We should be praising Ms Pettis-Burs for investing in this town and breathing new life into a dying Main Street not trying to run her out of town. This is what discourages business owners from buying store fronts in Nazareth. We should learn from our sister town Lower Nazareth, which is booming with corporate and private business.

Who wrote this article? Gross misspelling of Ms. Pettis-BRUSH's name. I think it would be a darned shame if Nazareth lost this business to some complainers. Main Street could be a goldmine for the town, but apparently some residents don't want that to happen.

I have been living in Bushkill Twp. for over 20 years now. My hat goes off to Ms. Pettis-Burs for her comments to the small-minded people of Nazareth. I once, temporarily parked in front of a resident home on Main St., with my young son in the car, in order to withdraw money from my ATM. The resident came out of his house and told me I was not to park there, ever again, even temporarily; as if he owned the street and sidewalk. I say, "wake up Nazareth"! Change is inevitable and most change is quite refreshing and necessary. "If" you want your town to flourish, and I cannot see why you wouldn't, then realize that more businesses like All Gussied Up need to "bring it" to the town. Kudos to the business, I will definitely be stopping in now!

This all comes as no surprise, when I first moved here 20 years ago , a main street business owner told me how difficult it is for a person not born and bred in Nazareth to do business here, it is the backwards thinking mentality that only "born and bred" Nazareth folk know the "right way" to do things , and this applies to everything! Even some of the coaches (not all, thank god there are a few sports where there are no Nazareth Alumn at the helm) at the High School follow this mindset. When I first moved here I couldn't figure out why this business district wasn't flourishing like othere small towns who have similar business district, but this is the thinking, appparently!

I've been to All Gussied Up many times and the music is not that loud at all! I'm glad that Kelly is standing her ground and not giving into the whims of close-minded people!

Here is a good question... why don't the people who are bothered by it move? Main Street is largely rental properties, so why not rent a new apartment?

In restaurants playing no music reduces the amount of money spent, while playing classical, jazz, and pop increases it. Stores are no exception either. Keep up the good work Kelly. I have visited your store a few times and music was never loud or disturbing

I also can hear the music from my house and I say "hats off to All Gussied Up"! What is wrong with you people....our town is going down the toilet!!! There are a lot more to be worried about then music and "Good Music" by the way being played during the day and early evening!!! Shame on all of you - this was a town that encouraged it's new business owners and young people! Not now....they're too worried about the police force and making fools of themselves on a daily basis! I'm so disgusted that this town could get to this level - shame on all of us!!! And just a note: if you don't like the music - wear headphones!!!!!

I had a store on Main Street several years ago. The people that rented the apartments, above the stores across the street, would park in all the metered spaces and then put quarters in them all day. It got to the point, where you couldn't park within three blocks. The council should concentrate on fixing problems such as parking and stop worrying about petty things like music. Main St. in Nazareth could be a destination, like a "small New Hope", but no one cares enough to bring it back to life. Sad.

There is some important factual information that no one has stated. There is a portion of the ordinance, Chapter 13, section 202, entitled "amplification for commercial purposes” that states " it is unlawful for any person to produce amplified sound... for commercial purposes, including advertising". This means no sound at all anytime, and this has nothing to do with decibels of sound or restriction by time of day. Ms. Pettis-Brush has been informed of this and is also aware of previous complaints to the police.

Since Ms. Pettis-Brush opened her business, several of the residents nearby have spoken with her informally to ask her to just turn down the volume, but she has rebuffed them and has stated the simplistic and naive mantra espoused by some of the posts that equate neighbors’ complaints about noise with ingratitude or ignorance of her contribution to Nazareth's economic recovery and Nazareth's need for economic survival.

The perspective on renters in her defenders’ posts is illogical. Not all residents are renters and, rental properties are also businesses which contribute to the town’s economy.

Not all people in Nazareth are small minded but there are MANY who are. I lived on main str. for many years and had drunks from the bars walk in my front door and endured many over incidents while living there. You deal with it or move on like I did. The store is only opened till 7pm and the cement trucks that regularly travel up and down main str. are way louder than the music coming from that store. The people in this town need to worry about other problems like all the heroin dealers that are killing our teenagers and how high are taxes are and the fact that we have no police force.

As far as amplified advertising pull up to the gas pump at the Valero and you will hear what amplified advertising is .

I wish People would realize the real problem in this town.
You meaning council will never have revitalization in this town till we get rid of a privately owned zoning co. As long as you have company that is making profit off the people by sending out fines and forcing people to have a zoning hearing that cost hundreds of dollars businesses will not come in. Bethlehem and Easton downtowns get it . Remember when you could go to the zoning officers house on center street ask for a permit to put a fence up and get one . I remember john habling I think his name was said to me just keep the fence off your line a few inches . Have a good day. Now it's like pulling teeth . If I knew then what I knew now I would have never opened my businesses in Nazareth . Is fighting a business over nothing worth it? Ask upper Nazareth township. I have been fighting them for over a year at Taxpayers expense. I think the supervisors last stated the cost was around $17000 and still ticking. All over zoning .WAKE UP PEOPLE!

Well Ben not all your facts are correct . But if you worried about your taxes you should go to the meetings and see what kind of thing the township spends money on. Your taxes went up 80 some percent before . Also Ben a fact that you left out . The state of Pennsylvania dept of agriculture inspected the trailer in 2008 and also in 2011 and approved it as a mobile unit. That's why they issued the license . Cause a mobile unit does not need a permit .

Kelly, keep playing the music and don't worry about the SMALL STUFF!!! I love it!!!

I am Kelly's neighbor, I own Cozze Cakes next door. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THE MUSIC INSIDE MY BUSINESS, I couldn't even hear it as I pulled my car up out front, and if I can't hear it directly next door, guess what? You can't hear it down the street.. The attacks on her and her business have been personal and unwarranted. We (the Nazareth business owners) are desperately trying to revitalize this town, but are constantly receiving resistance. Maybe I should start playing music outside too...

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I'm sorry, but there is just no way you can hear her music inside your house, it just isn't possible. She is in compliance with the sound accordance, it's time to pick a new battle. If you are so sensitive to noise maybe main st in a business district was not a wise choice of residence?

It is pretty clear that those who live near the store find the music to be a nuisance and those who have the opportunity to pass by for a couple minutes generally find it pleasing. If it was where I live, I’d do what I could to get the music off. Wake up if you think it’s just that easy to pick up and move. I guess the assumption here is that all renters are not contributing to the local economy and have no ties to where they live.
It also seems pretty clear that the store owner is quite dismissive about concerns of the local residents. I find it an interesting business model that the owners who commented here see their businesses as separate from the community and not in sync with them. Calling them crybabies. Businesses that paint themselves as saviors to the community and above cooperation with their neighbors, perhaps that is the real problem with the downtown area.
How will we survive without spray tans.