Snap! Smyrna Gym Suddenly Closes

While the Cumberland-area Borders continues its anticipated closing due to bankruptcy filing, more moving vans were parked outside of the location in Smyrna’s Market Village on Tuesday.

In an unannounced move to club members, the fitness center closed this week, removing all exercise equipment and having its phone number disconnected. A call to the company’s corporate office resulted in a Snap Fitness representative explaining that the gym just wasn’t generating enough business and that all memberships would be auto-terminated.

The Smyrna Snap Fitness was open for less than two years, but the Snap Fitness location in Vinings is thriving according to proprietor Michael Chapman of the independently owned gym.

“We welcome anyone from the Smyrna location to come and try out our gym,’’ Chapman said.

A new welcome mat has been placed outside the front door of several newly opened local businesses. Lucky 13 Pizzeria at 2517 Spring Road has been serving up delicious pizza pies and such for less than two months, and the online reviews have been solid so far.

Co-owner Jason Nilges is a 10-year resident of Smyrna who has been cooking since he was 14 years old. The specialty is pizza by the slice all day every day, and through Thursday, the special pizza is the Reuben pie. Lucky 13 Pizzeria is open Mon-Sat, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It offers carryout and dine-in, but no delivery service. 

Premium Pet Foods & Grooming has opened at 4924 South Cobb Drive in the same shopping center as . Owner Dathan Johnson’s new store sells pet supplies, food, treats, and toys. A wide range of food products for dogs and cats are offered, including grain-free, organic, and all-natural foods. Grooming services for both dogs and cats is also available.

In the same shopping center is the DeCuir Gourmet Company, as owner and Louisiana native David DeCuir’s menu offerings are authentic Cajun cuisine. Think mango tea, blackened salmon and catfish, seafood gumbo, bread pudding, stuffed baked potato, lobster shrimp crab macaroni & cheese, and salad with blackened tilapia and turkey bacon. A take-out restaurant option scheduled to open sometime next month.

Meanwhile, there’s still time to pick up some great deals at . While there’s no set time when the bookstore will close, it will be locking its doors in the next few weeks as the building must be vacated by the end of April.

So get the deals while they last. A representative with the store confirmed Thursday that most books, CDs and DVDs are 30 percent off while magazines and greeting cards have been marked down by 50 percent.