You can call it a "sign of things to come" and a "good sign" if you are looking forward to Hobby Lobby opening at the Route 6 Mall near Honesdale. Job applications also are now being taken.

The Hobby Lobby at the Route 6 Mall opened for business Monday morning with a prayer and an eager line of customers waiting for the doors to open.

National retail giant Hobby Lobby opened a store Monday, May 12, at 9 a.m. at the former Kmart location in the Route 6 Mall just outside of Honesdale. The employees gathered out front for a group ...