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Construction is nearing completion on the Culver's frozen custard and burger restaurant on Ladson Road in Ladson. An opening is set for Aug. 29. It's the second location for the restaurant chain in the Charleston area. The first opened in 2019 on U.S. Highway 17A between Summerville and Goose Creek. Warren L. Wise/Staff
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HomeGoods plans to open Aug. 18 in the new Cedar Grove Shopping Center on Dorchester Road in North Charleston. Warren L. Wise/Staff
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Pasture & Grain, a new restaurant in Mount Pleasant, officially opens Aug. 19 at 1701 Shoremeade Road in Indigo Square Shopping Center off U.S. Highway 17. Warren L. Wise/Staff
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New restaurant Pasture & Grain ready to serve diners in Mount Pleasant
Warren Wise
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A new frozen custard and burger restaurant soon will welcome customers in Ladson, and a home decor store is opening in a new shopping center in North Charleston.
Culver'splans to open at 10 a.m. Aug. 29 at 3848 Ladson Road next toGilligan's Seafood Restaurant, according toMarilyn Knox, the franchise owner who opened the first Charleston-area Culver's in 2019 on U.S. Highway 17A in Berkeley County.
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The location also includes a drive-thru and patio, where live music will be available on opening evening and possibly once a week, Knox said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m. opening day.
Culver's specializes in its signature ButterBurgers and frozen custard. It also offers other meat sandwiches along with sides and salads.
The planned Culver's is a few miles north of competitorFreddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, which opened last fall at 4540 Ladson Road nearStars and Strikesbowling and arcade center on the edge of Summerville.
Come on in
Another new retailer is ready to open its doors in a North Charleston retail center.
HomeGoods plans to host a grand opening Aug. 18, starting at 8 a.m., in the new Cedar Grove Shopping Center at 8821 Dorchester Road.
The 22,000-square-foot home decor shop is the latest merchant to join the new retail center. Already open are Ross Dress for Less, discount shop Five Below and cosmetics purveyor Ulta.
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A 16,000-square-foot PetSmart pet supply shop is expected to open in September, and other shops are on the way to a newly constructed outparcel building closer to Dorchester Road.
Shopping center plans call for three more retail structures on the south side where land is currently being cleared next to Riverbluff Parkway in front of Cedar Grove Apartments.
What's cooking?
A new restaurant is ready to welcome customers at the site of a recently closed dining spot in Mount Pleasant.
Pasture & Grain will officially open at 11 a.m. Aug. 19 at 1701 Shoremeade Road in Indigo Square Shopping Center on U.S. Highway 17.
It's in the same retail center where national sporting goods retailer REI is upfitting the former Publix GreenWise Market grocery store space for an opening in the fall.
The restaurant is taking over the space vacated in May by Blaze Pizza, which closed after three years.
Pasture & Grain owner and operator Ira Hill said the 2,800-square-foot venue will serve American fare priced from $8 to $18.
Meats, vegetables, grains, hot and cold sandwiches, salads and toast with spreads are on the menu. Sous chef is Brandon Brown. The new restaurant will be open until 9 p.m. daily.
On the way
A Florida-based grocery chain with several stores in the Charleston area has rolled out curbside prescription pickup in four states.Publix Pharmacystarted offering the service Aug. 10 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Virginia. South Carolina and North Carolina locations will be added in the future as the company expands the program throughout its entire operations in the Southeast.
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A new tanning salon has opened in Mount Pleasant.
City Tan can be found at 1167 Basketweave Drive in the Cirque Salon Studios off U.S. Highway 17 near Six Mile Road. The owner is Liz Bailey, who also owns Bikini Bronze Charleston at 10 Exchange St. on the peninsula.
Ready to Rumble
A group boxing workout studio plans to make its South Carolina debut with three new sites.
Rumble Boxingplans to open in Charleston and Hilton Head Island. Locations have not been announced.
Rumble PresidentShaun Grovesaid boxing workouts are geared to all fitness levels and abilities and the company plans to continue its expansion across the nation.
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The boxing-inspired studio delivers 45-minute, 10-round strength and conditioning group workouts crafted around teardrop-style aqua boxing bags and high-intensity strength-training circuits. Rumble is designed to build strength and relieve stress.
The New York City-based company has 25 franchise locations open across the U.S. Others are in development.
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