Dec 3, 2014

Locally Owned Candy Store Opens Up a Sweet Spot Near CampusBy Haley WisniewskiPointParkGlobe.com

Pittsburgh, PA – Having a big sweet tooth and vacant business space, Pittsburgh native Jon Weston decided to take his love for candy to the next level by investing in his own business, Katie’s Kandy, four years ago.

Today, Weston is working at his fourth and biggest Katie’s Kandy store filled with treats from around the world, nostalgic candies, bulk candy and a soon-to-be opened frozen yogurt section, and it is only two buildings down from Point Park’s library.

“This was the #1 spot that we were looking for since day one… And this is what is so cool about being so close to a school and Downtown: you get the lunch crowd which is the office people, and then [the students] keep me busy at night,” Weston said.

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