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They sell pastries and desserts, such as

donuts, cupcakes, cakes, pies, and muffins.

The bakery’s specialties are cookies,
pumpkin pies, cakes, and donuts.

On Yelp, a website where people share

their opinions and ratings about
businesses, Dana’s has received positive

reviews. Based on the comments, Dana’s is
a friendly neighborhood bakery with great

prices. Comments from two people who
have visited the bakery include, “A dozen

donuts can be obtained for around seven
bucks, which is a bargain in my book. Their
By selling a variety of delicious treats,
donuts tend to be light and airy, and not
both Sandy's Boo Delights and Dana's
overly sweet.” (Joe K)
Bakery have been contributing to

Homewood’s economy drawing new
“Went in on a snowy Saturday, after biking
customers to the community.
past and thinking, I have no business biking

past a friendly neighborhood bakery
In the future, Simmons hopes to expand to
without stopping in.” Made the right
another site in Homewood, “ But I don’t
choice!” ( Bobby Z)
want to count my chicks before they

hatch.” He might consider passing down

the business. In his 40 years of business,

Joe says, “Economic changes have been on

a downward spiral. The only thing I’ve seen

is a couple of homes being built. In the last
five years, maybe, the Cafe. That’s one of

the newest businesses, you know, The
Everyday Cafe.” Excited about the

possibility of new businesses locating in
the community his philosophy is not to

discredit any new business and to treat

everyone with respect.