Sweet Tides to reopen Thursday

After being delayed one week and one day to reopen, Sweet Tides will again welcome customers on Thursday.

The bakery has been closed since early March to expand its storefront and offer specialty coffees in a café atmosphere.

Due to a backlog in permitting through the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, it was unknown how long the business would be delayed in reopening.

Owner Shawna Buness posted on Facebook last week that the permits were approved the day after a Sentinel story reported she didn’t know if it would take a week or month to get the permits.

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