Leigh Mall in Columbus has announced Planet Fitness will be moving in soon.
According to Steven Goguen, an owner of the new location, Golden Triangle residents can look for the business to open Jan. 15, 2018. The fitness center will move into 18,000 square feet of renovated warehouse space beside Hobby Lobby.
Keeping with the “judgment free zone” motto of Planet Fitness, the new business will focus less on body-building and more on personal fitness. In addition to cardio equipment, the facility will offer free personal training, express workouts, hydro-massage lounges, massage chairs and salon-style tanning.
The business will offer a special pre-sale for discounted enrollment starting shortly after Thanksgiving.
Frequenters of downtown Columbus can expect several changes coming to the area soon.
Gunter and Peel Funeral Home at 903 College St. has finished renovations and will be hosting a grand re-opening Friday under the name Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home. The grand reopening will include tours from 8-11 a.m. and a ribbon cutting and reception at 9 a.m.
“The Memorial location on Second Avenue offers more traditional decor, while the Gunter and Peel location now has a more modern theme to it,” said co-manager and funeral director Hollis Peel.
The location at 124 Fifth St. S. has been vacant since Whitney Ferguson closed her dance studio this summer, with a desire to spend more time with her family. The location won’t remain empty much longer though, as Chip Gerber’s Steel Forest Furniture Company has closed the doors at 515 Main St. and will reopen on Fifth Street Friday.
Steel Forest’s former Main Street location won’t be empty for long. A new boutique named Mira Mira is planned to open there in October.
Moving to Fifth Street, Slice of Heaven’s Sweet Spot has found a home at 124 Fifth St. N. The bakery is planned to open near the end of October.
Lastly, The Biscuit Shop in Starkville is coming under new ownership. Michelle Tehan has hand-made biscuits for the shop over the last four years. She announced last week she would be saying goodbye to the shop with a week of fan-favorite biscuits.
According to The Biscuit Shop Facebook page the new owner as of Oct. 1 will be Krista Olley.
Tehan was unavailable for comment on the change of ownership.
The Biscuit Shop is open 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
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