Nearly four months after a driver crashed into St. Matthew’s House’s flagship thrift store forcing it to shutdown, the nonprofit has reopened for business in East Naples.
On Wednesday morning, hundreds of shoppers lined up outside the Airport-Pulling Road storefront, cheering and applauding as doors opened for the first time since April.
WATCH AS ST. MATTHEWS HOUSE WELCOMES CUSTOMERS BACK TO ITS FLAGSHIP STORE:
St. Matthew’s House thrift store reopens in Naples after crash forced 16-week closure
Back on April 10, deputies say a man deliberately drove his vehicle through the front of the building, smashing through glass and concrete and injuring five people. The store was forced to shut down, prompting weeks of cleanup, repairs, and permitting before operations could resume…