Tesla Celebrates Opening, Cocktail Bar Debuts: Bucks Business Brief

BUCK COUNTY, PA —The largest Tesla Showroom in Pennsylvania is celebrating its grand opening this week in Bucks County just in time for the summer driving season.

Officials gathered on Thursday to welcome the 56,000-square-foot building to Warminster located across the street from Archbishop Wood High School. It cost between $6 million and $8 million to build.

May also brought the opening of a new summer pop-up bar and eatery in downtown Doylestown.

Lula, a vibrant and fun bar officially opened at 41 East State Street featuring specialty cocktails, tequila flights, and sharable plates.

Owners Lynn and Bill Goldman are collaborating with local chef Kendall Bajek, owner of Empanada Mama and Nourish by MAMA, for the Summer Series pop-up bar and restaurant.

These are some of the stories making business news in Bucks County:

Tesla Celebrates Grand Opening of Bucks Showroom

Tesla is celebrating the opening of Pennsylvania's largest showroom and service center this week at 700 York Road in Warminster. Tesla also has stores in nearby King of Prussia, Devon, and Lawrence, N.J.

The 56,000-square-foot building sits on nine acres across the street from Archbishop Wood High School and near Street Road. The land had previously been considered by Lidl for a grocery store.

The new showroom and service center will operate from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and closed Sunday.

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Tesla is celebrating the grand opening of its first Bucks County store this week. (Dino Ciliberti/Patch)

Lula Opens In Doylestown With Cocktails, Flights And Small Bites

Lula Doylestown, the borough's newest cocktail bar and small plate eatery, has opened its doors for the summer at the former site of the Zen Den at 41 East State Street. The latest addition to the town's ever-evolving food and drink scene is a "Summer Series" collaboration between Doylestown restaurateur Kendall Bajek, the owner of Empanada Mama & Nourish by MAMA, and the building's owners, Lynn and Bill Goldman.

Lula's drink menu is the star of the show, featuring "carefully crafted" specialty drinks and
cocktails made with the freshest ingredients and with a special focus on mezcal and libélula tequila, including its summer features - Pina Marguerita and a Mezcal Old Fashioned.

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Lula has opened its doors for a summer series at 41 East State Street in Doylestown. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

Duck Donuts To Celebrate Donut Day With Free Treat

Duck Donuts, known for serving warm, made-to-order donuts, will kick off the beginnings of summer with a free classic sweet treat on National Donut Day. Guests are invited to join the party at any Duck Donuts location on Friday, June 7, for one free cinnamon sugar donut per guest, no purchase necessary, in-store only.

National Donut Day, which is traditionally celebrated on the first Friday of June, was established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to honor women who served donuts, known as “doughnut lassies,” to soldiers during World War I.

The store has locations in the Langhorne Square Shopping Center in Middletown Township and at the Shops at Valley Square in Warrington.

Guests are invited to join the party at any Duck Donuts location on Friday, June 7, for one free cinnamon sugar donut per guest

Summer Food Drive at ShopRite of Warminster

ShopRite Supermarket of Warminster and the Warrington Lions Club are teaming up for the food
collection drive to benefit Warminster Food Bank on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (rain or shine) at the ShopRite Supermarket of Warminster at 942 W. Street Rd.

The items collected will be donated to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Area residents are invited to participate and shoppers will be provided with a list of items needed at the store’s entrances.

The food drive is especially important since schools will be closing for the summer in a few weeks and that means the end of school lunches for students, organizers said.

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ShopRite of Warminster and Warrington Lions Club will host a summer food drive to benefit Warminster Food Bank on Saturday, June 1. (Warminster Food Bank)

Mentor Launches Small Business Resource Guide For Vets

Since joining SCORE eight months ago, Bucks County resident Norm Phillips has made it his mission to develop a Veterans Small Business Resource Guide which will serve as the guiding pathway for mentoring sessions with veterans.

“This is a group that is most deserving,” Phillips, of Buckingham, said of veterans. “They have made significant personal sacrifices for us, and they deserve better.”

Included in his still-evolving resource guide are SCORE webinars and courses designed specifically for veterans.

His research also led him to uncover grants and loans earmarked for veterans, along with
veteran certification available through the federal government. About one-third of the guide is
applicable for veterans only.

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Bucks County SCORE mentor Norm Phillips.