Leiby's Ice Cream House and Restaurant generated a buzz today when it announced on its Facebook page that the renovated restaurant will be open by Easter.

The management also announced that job applications are being accepted and the restaurant is working to offer some gluten-free choices.

Leiby's Restaurant closed in December 2007, after declining sales.

The eatery sold at auction on June 30, 2008, for $1.5 million, a sale conducted by Hassinger & Courtney Auctioneers of Richfield, Snyder County.

The auction was ordered by Robert Stillman, whose family bought the restaurant from its founders in 1991.

The real estate consists of 7.13 acres and a 9,000-square-foot building with seating for 225 patrons and parking for 200 vehicles.