{"id":10333,"date":"2013-08-09T11:55:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T15:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=10333"},"modified":"2013-08-09T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T15:56:32","slug":"canton-flea-market-to-reopen-saturday-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/08\/09\/canton-flea-market-to-reopen-saturday-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Canton flea market to reopen Saturday — for now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The former Fashion Craze in Canton’s University Plaza. Photo: Dale Hobson<\/p><\/div>\n

I was out sick yesterday, so I missed this story about the ongoing saga that is the Canton Flea Market in University Plaza. As you may know it’s been closed since July 26, after a fairly strange parting of ways between the market’s owner and the owner of the University Plaza. Last week the market’s vendors made a plan to deal directly with the plaza’s owner, David Muraco<\/a>, and here our story resumes.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep it quick: In a nutshell, a group of vendors from the market plan to reopen in its current spot on Saturday, with the owners of Grandma’s Kids in charge (as planned), and under a new name, “Classy Collectibles.” This according to the Watertown Daily Times<\/a>. By the way, I drove past this morning and the main change in the appearance of the plaza so far is that the parking lot is being resurfaced.<\/p>\n

Since Muraco’s not guaranteeing them their space after the end of the year, the vendors are looking for a new permanent home. One place they’ve explored is the Midtown Plaza on Miner Street (in the space that used to house the Jubilee grocery store.)<\/p>\n

Local residents and thrifty people may be aware that this shopping plaza is already home to another flea market, which opened in May (here’s a piece NCPR did on the grand opening<\/a>). But Canton Economic Development Director Linda McQuinn told the paper she doesn’t think that’s a problem: \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019d have duplication. I think you\u2019d have greater variety,\u201d McQuinn said. \u201cCommerce and competition go hand in hand. Any time you have an opportunity for commerce downtown it\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

There’s some talk of mixing a more traditional retail business with some flea market booths in a new space, as well. But the owner of the Midtown Plaza has said he won’t be able to offer the low rent vendors are receiving at University Plaza, because there’s a lot of work that needs to be done on the building. So (as always) we’ll see what happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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