The final days of downtown Penticton café and bakery Honey Toast are on the horizon.
Kristen (Fergy) Ferguson, owner of the Front Street business, says the beloved community spot will 91Ƶpermanently91Ƶ close its doors on May 26.
Honey Toast first opened at 66 Front Street in May 2022, after Ferguson oversaw operations at the Nautical Dog Café near Skaha Lake.
Inspired by the family recipes of Ferguson91Ƶs grandmother, the downtown business had become a popular spot for coffee, cakes and other treats.
The owner addressed Honey Toast91Ƶs pending closure on May 7, in a social media post, saying that she91Ƶs moving on from the bakery business and taking a 91Ƶsignificant role in a project91Ƶ that she91Ƶs been working on since the start of the pandemic.
Her words were met with an outpour of community support.
91ƵWhile this beautiful and exciting door has been opened to me, another must close,91Ƶ she wrote.
Ferguson said the Front Street location will soon have new owners.
While bringing something 91Ƶvery exciting and delicious,91Ƶ the new occupants will announce their unveiling soon, she added.
91ƵThank you for loving us and supporting us from our ventures at Nautical Dog Cafe all the way across town to Honey Toast.91Ƶ