Comings and Goings: Aeropostale opens at Yuma Palms
Aeropostale is now open for business at Yuma Palms Regional Center in Suite D-4 next to Foot Locker in The Village area of the shopping center.
“We're excited to be in Yuma and just in time for holiday shopping,” said Sal Urena, who transferred from the El Centro store to manage the new Yuma store.
Aeropostale is a specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for teens and young adults, according to its website. “We have fun, stylish and affordable clothes for the entire family,” noted Urena.
The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. It can be reached at 783-4883.
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In other good news for Yuma Palms, Just Sports is opening its doors just in time for Black Friday shoppers. The new store will be located in Suite E1 next to Bath and Body Works. Open shopping center hours, the store phone number will be 329-5881.
Regardless of favorite teams, Arizona-based Just Sports offers “everything for the sports fan.” It carries a wide selection of officially licensed jerseys, hats, sweatshirts and accessories for all teams from the four major professional leagues — MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL — as well as all the major colleges in the NCAA.
The Yuma store will be the 21st for the rapidly expanding retailer.
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Hometown Buffet, 2595 S. 4th Ave., is now called JJ North County Buffet. It was a seamless transition, according to employees.
Signs with the Hometown Buffet name came down a few days ago, but the restaurant never closed and didn't miss a beat in keeping open its buffet lines. It has the same food and the same employees. It does have a new phone number: 317-4806. The restaurant is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Loyalty Management Group LLC has opened a Zumba Fitness Studio at 3780 S. 4th Ave, Suite H-2. The studio has certified Zumba instructors and an open studio setting with top-of-the-line sound system, flooring and club lights.
Participants may pay per class or purchase a punch card for 10 classes. For more information, call 750-0622.
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After working in Colorado for a couple of years, hairstylist Katie Pilkington has returned home and is now working at The Painted Mane Hair and Nail Corral, 3893 S. 4th Ave. She had previously worked at the JCPenney Salon both in Yuma and in Colorado.
Pilkington provides haircuts for men, women and children, styling, color, color weaves, perms and waxing. For an appointment, call 314-4310.
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Yuma attorney M. Renee Huff has moved her office to 106 S. Madison Ave., Suite 1. Her new phone number is 782-HUFF (-4833). Past and current law enforcement and military personnel receive a free consultation.
Counselor Huff has been a federal judicial law clerk for the United States District Court. She served as a patrol officer/supervisor for seven years in Houston, is the current legal redress chair for the local branch of the NAACP and is licensed in California.
Her emphasis is on federal law, bankruptcy and immigration.
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Life Care Center of Yuma has officially opened its refurbished Ready… Set… Go! private suites. The refurbished rooms provide a resort-like atmosphere for the exclusive use of short-term residents who are receiving physical, occupational or speech therapy.
The Ready… Set… Go! program is designed to help patients work on self-care and home skills so they can return home safely, said Jeff Pittard, executive director of the rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located at 2450 S. 19th Ave.
The facility also has been renovating throughout the building, including the landscaping.
For more information about the renovations, rehab services or to set up a tour, call 344-0425.
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DeTorres Detectors, 2008 S. 11th Ave., now carries a selection of lapidary equipment, books and jewelry and jewelry-making supplies in addition to the metal detectors, mining equipment and other items it has sold for years.
The business is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, and can be reached at 782-2480.
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AT&T has expanded mobile Internet coverage in Yuma with the activation of two new cell sites. The new cell sites are designed to enhance coverage for residents and businesses in the areas around the intersections of Frontage and Fortuna roads, and 24th Street and Avenue C.
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Doug and Ronna Sue Stubbs have purchased Curves for Women in the Foothills, 11274 S. Fortuna Road, Suite B5-6, in the Pioneer Shopping Center.
The decision came about after Doug had unexpected triple bypass surgery a year ago, leading the couple to make health and fitness everyday words in their household. After prayerful consideration, they contacted the former owner and purchased the business that had been on the market for some time.
Curves is a fitness center with a weight management program specifically designed for women that combines diet and exercise with coaching for well rounded “get healthy” plans. The studio is open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. It can be reached at 345-1726.
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The incorrect address was reported in last Sunday's Comings and Goings regarding Teresa Nunnaley, a licensed massage therapist, joining Amare Rejuve Medical Day Spa and Laser. The correct address for the recently opened salon is 2191 S. 4th Ave., Suite A.
I was a little directionally challenged on that one — there is no West 4th Avenue in Yuma. Sorry about the error.
Report Comings and Goings to jlobeck@yumasun.com or call Joyce Lobeck at 539-6853.
