SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) – Halloween marks one year since Kelly Square in downtown Sherman was heavily damaged by fire.
Since that Halloween night, the businesses inside have left looking for other ways to stay afloat.
“The challenge has been letting people know that we’re here again,” said Beth Ward, co-owner of Wolverine Comics. “We’ve re-opened.”
Beth Ward wasn’t sure she’d say those words again after the fire at Kelly Square created significant smoke damage to her comic store.
“We had retired and opened the Kelly Square store with everything we had,” said Ward.
Other businesses, like Fulbelli’s never fully reopened.
T.J. LaRosa is the owner of Kelly square and Fulbelli’s restaurant, which turned to wine dinners and selling cakes and pies over the last year.
“It’s been a struggle,” said LaRosa. “You know, obviously, without having an operating restaurant, day to day, coming in, and working. Believe it or…
