Candy Corner (105 Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg)

Something sweet is coming to Crystal Street, and a pre-holiday deal is waiting on North 9th.

A "Coming Soon!" poster for a candy shop called Candy Corner is now up in the window at 105 Crystal Street. That's the old East Stroudsburg Hardware building, which was damaged by a lightning-sparked fire in September 2023.

The poster shows a three-story storefront trimmed in lights, with striped awnings and windows full of giant swirl lollipops and a candy-cane carousel horse. We don't know yet whether that's the finished look or just a sweet dream, but the inside is further along than the poster lets on. When we peeked in on Sunday, the walls were painted and the counters were built, and the place looked ready to be stocked. No opening date has been announced. It's the latest piece of a broader comeback for downtown East Stroudsburg's Crystal Street, which already has Rare & Rye steakhouse inside the renovated, historic Lackawanna Hotel, plus Bib's Ribs over on Washington Street. We'll pass along details as soon as we have them. If you're reading on Substack, see the pic below! If not, head over to monroeunfiltered.substack.com.