The breakfast special at 605 Main Street this fall was a stuffed Pumpkin Cheesecake pancake. It was served at 7 a.m. in the room that used to be Wings on Main. A few blocks up, the old Rite Aid at 110 Main Street now has X-ray machines and an urgent care desk. At 202 Main Street, where Pondelek's Florist used to be, a trading card shop plans its grand opening this Saturday.
All three keep or plan Friday, Saturday and Sunday hours. The local holiday calendar runs from this Saturday, November 14, through Sunday, December 6, and every date on it falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, so all three are scheduled to be open each time.
Three Addresses, Three New Schedules
Here is where each new business stands this week.
| Address | Previously | Now | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 605 Main St. | Wings on Main | Gigi & Alex Restaurant | Mon to Sat 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sun 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| 110 Main St. | Rite Aid | St. Luke's Health Center–Hellertown | Care Now and X-ray: Mon to Fri 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat and Sun 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| 202 Main St. | Pondelek's Florist | T-Rex Sports Cards & Gaming | Planned Wed to Sun 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Gigi & Alex is a family restaurant run by Alejandro and Lucia Lopez. It opened in mid-September, and Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman attended the ribbon cutting. The menu covers breakfast, lunch and dinner. It mixes American comfort food with Mexican dishes, and breakfast is served all day, as The Morning Call reported ahead of the opening. Two weeks after the opening, Saucon Source wrote that customers were praising the food, the service and the attention to detail.
St. Luke's Health Center–Hellertown opened August 24. St. Luke's announcement lists family practice, urgent care, X-ray, laboratory services and occupational medicine under one roof. The lab keeps its own schedule. Saucon Source reported specimen collection hours of 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
T-Rex Sports Cards & Gaming belongs to Lower Saucon Township collector Robert Parsons. It will stock sports cards and non-sports cards, including Star Wars, Pokémon and other trading card games. WFMZ described it as the retailer's first brick-and-mortar shop. The grand opening is planned for Saturday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with giveaways.
Why the Weekend Hours Matter
Of the three, Gigi & Alex has the longest week. It opens at 7 a.m. every day and stays open until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The health center's walk-in care runs seven days, with weekend hours that end at 4 p.m. T-Rex plans to close Mondays and Tuesdays and open the other five days.
All three schedules include Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That matters because the season's local events stick to those same days. Saucon Valley's holiday events don't spread across weeknights. They fall on one Saturday, two Sundays and a Friday night, and each one sits on Main Street or within reach of it.
The Calendar, Date by Date
- Saturday, November 14. T-Rex holds its grand opening at 202 Main Street from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. That evening, Promenade Saucon Valley in Center Valley holds its Holiday Tree Lighting from 5 to 8 p.m. Santa arrives at 5, and the 40-foot tree is lit at 7. The evening also has live reindeer, carriage rides, entertainment and Snowflake Square, a market of local vendors.
- Sunday, November 22. The Saucon Valley Farmers Market holds its last day of the regular season from 9 a.m. to noon, next to the Hellertown Library and Dimmick Park at 409 Constitution Avenue.
- Friday, December 4. Hellertown's Light Up Night runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Morris J. Dimmick Park, 570 Durham Street.
- Sunday, December 6. The farmers market's Winter Holiday Market runs from 10 a.m. to noon next to the library.
The Promenade runs a longer season of its own. Photos with Santa and Snowflake Square continue through December 24, and carriage rides run through December 21.
November 14 has two events that overlap by an hour. The card shop's opening runs until 6 p.m., and the Promenade's Santa arrives at 5. Gigi & Alex is open until 9 that night, so dinner on Main Street fits after either one.
The First Weekend of December
The busiest stretch of the season comes three days apart. Light Up Night on Friday, December 4, is listed by the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber on the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber's events page. The listing promises live performances and music, hot chocolate and food trucks. Seasonal drinks for adults will be sold, and kids get hands-on holiday activities, Santa and live reindeer. There is also a holiday craft market, with cash wagon rides, cash pony rides and strolling holiday characters. The evening ends with the tree lighting ceremony.
On Sunday morning the farmers market sets up next to the library for one last market before its winter break. Some of the regular vendors and artisans will be there, and the market notes that hours are shorter than usual, from 10 a.m. to noon. The full market returns in May 2027.
The new Main Street openings fit around both events. On Friday, December 4, Gigi & Alex serves until 9 p.m., an hour after Light Up Night ends. T-Rex's planned Friday hours run until 6 p.m., an hour into Light Up Night, so an afternoon visit fits before the park events begin at 5. On Sunday, December 6, the market ends at noon. Gigi & Alex serves until 3 p.m. that day, and T-Rex's planned Sunday hours start at 11. Saturday, December 5 has no borough event on the calendar, and all three businesses are scheduled to be open.
The health center is part of the same weekend, though nobody plans around it. Care Now and X-ray are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. That includes the morning after an evening outdoors in early December.
What Else Is Taking Shape Nearby
The Promenade is still adding tenants. Its homepage is running a giveaway tied to a new restaurant in the former Bar Louie space at 2960 Center Valley Parkway. The entry period closes November 13, and the winner will be announced November 16. In Coopersburg, signs at the Station Avenue and Main Street storefront that held Coopersburg Bagels & Deli now read Brothers Tacos "Coming Soon," as Saucon Source reported in October.
The longer-term change is on Route 309. In October, Jefferson Health held a groundbreaking ceremony at W. Passer Road and Route 309, north of Coopersburg, for Lehigh Valley Hospital-Coopersburg. The plan includes an 11-bay emergency department open 24 hours a day, 10 inpatient beds and a separate health center for specialty practices. Saucon Source reported an expected opening in late 2027.
The full Saucon Valley Farmers Market returns in May 2027. Until then, December 6 is its last market on Constitution Avenue, and Gigi & Alex serves until 3 p.m. that Sunday.
Main Street storefronts changing hands affect more than one block. If you're a Hellertown or Lower Saucon homeowner wondering how this fall's openings and the Route 309 projects fit with your own plans, Bernadette Rabel would be glad to talk it through over coffee in town. Let's Connect.
