This column reported in February that Neon Pig Cafe is opening a Columbus location. That is still the plan.
And here is an update: Mitchell McCamey, co-owner of the popular Tupelo butcher shop/eatery, said they plan to open a Starkville location, too.
In fact, spots in both cities are picked out. Leases are being finalized. They will open their doors at the same time. McCamey declined to say where the locations are, though, until every detail is in place. He also did not offer when they might open. But he stressed this: “We’re coming.”
(McCamey also confirmed to The Dispatch that Neon Pig Cafe will open an Oxford location in the fall.)
Neon Pig Cafe, which opened a little more than two years ago on North Gloster Street in Tupelo, is known for its nifty sandwiches, tacos, craft beer and burgers made from north Mississippi cows and pigs.
Moving on.
A maternity store has opened in Columbus.
Today at 4 p.m. a grand opening ribbon was cut for “Mom 2 Be,” which is located at 449 Wilkins Wise Road.
The business is owned by Dr. Pamela Lacy, a local obstetrician/gynecologist, and her husband, Leroy Lacy. Pamela Lacy said it “became very frustrating to see my patients not have a local maternity store to address their needs,” so she has done something about it.
Mom 2 Be offers clothing for before and after pregnancy.
“Our main goal is to carry stylish maternity wear that is affordable and can be worn beyond nine months,” Lacy said.
The store also carries belly bands, back braces, compression socks, rattles, stuffed animals, baby carriers, baby bags, breast pumps, nursing bras, natural supplements that aid with milk production and more. Baby shower gift registry is also available.
Just around the corner from Mom 2 Be on Wilkins Wise Road is Deep South Pout, a women’s fashion store, which moved there from downtown Columbus earlier this year.
The spot Deep South Pout departed — 517 Main St. — is available for lease, according to Royce Hudspeth, a local Realtor with Rhett Real Estate.
Here’s a rundown: The building, beside City Hall, was built in 1870. In its 145-year-old life it has housed a business college, a police station and an Oddfellows Society. Gayle Guynup, a developer based in California, purchased it in 2007, and began a rehab process. There are eight apartments upstairs today. Each one is occupied.
Deep South Pout, which was located on the ground floor for about three years, actually occupied two spaces that totalled 2,800 square feet. The spaces have adjoining doors and can be rented together, or separately. Hudspeth said the spot has traditionaly housed women’s dress shops, but he believes it would be ideal for a professional, as well.
Lastly, we told you last week that Insomnia Cookie is opening a Starkville location. A corporate spokesperson for the Pennsylvania-based company who has since told us the business will open this summer. No specific date is set. The bakery — which is known for delivering cookies to your door until 3 a.m. everyday — will occupy a 1,200 square foot space at the Cotton Mill Drive shopping center. In addition to baked goods, they will serve cold milk. There will be barstools to sit on inside the eatery.
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William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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