and awesome options like wood-fired s’mores straight from the pizza oven. The truck can accommodate smaller, intimate groups or large corporate groups, and events can be as casual or as fancy as clients would like - there is so much to customize! There is a team available to do custom balloon arches both around the truck and around the rest of the venue. Nonno Alby’s wants to bring the mobile catering experience to you. Direct Truck line: 610-781-2223 Email: Info@nonnoalbyswoodfire.com

Witmoyer’s Automotive

A move from Wyomissing to West Reading gave Witmoyer’s, a full-service auto repair shop established in 2011, a larger facility to best serve their customers. 230 Highland Street, West Reading 610-603-6220 www.witmoyersautomotive.com Mondays through Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Raven’s Corner Herbals and Enchantments

For the first few years, handcrafted items and other enchantments were offered mostly for clients coming in for services and classes or special events. Raven’s Corner came about in 2016 at Integrative Healing Art’s previous location when it started being open more to the public. Owner, Christina Rossi, opened her Etsy shop under that name that year. Raven’s Corner became the name for the boutique part of the studio to distinguish a difference between the services and classes’ part and the retail part of the business. When Rossi moved to her current location in 2017, she was located on the second floor. More space opened in the building in January of 2022, and she was able to take advantage of a larger boutique area and larger classroom area. A little-known fact about Raven’s Corner is that it was named after Rossi’s German Shepherd, Raven. When creating candles and other enchantments, Raven would be by Rossi’s side in a corner by my worktable. That corner became Raven’s Corner and the inspiration behind the name of the Etsy shop.

Integrative Healing Arts Studio 546 Penn Ave, West Reading 610-451-9577, Text 42828 to join the email list for updates and events. www.IntegrativeHealingArtsStudio.org/healing-boutique

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Nest Collaborative

The Nest Collaborative is a group of five yoga teachers sharing a beautiful space in West Reading above Baldwin Brass. It’s colorful, modern, spacious, light filled, and has a gorgeous view of the sky in the main classroom, The teachers offer yoga, meditation, breath work, study groups, peer groups and more.

629 Court Street, West Reading 610-763-1755 www.thenestcollaborative.com yoga@saritalindarocco.com