4 Hatboro Businesses Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

HATBORO, PA —The borough's downtown district is evolving.

With plans moving forward to turn several vacant business properties on York Road into apartments with retail offerings on the first floor, Hatboro is planning for a future of businesses that will draw shoppers to the downtown.

And when they arrive, they'll maybe visit some places that have anchored themselves in the community.

Four businesses have been recognized by the Hatboro Chamber of Commerce for 10 years of service: Nonno's Bakery, Littles/John Deere of Hatboro, Amy's Pizzeria, and Cosmic Primate Tattoo.

"Congratulations for 10 years and counting," the chamber said. "Thank you for being in Hatboro and supporting Hatboro."

"They're doing very well, every one of them," said Mayor Tim Schultz, who is also the chamber's president.

Schultz said that two of the businesses —Nonno's and Amy's Pizzeria —are family-owned.

Nonno's is one of two bakeries in the borough's downtown district but offers more of a traditional Italian fare: Expressos, Cannoli, Marzipan, and other baked goods and products. The mayor said the bakery's roots come from owners who came from Brooklyn, N.Y.

He said that Little's, near the corner of York and Horsham roads, took the space occupied by Jarrett Dodge.

The mayor said that borough officials were worried about that vacant property since the site was occupied for 100 years first as a tractor business and then as a car dealership and auto repair shop.

Amy's Pizzeria is a business that replaced Quigs Pizzeria, which moved to the north end of the borough.

While Amy's Pizzeria was in the news over the past year after a customer went on a rant that went viral, the mayor said that the business is a big supporter of the borough.

"They give away pizza to everybody," Schultz said. "They're always giving pizza to borough events like the car show."

Schultz said he was very impressed with something the business "didn't have to do."

When Amy's Pizzeria received online donations from places throughout the country supporting them after the rant, the business gave it back to the community in the form of vouchers for the police and fire departments.

The mayor said that the four businesses have helped establish some continuity in a business community often criticized for having too many tattoo parlors and nail salons.

"We still have our issues," Schultz said. "But we are trending upwards."