Five Guys will soon have 5 local burger shops

Five Guys Burgers and Fries will soon have a fifth location in the Charleston area.

Local franchise owners Kevin and Sean Moore plan to open a new restaurant at 1209 N. Main St. in Summerville in late March, company spokeswoman Molly Catalano said.

The Moores own nine diners and plan to add six more in their South Carolina territory, she said.

The Lorton, Va.-based burger chain has 556 locations in 38 states.

Slimming down

At the height of weight-loss season, a company that specializes in helping people shed pounds is closing its two remaining Charleston-area locations by month's end.

Tony Ferguson Weightloss and Wellness Center in The Shops at Wescott at 9730 Dorchester Road in Summerville and another shop in Belle Hall Shopping Center at 616A Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant are the two sites, according to Julie Terrell, operations and sales coordinator.

The chain's diet program previously had been offered inside five local Kerr Drug stores that were sold last year to CVS.

Prowling

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition rolls into Charleston Feb. 12, and King Street merchants want to get in on the show that attracts about 40,000 people over the three-day weekend and marks the city's first big annual tourism event.

The SEWE King Street Stroll is set from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 12 with artist demonstrations from 7-8 p.m. in select stores, restaurants and hotels.

Merchants are also asked to go wild with their windows by giving them a wildlife look by Feb. 1 and leaving the displays up until Feb. 14. Judging takes place Feb. 8.

To participate in the stroll and window contest, contact susan@kingstreetmarketinggroup.com.

Retail radar

Restaurateur George Kurien of Black Mountain, N.C., has remodeled and reopened the Huddle House at 4620B Dorchester Road in North Charleston and at 261 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. in Mount Pleasant.

The Mount Pleasant diner is smoke-free; the North Charleston location has a smoking section.

Dollar General will open a new store Friday at 2344 Ashley River Road in West Ashley. The 9,000-square-foot store is a replacement for a store at 2571 Ashley River Road that closed recently, said Dollar General spokeswoman Emily Weiss.

Halo has replaced Blend on Ashley Avenue near the Medical University of South Carolina as a new dining venue.

Anne Bowen of Stems and Leigh Webber of Leigh Webber Photography celebrated the opening of their new shops Wednesday at the corner of Coming and Cannon streets in downtown Charleston.

Stems is at 208 Coming St., and Leigh Webber Photography is at 41 Cannon St.

In the know? Do you know of a business that is opening, closing or expanding? Reach Warren Wise at 937-5524 or wwise@postandcourier.com.

Editor's note: Earlier published versions of this story contained inaccuracies about which Huddle House locations are smoke-free. The Post and Courier regrets the error.