Quincy ice cream shop moving into expanded location
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 6 months AGO
The La Michoacana Paleteria will be moving into new – and much bigger – quarters this summer.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | February 27, 2025 2:05 AM
QUINCY — The La Michoacana Paleteria makes ice cream and frozen treats that are so popular its owners are expanding into a much bigger space.
Owner Heriberto Birrueta said demand has grown — a lot. As a result, they’ve outgrown their current location at 6 D St. SE.
“We need a bigger place,” he said.
The new building is about 17,000 square feet, said Quincy Public Works Director Carl Worley. It will have space to manufacture its ice cream bars and some tenant space. Birrueta said the tenant space will be left unfinished until next year.
The goal is to be open at the new location by early summer, Birrueta said, although there’s not a firm timeline for the completion of construction.
“We’re going to try and be ready by May or June,” he said.
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