BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The long-awaited Bethlehem Co-op Market grocery store might not open in 2025.
The co-op’s board provided an update on the project during its regular meeting on Monday night, which was open to the public with in-person and virtual attendance options.
The full-service brick-and-mortar grocery store at 250 E. Broad St. was first announced in 2021. Ground was broken at the site the following year. But the project has had to contend with several challenges since then, including funding complexities tied to a $2.9 million federal grant, as well as rising construction costs, which have delayed the planned opening again and again…