The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of the 2024 Class of Batavia Boardwalk Shops with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 10.

The cluster of tiny shops on the southeast corner of Wilson and River Streets in Batavia houses 10 independent businesses as a business incubator project of Batavia MainStreet and the City of Batavia.

The Batavia Boardwalk Shops are open Friday through Sunday. The shops and owners participating this year 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

• Since Seventy Five Supply Co., Nick DeCarlo

Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration along with Beth Walker, Batavia MainStreet executive director, and the shop owners.

Regular hours for the Batavia Boardwalk Shops are:

• Friday, 10AM-5PM

• Saturday, 9AM-5PM

• Sunday, 11AM-4PM

The businesses will remain open through December 22, 2024. Follow the Facebook page to keep up with all things Boardwalk Shops.

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