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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; For Larry Newman, it&#8217;s about things like broccoli.</p><p>Executive director of the Diamond City Partnership, Newman can&#8217;t wait for the opening of the City Market and Cafe on Public Square, scheduled for May 1.</p><p>&#8220;It will be great if my wife calls and says she wants me to pick up some broccoli for dinner,&#8221; Newman said. &#8220;I&#8217;ll only have a few steps to purchase it.&#8221;</p><p>Amid an aggressive remodeling project of the former Arts Seen Gallery at 25 Public Square, City Market owner/operator Chris Cawley said the market will handle &#8220;just about everything&#8221; you would find in a supermarket.</p><p>Cawley said City Market and Cafe will have:</p><p>&#8226; Fresh vegetables and fruits</p><p>&#8226; Frozen section</p><p>&#8226; Dairy section</p><p>&#8226; Household products</p><p>&#8226; Extensive craft beer selection</p><p>&#8226; Coffee bar</p><p>&#8226; Deli counter</p><p>&#8226; Food service area with a 17-foot grill</p><p>&#8226; Bakery section</p><p>&#8226; A wide selection of meats - chicken, beef, hamburg, etc.</p><p>&#8226; Dine-in section serving typical deli fare</p><p>&#8226; Dinners to go</p><p>&#8226; All lottery services</p><p>Cawley is originally from Scranton and has worked as an accountant but decided to purchase a franchise from Convenient Food Marts and locate in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Cawley entered into a 10-year lease for the space with Humford Equities about a year ago.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been crossing that (Luzerne/Lackawanna county) line for years,&#8221; Cawley said. &#8220;And I have seen a lot of opportunity here, especially with the colleges and universities. I think the city has done a great job mixing the public and private sectors in the downtown.&#8221;</p><p>Cawley said the new 6,000 square-foot market will employ about 15 full- and part-time people and the place will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days. He said when there are special events downtown, the market will be open later.</p><p>Newman announced the imminent opening of the market at Friday&#8217;s monthly meeting of the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association.</p><p>&#8220;We are very close to having our own new downtown grocery store,&#8221; Newman said.</p><p>Newman said the market is an important addition to the downtown landscape from both a practical and symbolic standpoint.</p><p>&#8220;From a practical standpoint, it means having a place where people can purchase a fuller range of grocery items than what is currently available from other downtown merchants,&#8221; Newman said. &#8220;And to have the ability to purchase those items year round offers yet another convenience for those who work or live downtown.&#8221;</p><p>From a symbolic perspective, Newman said the arrival of a downtown grocery meets a very important milestone.</p><p>&#8220;It furthers our efforts to envision downtown Wilkes-Barre as the region&#8217;s walk-to-everything neighborhood of choice,&#8221; Newman said. &#8220;And again, people who live in downtown &#8212; and there are many more of them today than there were just three years ago &#8212; now have an option for basic grocery shopping within a five-minute walk of their residences.&#8221;</p><p>Newman said while the new downtown market doesn&#8217;t necessarily take the place of a full-service supermarket, it eliminates &#8220;the need for a whole lot of trips out of the downtown&#8221; that might otherwise need to be taken.</p><p>About 30 of the downtown organization&#8217;s 76 members attended the meeting at the Wyoming Valley Art League. One member asked Newman if he could reveal the name of a new business about to open in the former Maer&#8217;s BBQ at 50 South Main St.</p><p>&#8220;I cannot,&#8221; Newman said. &#8220;But something is coming.&#8221;</p><p>John Maday, president of the downtown group, announced plans for the upcoming St. Patrick&#8217;s Parade on March 13 and the annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 19.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Chris Cawley, owner/operator inside of what will be City Market and Cafe on Public Square, is plans to open the market May 1. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL030516citymarket-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Chris Cawley, owner/operator inside of what will be City Market and Cafe on Public Square, is plans to open the market May 1. </caption0><photoCredit0>Clark Van Orden | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Downtown Wilkes-Barre business set for May 1 debut</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

City Market and Cafe looking at May 1 opening in downtown Wilkes-Barre