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Saturday, November 10, 2012

New Fitness Center Comes to the Area

CKO Kickboxing will hold its grand opening today.

CKO Kickboxing, a new Upstate fitness franchise, will hold a grand opening today (Saturday) for its cardio kickboxing gym, located at 626 Congaree Rd, Unit 1, in Greenville.  The cross-training gym provides a family friendly setting to residents of Mauldin, Simpsonville, Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg and Anderson, who are looking for a new way to get physically fit or augment their fitness routines, the franchise's owners said. "We're excited to offer cardio boxing classes in Greenville," said Carlos Handal, franchisee and head trainer. Free classes will be held at 9 a.m. and at 11:00 a.m. New members will receive free T-shirts and starter gloves. The gym will be open Monday-Saturday, offering scheduled group classes, as well personal and…

Monday, March 5, 2012

Mom's Frustration Grows into Business

Mount Pleasant woman is telling the nation how to eat healthy while on a budget.

Mount Pleasant mom Jennifer Bilbro’s burgeoning web enterprise was born out of a common frustration shared among moms. “I took my son out to eat and it cost $7.50 for chicken fingers, fries and a small Sprite,” Bilbro said. “He took a couple swigs of the Sprite and a couple bites of the chicken fingers, and he was done. That’s highway robbery for a 3 year old.” So after that, the new mom decided to compile lists of restaurants that offered special prices for kids. Soon, the list grew to a whole file, and her friends began to rely on her for advice. “People would call me all the time,” Bilbro said. “Then, everyone got on Facebook, and the wall was just a natural place to share this information.” The wall, plus a new website, www.…

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