LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
The second retailer inside
the Angelina Hotel opened it doors on Saturday.
Mama Tried was previously
located on First Street downtown but owner Wanda Wesch says she wanted to be a part
of the revitalized downtown atmosphere.
Wesch says the hotel offers more space for her
business.
Officials
say residents can expect more retailers this summer.
"Downtown is alive and people are coming,
checking us out walking the streets and visiting people from out of town. Their
excited about what's going on and so I'm just looking forward to the other
tenets whenever they get here," said Wesch.
Developer Mark Hicks says
the Restoration Wine Bar will open in the hotel in early July, Thompson's grill
will re-open mid-summer and a hair salon is set to open in the hotel June 1st.
Hicks says downtown lofts are still in early development
stages.
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