Today is Valentine’s Day, a day when couples show their love and affection for one another by buying gifts, going to dinner, taking a trip, etc.
But if today is all about love, then perhaps we all should consider showing our appreciation and affection for those who mean something to us, especially if they are alone today.
Consider taking a friend to lunch, going to a movie together, or simply calling someone who might be feeling lonely and chatting for a while.
Grand gestures are wonderful, but sometimes it’s the smallest gestures that make all the difference in the world.
Making someone smile today would be the best Valentine’s gift you could offer!
Business Roundup
A new store has popped up by Only Options on Gornto Road. Creekside Outfitters offers men’s clothing and looks like a unique place.
The new Hibachi Grill on Baytree and the new Hibachi Express on North Ashley Street are both still in preparation mode and aren’t open yet, but both look like it could be any day now.
I noticed that the new Southwest Bank, which is hosting the Arbor Day celebration this week, is hiring now so they must be getting ever closer to opening.
There will be a Third Thursday night event this week in Hahira and they will be doing ribbon cuttings for the new coffee shop and the new Healing Arts business.
I was asked again this week about the former Hardees that are empty on St. Augustine and in Lake Park, and I still don’t have an answer. A chain restaurant that already has a couple of locations in town was supposed to take them both, but that isn’t happening anymore, so we’ll see.
And since this column is all about economic news, good and bad, there’s been a rumor going around the business community that there will be another BRAC in 2012 which might endanger Moody Air Force Base, so we went to the top authority, Parker Greene, and nope, no BRAC is planned right now and even if one comes up, Moody is about as safe as a base can be. So if you hear the rumors, please disregard them as it’s causing unnecessary panic among folks who do a lot of business with military members.
That’s about it for this week. Keep your eye out for the Best of South Georgia section soon and if there’s anything I missed, please let me know!
