Leiby's Restaurant, Route 309, outside Tamaqua, is reportedly reopening under new ownership.
According to the restaurant's web site, the following was posted "It's the news everyone has been waiting to hear: We are very proud to announce the re-opening of Leiby's Ice Cream House & Restaurant later this year under family ownership. Following over a year of planning, a member of the Leiby family will renovate and then reopen, restoring to the community a family restaurant while satisfying the region's love for the famous local ice cream. You can look forward to the same home-style cooking and friendly, clean environment that you remember from years past."
Leiby's Restaurant closed in December 2007.