Open for business

, but the brand he represents marches onward.

With a smell of fresh paint still lingering in the air, the new McDonald's store on West Ridge Pike in Limerick opened at 11:00am today.

Equipped with two drive-through lanes, the restaurant is open for business 24 hours a day. By noon today, about two dozen customers had found their way to the register, but larger crowds seem sure to follow.

Perhaps to the disappointment of some local stay-home parents, there are no playground facilities at the restaurant.

The store is owned by John and Lynn Shellenberger of Chester Springs (pictured), who also own the McDonald's restaurants in Royersford and in Phoenixville.