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There are few things in life that are as nice as reuniting with an old friend.
Especially after an absence.
Lately, Tauntontonians and residents in surrounding communities have been looking forward to reuniting with one old friend in particular: Colonial Do-Nut Shop.
The beloved institution at 91 Broadway closed in 2022 after more than 70 years in business.
Since then, the iconic donut shop has sat, empty and quiet, though looking much the same as always.
Things were left just as they were on the counters, looking almost as if the space was just waiting for customers to return to their seats at the counter once more and place their orders.
Now, the wait is almost over.
Brian Levesque, co-owner of Grove Street Tavern in Taunton, and his wife Kerlin are now the co-owners of Colonial Do-Nut Shop.
And they’re working hard on making the donuts, and getting the shop reopened.
Since the news initially broke on Facebook in May, anticipation has been high.
“Right now we are targeting a mid-July opening date,” Brian Levesque said in an email to The Taunton Daily Gazette. “There are a lot of things that we need to do to get ready and we are just now starting to get fully involved with the process due to our current schedules.”
And those schedules are full.
Levesque was supposed to retire from his full-time job in mid-April, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he delayed his departure, he said.
“As of now I have shifted from full-time to a part-time basis, which will now allow me to focus more on opening Colonial. This is the biggest reason why we were not able to open as early as we originally hoped,” Levesque said.
Being a co-owner of Grove Street Tavern also demands a lot of his time, and Kerlin Levesque is also a full-time interpreter for the Bristol County Court System. Kerlin will remain in that role, in addition to assisting with the donut shop.
