Is anything moving into Maplewood Stationers?

Glad to learn someone is moving into that space.  It has been vacant far too long.

Is there any construction inside?

Looks like it's cleared out - nothing being constructed as of yet.  I did get confirmation that a tenant was found, but they're not ready to publicly announce who it is yet.

Let me guess:   A nail salon???

Sanders NJ campaign HQ?

if they aren't ready to announce, I won't give away what I heard

but I think it's ok to tell that it doesn't duplicate any type of business currently in the village to my knowledge

ml1 said:

but I think it's ok to tell that it doesn't duplicate any type of business currently in the village to my knowledge

 Just that "Village" section or the entire township?

So it's not:

1. A bookstore
2. A nail salon
3. an optometrist
4. A bakery
5. A gift/knick knack shop
6. A self-serve frozen yogurt
7. A realtor
8. An ice cream parlor
9. An overpriced Italian restaurant 
10. A moderately-prices Italian restaurant
11. A Thai place
12. A pub
13. A Coda
14. A hair salon
15. A train station
16. A community theater
17. A Methodist church
18. An architect
19. A movie theater
20. A pizza joint
21. An indoor golf range
22. A florist
23. A paper goods/stationery store
24. A fish market
25. A grocery store
26. A bank
27. A Starbucks 
28. A coffee shop
29. A diner
30. A barber shop

Did I miss anything? That was from memory.

Your memory of the south side of Baker Street is a bit behind the times. Sadly, no more No. 23. Happily, you can add an art supplies store, a gourmet food shop and a men’s clothing boutique to your list.

There is also a shop that sells feel better products that may include hemp on Maplewood Ave and Inwood.

DaveSchmidt said:

Your memory of the south side of Baker Street is a bit behind the times. Sadly, no more No. 23. Happily, you can add an art supplies store, a gourmet food shop and a men’s clothing boutique to your list.

 What was No. 23?

I should have said art supply store instead of paper and stationery store.

mrincredible said:

 Just that "Village" section or the entire township?

So it's not:

1. A bookstore
2. A nail salon
3. an optometrist
4. A bakery
5. A gift/knick knack shop
6. A self-serve frozen yogurt
7. A realtor
8. An ice cream parlor
9. An overpriced Italian restaurant 
10. A moderately-prices Italian restaurant
11. A Thai place
12. A pub
13. A Coda
14. A hair salon
15. A train station
16. A community theater
17. A Methodist church
18. An architect
19. A movie theater
20. A pizza joint
21. An indoor golf range
22. A florist
23. A paper goods/stationery store
24. A fish market
25. A grocery store
26. A bank
27. A Starbucks 
28. A coffee shop
29. A diner
30. A barber shop

Did I miss anything? That was from memory.

 it is none of those 

ml1 said:

 it is none of those 

 Is it a post office?

mrincredible said:

 What was No. 23?

I should have said art supply store instead of paper and stationery store.

I thought your No. 23 meant Truly Yours, whose space is now the gourmet food store.

mrincredible said:

 Just that "Village" section or the entire township?

So it's not:

1. A bookstore
2. A nail salon
3. an optometrist
4. A bakery
5. A gift/knick knack shop
6. A self-serve frozen yogurt
7. A realtor
8. An ice cream parlor
9. An overpriced Italian restaurant 
10. A moderately-prices Italian restaurant
11. A Thai place
12. A pub
13. A Coda
14. A hair salon
15. A train station
16. A community theater
17. A Methodist church
18. An architect
19. A movie theater
20. A pizza joint
21. An indoor golf range
22. A florist
23. A paper goods/stationery store
24. A fish market
25. A grocery store
26. A bank
27. A Starbucks 
28. A coffee shop
29. A diner
30. A barber shop

Did I miss anything? That was from memory.

 Where is there a paper goods/stationary store in the Village?  Maplewood Stationers and Truly Yours are both gone.

A clothing store, an art supply store, a gym, an event space, and several stores selling toys can be added to the above list of current businesses in the Village.

joan_crystal said:

 Where is there a paper goods/stationary store in the Village?  Maplewood Stationers and Truly Yours are both gone.

A clothing store, an art supply store, a gym, an event space, and several stores selling toys can be added to the above list of current businesses in the Village.

I was thinking of the art supply store. They also have some stationery-type stuff.

Where's the gym? 

mrincredible said:

I was thinking of the art supply store. They also have some stationery-type stuff.

Where's the gym? 

 Where the toy shop used to be.

So, so far, Nobody has said it is not Bernie Sanders, New Jersey campaign office going in there.

mrincredible said:

 Is it a post office?

 it's an apiary/art gallery/public living room/law office

A WeWork space

Art gallery/art class space and law office are already in the Village.  The 10 birds that have resided in an apartment in the Village for many years (apiary???) are presently looking for new homes.  Would the Woodland qualify as a public living room? 

What we no longer have in the Village, besides the Stationary Store which previously occupied the space in question, is a pharmacy.  The presently vacant space would be a good location for one.

There's an M.D. on Maplewood Ave in town that consults with patients about medical marijuana (among other services).

An apiary is a domesticated bee hive. Go figure.

Joan I agree with you about the pharmacy but I don't think the market favors stand-alone pharmacies any more. They can't compete with something like CVS or Walgreen's, which operate more like a small department store. They also have much more convenient hours, whereas a small pharmacist-owned business won't be open from 8 am to 8 pm.

mrincredible said:

So, so far, Nobody has said it is not Bernie Sanders, New Jersey campaign office going in there.

A Democratic candidate spending money on a primary headquarters in Maplewood would be a very inefficient use of money.

yahooyahoo said:

A Democratic candidate spending money on a primary headquarters in Maplewood would be a very inefficient use of money.

 Maybe just a locked bin with a deposit slot for cash then. They could put it where the drive through mailbox used to be.

It's okay, ml1, I see what you did there.

Hardware store? Shoe store? German beer store with large pretzels?

joan_crystal said:

Art gallery/art class space and law office are already in the Village.  The 10 birds that have resided in an apartment in the Village for many years (apiary???) are presently looking for new homes.  Would the Woodland qualify as a public living room? 

Hi, Joan. As ridski notes above, ml1 was making sport of the kinds of ideas that were floated for the old post office building by supporters of keeping and rehabilitating it.

DaveSchmidt said:

Hi, Joan. As ridski notes above, ml1 was making sport of the kinds of ideas that were floated for the old post office building by supporters of keeping and rehabilitating it.

 blame mrincredible