Amanda was honored people thought the eatery would be a good addition to the growing downtown community - a community she supported and loved - but wasnвЂ™t sure about the move rightДЄway. While itвЂ™s a lot of responsibility, itвЂ™s a burden she enjoys bearing, Amanda said, adding she wouldnвЂ™t trade the schedule flexibility for anything.ДЄfter two successful seasons of The Ice Cream Stand at the original location, she started getting offers to open in downtown Syracuse.

вЂњWhen you grow up with that kind of experience and thatвЂ™s what youвЂ™re seeing, itвЂ™s pretty powerful, from a lot of different perspectives,вЂќ she said. Coming from a family of business owners, Amanda always expected to eventually run her own business. But then, she had an opportunity to open The Ice Cream Stand at its original North Syracuse location. When she initially moved back to Syracuse, Amanda hadnвЂ™t expected to stay. Water St., giving Amanda, her employees and her customers a year-round view of Clinton Square. Now, a few years later, the entrepreneur calls downtown home and recently opened The Ice Cream Stand at 200 W. вЂњIt was a great place to just collect my thoughts and be, with everything else that was going on - with the transition, moving back home and figuring out whatвЂ™s next.вЂќ вЂњThereвЂ™s obviously something really beautiful, but there was something about the space that was so peaceful to me,вЂќ she said. She wasnвЂ™t sure of her next step, but found herself drawn to that area. About three years ago, Central New York native Amanda Hughes discovered a new favorite spot in her hometown: Clinton Square.ДЄmanda had returned home after attending college at Duke University and earning an MBA in marketing from LIU Brooklyn.

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