Ceremonies set for May 26 at Serenity’s Beautique, 15 STEPS & Lou’s Street Food
ITHACA, NY MAY 24, 2021 — The City of Ithaca and Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) will host ceremonies on Wednesday, May 26, to celebrate three businesses in the downtown district.
The first ceremony will be held at 12 p.m. (noon), at Serenity’s Beautique, 121 S. Cayuga St., to celebrate the beauty salon’s grand opening. It will be immediately followed by a ceremony at 15 STEPS and Lou’s Street Food 171 E. State St, Center Ithaca.
Serenity’s Beautique specializes in eyelash extensions, volume touch-ups and fills eyebrow shaping, and other beautification techniques. Business owner Serenity Dixon, a licensed esthetician, provides all the services.
At 15 STEPS, the City and DIA will celebrate the gift shop’s new classroom space where folks can participate in culinary and crafting classes. Plus, 15 STEPS now features a new housewares department where shoppers can find cooking and dining wares.
Lastly, local officials will celebrate Lou’s Street Food which opened this past winter as part of the DIA’s Pop-Up Program and is now a permanent fixture in Center Ithaca. At Lou’s, you’ll find affordable, to-go lunch and dinner options — grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and occasionally specialty sausages and soups. Lou Cassaniti, a legendary vendor in the downtown community, owns and operates the cafe.
DIA Executive Director Gary Ferguson says, “We look forward to celebrating these three new businesses. All of them have made a serious commitment to our community by investing in bricks-and-mortar locations here in the heart of Downtown. They deserve our thanks, best wishes, and most of all, our patronage and support.”
For more information about downtown businesses and the community’s other offerings, visit downtownithaca.com.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Darlene M. Wilber, Communications Director
Downtown Ithaca Alliance
darlene@downtownithaca.com
ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN ITHACA ALLIANCE: The Downtown Ithaca Alliance is a not-for-profit organization charged with the revitalization, development, promotion, and management of downtown Ithaca. For more information, visit downtownithaca.com.
