Big 5 Sporting Goods coming to Newport
Commercial property developer Brent Fox says the old Antique Mall building across from Newport City Hall is being renovated to accommodate a new Big 5 Sporting Goods moving in, perhaps as soon as December 1st. That’s a soft estimate according to developer Brent Fox who says there are still some “structural unknowns” about the building which could put the opening date farther out – but he’s hoping for December 1st so Big 5 can grab a piece of the Christmas shopping season.
Fox was the developer who assembled the deal for Newport’s new Walgreens at the junction of 20 and 101. He said he’s still eyeing the rest of the property around Walgreens for additional development as well as the rest of the Antique Mall across from City Hall – the space that Blockbuster Video used to occupy.