The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

By Sarah Brown

Lebanon Local

Despite the pandemic and the tenacity of the COVID-19 virus to linger and disrupt business, some new businesses still managed to pop up like stubborn flowers in rocky terrain; and what interesting flowers they are.

Here's a peek at some of Lebanon's newest businesses and the people who run them.

Cafe Rock, 80 E. Ash St.

Remember the story of "Stone Soup," wherein a hungry traveler heats a pot of water and places a stone inside? Curious villagers begin sharing bits of food to improve the soup's flavor until, in the end, there's a pot big enough to share with the...