Articles by Mary Pollitz
Business moves with Mary: Big Dawgs in Starkville closing
Big Dawgs in Starkville will close by the end of this year. The barbecue and service station at 804 Old West Point Road will be open Thursday through Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. with all food products half off.
Mary Pollitz: Properties at 4300 will start hosting Sunday brunch in 2021
We are nearing the end of 2020 (add huge sigh of relief), and 2021 is already looking better.
Starting in January, Properties at 4300 will host Sunday brunches in Starkville.
Business Moves with Mary: McConnell Brothers Moving and Storage changes ownership
We have some new owners of a transit and storage business in Columbus.
Business Moves with Mary: Two new food trucks continue craze in Columbus
The food truck fad is growing strong in Columbus.
Business Moves with Mary: Golden Triangle buzzing with Black Friday deals
It’s that time of the year again.
Time to shop till you drop and make sure your wallet doesn’t pop.
Black Friday deals and specials abound in the Golden Triangle this year as we’re on the cusp of the Christmas season.
Business Moves with Mary: Coffee truck opens in Starkville
I drink so much coffee, every single cup I make — which is a lot — is almost like Deja vu.
Well now, there’s an orange coffee trailer bouncing around Starkville, and it’s definitely something I haven’t seen before.
Business Moves with Mary: New women’s boutique in Columbus opens Friday
Teachers never quit, evidently not even after they retire.
On Friday, Stephanie Studdard, who retired after more than 20 years from teaching in May, will open a women’s boutique, Bella Blu, at 427 Wilkins Wise Road.
Business Moves with Mary: Boardtown Pizza and Pints opens in Starkville
For Tyler Klaas it’s been busy lately.
He tied the knot with his wife and opened a restaurant in Starkville, all in two weeks.
“All during a pandemic and a hurricane,” he laughed.
Business Moves with Mary: Starkville gift store closes after 35 years due to COVID
COVID-19 has continued to slash the retail industry since March.
Giggleswick, a gift shop that’s stayed open for 35 years in Starkville, is among the latest casualties in the Golden Triangle.
Business Moves with Mary: Massage therapist opens spa in Columbus
If you’re stressed and “knead” to get those knots out, there’s a new place in town to help you with just that.
Business Moves with Mary: Mexican restaurant prepares for 2021 opening
Whenever I’m sitting in front of a basket of hot chips and homemade salsa, I always find myself saying “one more” after each bite.
That is the premise behind the new restaurant Uno Mas Tacos and Tequila, which plans to open in Starkville early in 2021.
Business Moves with Mary: Bowling alley expands with trampoline park
Columbus, jump on it.
Starting this weekend, kids and kids at heart can start jumping at a new trampoline park.
Business Moves with Mary: Former Fred’s, Ryan’s buildings in Columbus under contract
The former Fred’s building downtown and the old Ryan’s restaurant building on Highway 45, both in Columbus, are under contract for potential sale.
Business moves with Mary: Dave’s Tavern To-Go opens
For more than 25 years, Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern has never closed for more than a two-day stretch.
That all changed when March brought COVID-19, when the Starkville bar’s owner, Dave Hood, shuttered for more than six months.
Business Moves with Mary: Beer garden slated for October opening
Everyone has had to adapt and be flexible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sometimes you have to just go with the flow and roll with the punches in times like these.
Business Moves with Mary: Friendly City Books prepares for opening
Friendly City Books hopes to open in Columbus in November.
Emily Liner, a 2004 Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science alumna, lived in Washington, D.C., for more than a decade before deciding to move back to the Friendly City.
Business Moves with Mary: Columbus Malco prepares for September reopening
The movie theater news continues this week.
After closing temporarily in late March, the Columbus Malco is preparing for a Sept. 3 reopening date.
Business moves with Mary: Starkville movie theater prepares for opening
There are a lot of opinions concerning COVID-19; however, one thing most everyone agrees on is the immense impact it has had on the economy and business in general. Particularly speaking, movie theaters nationwide have taken a hit, closing their doors as early as March.
Business Moves with Mary: New salon opens in Starkville
Last week Sarah Dempsey opened her salon in downtown Starkville.
Business Moves with Mary: New pumpkin patch coming to Caledonia
By mid-September, there’s going to be a new pumpkin patch in Caledonia.
William Darnell of Darnell Farms, 8989 Wolfe Road, planted about eight acres of pumpkins to prepare for the inaugural Darnell Farms Pumpkin Patch.