Cocoplum Village Shops open with a bang
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
Crystal Alcantar, 10, and Kayle Truran, 10, both Cranberry Elementary School students, had their faces painted and checked out the other fun things to do Saturday at the grand opening of the Cocoplum Village Shops in North Port.
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
Hundreds of people lined up to get food complements of Panera Bread in North Port Saturday during the Cocoplum Village Shops grand opening celebration.
NORTH PORT — It took seven years, five groups of commissioners, a lot of patience and teamwork, but the Cocoplum Village Shops opening signified a partnership among developers, the city and the community.
Those were the thoughts from City Commissioners Linda Yates and Tom Jones Saturday while speaking to hundreds of residents who gathered for free goodies and fun during the four-hour grand-opening celebration.
