New Hobby Lobby store to open on Labor Day
Hobby Lobby, a national retail chain of craft and home decor stores, will open its first outlet in Savannah on Sept. 1 at 11140 Abercorn St. in the Southchase Shopping Center.
The opening will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand-opening celebration at 9 a.m. The 59,000-square-foot store will be Hobby Lobby’s 29th location in Georgia,
The store’s grand opening and ribbon cutting are open to the public.
“We feel blessed for the fantastic opportunity to be a part of this community. Our goal is for customers to experience the exceptional service, selection and value Hobby Lobby offers as we continue to expand nationwide,” said John Schumacher, assistant vice president of advertising.
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., has more than 600 stores nationwide and offers more than 70,000 crafting and home decor products in its stores.
Departments include floral, fabric, needle art, custom framing, baskets, home accents, wearable art, arts and crafts, jewelry making, scrapbooking and paper crafting supplies.
Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Hobby Lobby stores are closed on Sunday.
For more information, go to www.hobbylobby.com.
Dentist announces new X-ray technology
Dentist Angela Canfield has introduced the Planmeca ProMax to her practice, Premier Dental Designs in Rincon.
The unit is a complete imaging center for digital X-rays, which allows streaming of digital X-rays from tablet to computer.
Canfield said the machine produces less radiation than conventional X-ray technology.
“To give you a comparison, my machine emits less radiation than the amount a person would be exposed to walking outside or eating a banana,” she said.
The Planmeca ProMax machine also will be introduced to Canfield’s second location, Sandfly Family Dental, which will open in the Norwood Market in September.
Local stained glass artisan featured in magazine
Jon Erickson of Jon Erickson Studios, otherwise known as Aurora Stained Glass, was featured in the July/August copy of Glass Art magazine’s U.S. and Canadian editions.
The magazine reported: “Loose and spontaneous, Jon Erickson brings his skills with a personal touch and a modern eye to the ancient craft of stained glass. His work in opalescent glass — semi-opaque glass with integral color made famous by Louis Comfort Tiffany — is as breathtaking as his painted work.”
Samples of his work can be seen at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Chapel, the Jewish Educational Alliance and the Hospice Savannah Meditation Chapel.