La Fiesta Brava of West Point, 7223 Hwy. 45 Alt. N., will close Sept. 1. The restaurant announced its closure on social media last week.
“We will stay open until the last customer leaves,” the post reads. “… We have loved to serve you all this year and will love to continue to serve you until September 1.”
La Fiesta Brava, a family-friendly Mexican restaurant, first opened in West Point in 1998. The company added on social media “there are other factors” that may contribute to an earlier close date; however, The Dispatch did not hear back from La Fiesta by press time Wednesday.
Thank you La Fiesta for more than 20 years of chips and salsa. We enjoyed it!
We have another thrift store on the rotation in Point City! Grammy’s Consignment and Thrift, 10340 Hwy. 45 N. Alt., held its grand opening last week. Check out the new shop on the block 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday for clothes, decorations, art supplies, and more!
Moving to Caledonia, there’s a new sports photography studio open in town. Randy Francisco opened Next Stage Media studio at 760 Main St. last month. Francisco opened his production company in 2018, but as it has grown he wanted to offer a space for clients and expand his sports photography.
As of late, Next Stage Media has partnered with about 11 different schools to help promote student athletes and those in extracurricular events. Next Stage Media offers photography or videography and is open by appointment only. Reach out to Francisco at [email protected] or check out his website for more information.
“Our goal is to help promote our student athletes and promote our schools,” he said.
Moving to Starkville, we have a couple new businesses on the block.
Pam Foster opened Heavenly Hair and Head Spa late last month. The spa offers holistic scalp, hair and health treatment inspired by ancient Japanese rituals.
Foster has more than 38 years experience in the hair industry and discovered the concept for a head spa last year.
“It’s kind of like a body massage for your head, scalp and shoulders,” she said. “…I saw it a year ago on TikTok and just knew we needed something like this here.”
Clients can choose from four different treatments ranging from 60 to 90 minutes each.
Heavenly, located at 500 Russell St., Suite 19, is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays. Client slots are made by online appointment only and can be booked at vagaro.com/us04/heavenlyhairandheadspa.
We have another videographer who opened a business recently. Nate Hamblin, who has more than 25 years of experience in the video industry, opened Apothecary Creative in July. The business is home-based and provides local marketing and commercial content through visual storytelling.
“We’re a boutique handcrafted video production company,” Hamblin said. “… Apothecary Creative is all about partnering with local businesses to craft something truly unique and impactful.”
I know some Starkville folks are probably pretty excited because it appears the Walmart Supermarket updates are close to finished. Walmart will have a ribbon cutting at 8:30 a.m. Friday to celebrate the extensive renovations including parking lot, landscaping and revamping the store’s interior. Check out the new Walmart’s upgrades!
Also in town, you may see a new smoothie bowl trailer driving around lately. The Coffee Depot on Jackson Street has a new Acai Bowls smoothing trailer you can rent for your next event! You can give The Coffee Depot a call at (662) 268-3139 for more information.
See y’all next week!
Former Dispatch reporter Mary Pollitz writes weekly about interesting business news. Have a tip, send it to her at [email protected].
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