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TrySports coming to University Mall

TrySports, a sports retail and fitness service business, will be coming to University Mall in the fall of 2013.

The store offers sports equipment, athletic shoes and clothing, as well as a variety of services, including fitness programming in running, walking, biking and yoga.

The new store, which will be adjacent to A Southern Season, will include 11,876 square feet of space.

Trysports has four other locations across the Carolinas. This branch will be the sole TrySports location in the Triangle area.

In a press release, TrySports CEO Hal Smith said he was enthusiastic about bringing the store to Chapel Hill.

“We are excited to be joining University Mall, a premium center positioned as a top retail destination in Chapel Hill with more exciting development on the way,” he said in the release.

TrySports will join several other tenants that have moved into the mall in 2013, including Glee Kids, Cynthia’s Tailor Shop and William Travis Jewelers.

University Mall marketing director Jeanette Gulledge said in the release that the store was a good fit for the mall.

“We are thrilled to welcome TrySports, another best-in-class retailer to University Mall,” Gulledge said.

“It is sure to bring a new level of excitement to the mall as we continue to add to our dynamic tenant mix and build on our own community programming.”

ABC Store lobbies for rezoned space

Last night, the Chapel Hill Town Council continued a public hearing on a local ABC store’s rezoning request.

The store, located in the Chapel Hill North shopping center on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., has plans to construct a new 5,000-square-foot building.

If the plans are approved, the store will move from its current space to a proposed free-standing store on nearby Perkins Drive.

Construction of the new building would require significant alterations to the shopping center’s driveways and traffic flow.

The construction would also call for 19 new parking spaces outside the new ABC Store.

Prior to issuing a zoning compliance permit, the town manager is calling for improvements to the site.

These improvements would include new pedestrian paths, bicycle parking and high visibility crosswalks.

The plan also calls for a widening of Perkins Drive, including a new left turn lane, to prevent congestion.

Traffic flow in Chapel Hill North has been a big concern for the town council in moving the rezoning plan forward. Many amendments to the store’s special use permit made by the town focus on traffic and road redesign within the shopping center.

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If the construction moves forward, a new median would need to be built on Perkins Drive near the store’s new driveway.

Sugarland to hold tornado fundraiser

As Oklahoma rebuilds after a devastating tornado, a local bakery is doing its part to help those touched by the disaster.

Sugarland, which has stores in both Chapel Hill and Raleigh, will host a flash fundraising drive Wednesday for those affected by the tornado. In honor of a Sugarland employee who lost her home in Moore, Okla., the store will accept money and hygiene items to send to the town.

In addition, all proceeds from both stores on Wednesday will be donated to rebuilding efforts.
Requested donation items include shampoo and conditioner, work gloves, diapers, powdered formula, first-aid supplies, trash bags and gift cards.

In honor of the Sugarland employee’s pet cat, who survived the tornado along with her family, PetSmart gift cards are especially requested. Any Sugarland customer who donates at least $50 in either PetSmart or Target gift cards will receive a dozen free cupcakes.

Donations will be accepted throughout the first week of June in advance of the June 5 fundraising drive.

In a press release issued this week, the bakery asks customers to step forward and help the town rebuild.

“In the wake of a natural disaster, we have always come together as a nation to help collectively shoulder the struggle of those affected,” the release states. “The folks in Moore need our help to return to normal.”

Contact the desk editor at city@dailytarheel.com.

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