Ace to get new site in Cary Village

In Cary, the Ace Town & Country Hardware store is moving from its home of 30 years to take over the long-vacated Fresh Market spot at Saltbox Village.

The move will happen slowly in January, store manager Eric Moore said, with employees transferring the stock of the existing store to the new one.

Ace is leaving the spot it has occupied for 30 years at 970 Kildaire Farm Road because it isn't big enough, Moore said.

With plans for the store to become a full Benjamin Moore paint dealer next year, there just isn't enough room.

The move is welcomed by tenants of Saltbox Village, which is also on Kildaire Farm Road, a few blocks away from Ace's store now.

The main anchor spot in that center has been vacant for two years now; Fresh Market left for a new spot in October 2006.

The LA Weight Loss centers at 6675 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh and 163 SE Cary Parkway will close in mid-November. Company spokeswoman Jackie Zima said the closures were due to "economic conditions in our country at this time." The centers are notifying members, she said. ... In Durham Jenny Craig opened a new center at 8128 Renaissance Parkway.

In Raleigh, Category 5 Security Doors is opening this weekend at 5209 Capital Blvd., selling doors for homes and businesses that contain shatter-resistant glass, heavy-duty deadbolts, steel reinforcements and other materials stronger than those found in a typical door. On average, a single door ranges from about $1,800 to $3,200.

In Wake Forest, a quilting shop called Quilts Like Crazy has made space for a second business called Dolls and Trains selling heirloom fabrics, laces, patterns, trims and notions. You can find both stores at 1241 S. Main St.

OTHER ITEMS: In Apex, Dollar Tree opened at 1473 Beaver Creek Commons Drive. ... In Cary's Carpenter Village, the Village Music School expanded into a second building at 2240 Gathering Park Circle. ... Verizon Wireless will open stores in November at 6731 Knightdale Blvd. in Knightdale and 720 W. Williams St. in Apex. ... In Clayton, Premier Financial Services of North Carolina is open at 215 E. Main St. ... In Raleigh, the Wal-Mart at 6600 Glenwood Ave. will switch to a 24-hour schedule Saturday.

There are several restaurant announcements this week.

* In Durham, Cocoamo Fruit Smoothie will open next week in Northgate mall, and a Char-Grill has opened in the Hope Valley Commons Shopping Center at 1125 W. N.C. 54.

* In Clayton, a Peruvian restaurant called Lucky Chicken, which specializes in rotisserie chicken, opened at 226 E. Main St.

* In Garner, the Prime Smokehouse restaurant opened at 1885 Aversboro Road.

* In Raleigh, Aladdin's Eatery is open at 6325 Falls of Neuse Road in the old Tasca Brava spot in Sutton Square. It serves Lebanese Mediterranean cuisine.

* And also in Raleigh, in the Brierdale shopping center behind Brier Creek, Euro Pizza will open this weekend serving and delivering pizza, spaghetti and salads.