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Small Business Saturday 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

European Market Brings Unique Taste to Wayne

Croatian native allows other transplants in North Jersey to enjoy Eastern European food for less.

Frank Brlajoil's store is growing. When Brlajoil, who is originally from Kosovo, opened the store a month ago with his wife, he only had a few shelves for displaying the products he sells. Now he has several. “We’re slowly getting bigger,” Brlajoil said with a smile. “A little bit at a time.” Brlajoil’s store, the European Specialty Market, sells imported foods from mostly Eastern Europenan countries including Albania, Croatia, Serbai, Macedonia, and Turkey, just to name a few. The store is located in the Mountainview section of town. “There’s a market for this kind of food,” Brlajoil said. “Normally, you’d have to go to Brooklyn or buy these products online, which can be very inexpensive to do.” Brlajoil said he’s already spoken to …

frank

3:31 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

daniel he"s not professional he got everything wrong onthe writing of European specialty market ,yeah i am the owner Frank Berlajolli i am USA / ALBANIAN NOT Croatian imigrant   more ›

Mountainview Business District Thriving Again

Area was hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene last year. Several businesses have reopened and relocated to the busy area.

About a year ago, the Mountainview business district was in bad shape. Tropical Storm Irene took its toll on the area. Several businesses flooded and were shut down, some of them for months. Grasshopper Too was closed for two months. The Crossroads Eatery, Must Love Dogs, and several businesses in the Stahl Shopping Center were shut down. Kenny Leech, the owner of Kenny’s Pit Stop, a longstanding restaurant and a fixture in the area, moved to Pequannock earlier this year because of the flooding. “I didn’t have flood insurance and my regular insurance wouldn’t pay for the repairs,” said Leech right after the restaurant opened at its new location. “I might have had to wait a year or more to open up over there. I can’t wait that long. I’ve …

Albert Andrascik

4:01 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Are you kidding. Look across the street the rest of the other strip mall is vurtailly empty. How busy it the area.   more ›

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