BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Hertel Avenue is bringing an assortment of businesses to the neighborhood.
Within the last six months, about a dozen new restaurants, podiatrists and even a refillery have joined this Buffalo corridor.
"Our goal is to see new and positive businesses coming here to Hertel Avenue," Hertel Business Association Vice President Salvatore Dentico said.
The new tenants are bringing new life to the avenue, so I headed out to hear the voices changing the landscape.
If you're a beer enthusiast, you can grab a cold one at Steel Leaf Brewing Company, which moved from Transit Road in Williamsville and will have its grand opening in October.
"We consistently have 6 to 8 beers on tap at any given point. We brew anything from pale ale, IPAs, sours, seltzers, stouts, porters — anything you can think of. We have food menus that consist of sandwiches, wraps. We have a pull-up window where you can come up, you can grab smoothies, coffee, sandwiches and take it to go. Take it and walk down Hertel," Co-owner Kim Paulison said.
Or perhaps you're looking for a printing shop with custom apparel, custom stickers and custom vinyl.
7 One Sticks began in a basement and moved to Hertel in April.
"I am able to take someone's graphic and reproduce it as bulk quantities of stickers and labels for them to market their business appropriately," 7 One Sticks Owner Jack Tarr said,. "My friend Nick who owns 7 One Prints, essentially a sister company of us, he does all the t-shirts and apparel manufacturing. He can take an image and mass produce it on t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags."
Or how about making your own fragrance at Koukla Cosmetics? The apothecary opened in March.
"They can expect to create their own products. That ranges from color products, so color cosmetics, to skincare, body care, custom fragrances. Everything can be tailored and personalized. It's really special so it's an experience and you can create memories with the products," Christina Sergakis said.
Here's the full list of businesses that have made Hertel Avenue their new home over the last six months, Dentico told me there is more to come.
- October House Vintage
- Cluck Cluck Moo Moo
- 7 One Sticks
- Steel Leaf Brewing Company
- Pure Podiatry
- Tees and Taps
- Koukla Cosmetics
- Clean Collective Refillery
- Loud House Buffalo
- Sana'a Cafe
- Falafel House
"On September 14th, we have a Hertel Fall Fest coming up which is hosted by Wine on Hertel and a couple of other businesses out that way. We are a sponsor of the event so we are really excited. The street will be closed between Saranac and Norwalk, which gives the safety aspect of the event and a lot of room for a lot of people to attend," Dentico added.
The Hertel Fall Fest will take place on September 14 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
