At a special grand opening ceremony with family, friends and Mayor Sam Teresi present, Chocolat Day Spa officially opened its doors to the public.

The full-service day spa offers a variety of options for pampering. In addition to capsule or bed tanning, Chocolat also offers professional skin care from a certified esthetician, massage therapy, manicures, pedicures, hair styling and body waxing.

��Jamestown doesn�t have anything like this,�� Dwaileebe said. ��It�s where luxurious beauty meets sweet chocolate indulgence.��

Located in the former Sun Capsule building on Washington Street, the entire business has been remodeled from the floor to the ceiling. The walls are varying shades of ��chocolate,�� as she described it. Each section is semi-private and loaded with top-of-the-line equipment and products.

Mega Tan provides premiere option for tanning in less than 60 seconds

Morganton - Mega Tan, the most recognized tanning salon in the Hickory Metro Area, expands its services to Morganton. The store is located at 208 W. Fleming Drive and is next to Sears and Family Dollar and is now open for business. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 433-1871. Mega Tan offers four state-of-the-art levels of tanning, from 12 20-minute SunDash 332 Pro Series beds, SunDash Radius Stand-Up Booth, two Ergoline Classic 600 Mega Beds, to the UV-Free Mystic Tan Sunless tanning booth. There are packages and memberships for all budgets. Mega Tan is your full-service tanning salon. The mission is to educate clients on the tanning process, provide a safe clean tanning experience and become the leading provider of tanning services in the Hickory Metro Area.

108-unit apartment project proposed for site near PSU

PITTSBURG, Kan. — When Ben Eastep looks at the 5.5-acre lot at the southwest corner of Ford and Rouse streets, he sees the potential for an apartment complex with a "country club atmosphere.""We're trying to create a real Big 12 feel at a place like Pittsburg State University," said Eastep, whose company, Oxbow Development, of Bettendorf, Iowa, is planning to build a 108-unit apartment complex marketed to students. "We want to have a clubhouse, a pool, tanning beds — all sorts of amenities." 108-unit apartment project proposed for site near PSU By Greg Grisolano

Fund launched in conjunction with World AIDS Day

SINGAPORE: A new Care for the Families Fund was launched on Thursday in conjunction with World AIDS Day, which falls on December 1st. The Fund is the first of its kind in Singapore and it has been initiated by Rockeby biomed, the distributor of OraQuick Oral HIV test kits. It aims to provide social assistance to financially-stricken families with family members affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To kick-start the Fund, the company has contributed S$5,000. It has also pledged 50 cents to the Fund from the sale of every Oral HIV test kit over the next three years. Present at the launch was Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Information, Communications and the Arts. He stressed the importance of testing and early treatment, and expressed hope that the kit can be readily available for the public.