- July 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SALEM – Diana Cureton had a chance to take over a small convenience store and Mediterranean restaurant in downtown Salem a few years ago.
Cureton, who’s lived downtown for about five years, said she’s long wanted to run such a store in the downtown core, catering to residents and workers who wanted a quick bite to eat.
But she passed – the space was too big and she didn’t think enough people lived downtown for the business to be viable. The property instead became the current home of Browne’s Towne Lounge and Bar on Liberty Street.
“It wasn’t quite the right time,” she said.
Since then, Cureton has watched as more Salemites have moved downtown, filling new apartment and condo developments along Front Street.
On July 2, she and her husband James opened Munchies Market in a newly renovated space on the west end of Reed Opera House. They’re still waiting for a beer cooler to arrive, but even after two weeks in business, Cureton said she already…
