By Jeanne Duffy

BP Community Development Executive Director

Last week was an exciting week for downtown when two great assets were added to our choices in shopping.  Double Take Designs with Jackie and Jerilyn is an outstanding store featuring home décor.  Don’t be fooled by the unique items, their prices are very reasonable.

Clark’s Ice Cream Shoppe opened almost directly across from my office and freed me from the everyday frustration of going home for lunch hoping to find something besides peanut butter and jelly. Clark’s is open at 7 am for breakfast with offerings including biscuits and gravy. Lunch is healthy with top quality sandwiches of your choice and the calories you save on this, of course, entitles you to any flavor of shake you happen to crave.  Drinks are made the old fashion way, carbonated water and syrup and if you like, just add a flavor such as cherry or chocolate etc.  Just like the good old days.

The Clarks are a great family.  It’s a pleasure to just visit with them.  In addition to their menu, they have lazer products and scrapbooking.  It’s a wonderful store to just browse in and absorb the options for crafts.  As for me, I am so glad they are across the street which makes me think….a black raspberry shake sure sounds good about now.