Located on the corner of North Donahue Drive and West Glenn Avenue, The Goal Post has been a staple Auburn’s community for years, and now there will be a liquor store next door. Goal Post Package Store is tentatively scheduled to open in two and a half weeks. If you have driven by and noticed the building that previously was The Gourmet Tiger undergoing construction, this is why.

The floors are still covered in dust and workers can be found filing in and out every day, but new shelving extends down two long walls. It is easy to see the skeleton of the new store forming. A portion of The Goal Post has been made into a makeshift storage unit for wood and other tools, and lately it is not unusual to step over a few boxes of wine to reach for a Gatorade. But overall, the grocery store has maintained a clean shop during this transitional phase.

The liquor store is a separate business from the grocery store; however, they share owners, and now, the same space. The wall separating the spaces has been knocked down, and behind The Goal Post register, you can see the undergoing renovation. Because they must be separate business because of licensing stipulations, you will not be able to walk from inside The Goal Post to the package store. There will be separate external entrances.

This new business will be one of five other liquor stores in Auburn. These other stores include two ABC Stores, two Tiger Package stores and Tiger’s Den Package.

Mandy Fleming, an Auburn resident, is excited about the opening of Goal Post Package Store.

“I live a block away and so do many of my friends,” says Fleming. “And we’re all excited to have a liquor store on this side of town.”

If you are a Goal Post regular you can expect to see some familiar faces at Goal Post Package Store. The Goal Post manager, Clara Perry or “Ms. Clara” as she prefers to be called, will be working at the new store along with other current employees of The Goal Post.

Perry has been anxiously preparing for the opening.

“I’m here at work nearly every morning and one thing I can tell you is that I’m ready for everything to be finished and open for business,” says Perry. “There have been workers here for weeks, and they are almost done. The store should turn out really nice.”

According to one owner of The Goal Post, who chose to not be named in this article, when the conveniently located space came up for rent, they seized the opportunity.

“We own other stores in the area but The Goal Post has always been the best spot for business,” says the owner.

When Goal Post Package store opens their hours of operation will be 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday. According to the owner, the hours may extend.


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