Happy Tuesday everyone!
Hope you had a relaxing and reflective MLKJ Day! Today we celebrate a smaller national holiday, National Popcorn Day. We sat down with the Fraizer family to learn more about their small business, Popcorn Heaven. Check out their story below. Also, because January is the month many start prioritizing fitness plans, we put together a list of over 20 local gyms for you to check out as well. Enjoy!
- Casey
FEATURES
Celebrate National Popcorn Day (TODAY) by supporting local business, Popcorn Heaven
Celebrate National Popcorn Day, January 19, by supporting the Carolina-owned small business Popcorn Heaven. In honor of the day, the store will be offering party-sized bags of popcorn for $15 (regular price $38) and small bags for just 99 cents (regular price $2.50). In addition, all online orders will receive 10% off until Jan. 21…continue reading.
Get fit in 2021 with these local gyms
Over 20 local gyms to choose from!
TALKING POINTS
Study: Indian Land will need 2 more schools within a decade [Banks/Carolina Gateway]. A new study estimates the Lancaster County School District will need a new elementary and middle school within the next decade. The study by Maryland-based TischlerBise Inc. showed how impact fees might be used to help offset some of the costs of the overwhelming growth that’s expected.
Can SC and NC residents cross the border for the COVID-19 vaccine? [Derickson/The Herald]. Residents in and around York, Lancaster, and Mecklenburg counties commonly cross the North Carolina-South Carolina border. As both states start to move ahead with vaccinating members of the general public, can residents do the same for the coronavirus vaccine? The short answer is: yes.
Second McDonald’s coming to Indian Land [Banks/Lancaster News]. It’s unknown exactly when the restaurant will open at the corner of U.S. 521 and Shelley Mullis Road.
Bed & Bark Pet Resort grand opening [Botero/Tri-W]. Bed & Bark Pet Resort is the first project completed and opened in Prescott Village. It is a high-end boarding service for dogs, cats, and small animals.
SBA Re-opening Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to all lenders on January 19 [SBA press release]. “A second round of PPP could not have come at a better time, and the SBA is making every effort to ensure small businesses have the emergency financial support they need to continuing weathering this time of uncertainty,” said SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza.
SC Mexican restaurant to open in Charlotte with signature margaritas, outdoor seating [Finley and Oyler/Charlotte Observer]. Margaritas Mexican restaurant is opening its third location in Rea Farms this summer. The restaurant featuring housemade guacamole and salsa to complement its signature margaritas is a South Carolina favorite in the RedStone development in nearby Indian Land and on U.S. 21 in Fort Mill.