Taylor Made Cake is opening up its second location in Starkville, y’all.
The wildly popular cake bakery in the New Hope area will open, fingers crossed, Frosted Fork by the end of July in the old Biscuit Lady shop on South Washington.
Taylor Massey, owner of the nearly 10-year-old bakery, said she’s waited for years for the stars to align and help her open a second location in her hometown of Starkville, where she graduated from Starkville High and Mississippi State.
“We have been looking at Starkville for years, and nothing has been the right place or the right time until now,” she said. “… We have a lot of customers over that way, and we are excited to meet more. It’s been nothing but positive reactions across the board, and that just lets me know that the timing is definitely now.”
Massey and her team are still working on the remodel for opening day. They’ll sell various items, including frozen casseroles, a large selection of pre-decorated cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies.
“There are so many things we want to do but clearly we can’t do them all right at the beginning,” she said.
Get ready folks, because once they announce their official opening day, I’ll be one of the first ones in line.
Also in Starkville, Mississippi State is making some food changes across campus.
After about four years, the university’s Steak ‘N Shake location is officially closed.
Regina Hyatt, vice president for MSU student affairs, confirmed the upcoming school year changes, which include the closure of the hamburger and milkshake chain and the opening of Perry Food Hall and Azalea Dining.
Happy Fourth of July, folks. As Katy Perry says, “Baby, you’re a firework.” It’s time for hot dogs, nachos, no work and fireworks. My mom used to say shooting fireworks was like lighting a $20 bill on fire and watching it burn, but my dad disagreed, and all my brothers and I have a few scars to prove it. There are several shops around the Golden Triangle to get your fix of bottle rockets, roman candles, sparklers, fountains and more.
Orbit Fireworks, locally owned and operated for more than two decades, has locations throughout the region. Columbus locations include 4005 Hwy. 45 N., 822 Alabama St. and 2892 MS-50. Starkville has two locations at 1337 Hwy. 182 W. and 14278 Hwy. 182 W. Orbit has a location at 1915 14 W. in Louisville and 16291 US 45 in Macon.
Starkville also has Get-R-Done Fireworks, located at 2215 Old Hwy. 25 while Columbus has Ninja Fireworks at 7125 Hwy. 45 N. I remember finally being able to light my own fireworks as a kid, but my parents made me follow several rules I thought were totally unnecessary at the time but kept me as safe as possible.
According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, nearly 15,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks injuries last year, with nearly 40% of those injuries being burns. Again, fireworks are fun, but making a couple of smart decisions can help you keep having fun. Don’t let kids light fireworks, keep a bucket of water and a garden hose handy, only light one firework at a time and only use fireworks while you’re sober. Celebrate and have fun this Fourth. I’ll see y’all next week.
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