Woodbury’s Ace Hardware Plans Major Expansion

The hardware store is taking over the Tropical Ballroom space; dance studio moving elsewhere in Valley Creek Mall.

By next spring, Frattallone’s Ace Hardware in Woodbury will more than double in size. “We’re spending a fortune to bring it up to our new standards,” said owner Mike Frattallone. “We’ll be able to serve the community so much better.” The hardware store, which Frattallone purchased in 1997, is planning to move into the space currently occupied by Tropical Ballroom. The expansion will allow for more product lines—Stihl tools for one—and a fresher look, he said. Tropical Ballroom is planning to move down the hall at the Valley Creek Mall. A hardware store has been at that location for decades, Frattallone said. “It needed a facelift, plain and simple,” he said. “We’re taking it from the 1970s to 2013.” The work is expected to begin in late …

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Eric Berg

11:10 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011

My guess is that whatever goes into the Borders space will be something that most of us have never thought about in a space like that (i.e. the Urgency Room in the old video store next to Barnes and Noble.) With all the retail vacancies, the trends nationwide have been for those types of uses to fill those vacancies...medical in particular. Anything that pops into my mind as far as somewhat …   more ›

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Garage Storage Galore in Woodbury

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While sitting in a lawn chair watching my kids sweep the garage, I noticed a variety of handy storage and organizational ideas my husband has incorporated into “his” outdoor space. Then I began to pay attention to the organizational habits of my neighbors. I realized that people are pretty clever and Woodbury Patch readers might benefit from this multitude of orderly inspiration. My favorite piece of garage genius is our sports equipment storage rack, an idea my husband gleaned from Handyman Magazine. (The Family Handyman is also great and available in an iPad version). The rack is a simple box made of scrap wood and mounted on the wall. The ingenious part is the bungee cords stretched across the front for easy access to any type of ball …

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