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Pelham lands new Planet Fitness, opening soon. Reading time: 2 minutes Throw on those gym clothes, Pelham - a new Planet Fitness is coming your way! Planet Fitness, the large fitness club franchise with more than 2,700 locations throughout the world - is set to open a new location along Pelham Parkway in the third quarter of 2026. Planet Fitness opening new location on Pelham Parkway. Pelham residents will soon have a new spot to get their sweat on. Located between Pelham and Alabaster at 3550 Pelham Parkway, Pelham's first Planet Fitness will be located in the former Big Lots space in the Keystone Plaza shopping center. Since January, Planet Fitness has renovated the nearly 30,000-square-foot space to feature: * State-of-the-art cardio and strength equipment * Free weights * Functional training equipment * An abs and stretching aresa * A PF Black Card(R) spa, which includes ammenities like HydroMassage(R), massage chairs and tanning beds Headquarted in New Hampshire, Planet Fitness currently operates more than 2,700 locations, including seven in the Birmingham area: In addition, Planet Fitness is opening another Birmingham-area location in Trussville. Coincidentally, the Trussville Planet Fitness will also be located in a former Big Lots space. While the opening date for Planet Fitness's new location in Pelham hasn't been announced yet, the club's official page is already live and inviting future members to sign up during the pre-grand-opening period. Nathan watson. Senior Content Producer + Photographer at Bham Now | [email protected]

Planet Fitness announces third halifax-area location, coming soon to Lower Sackville. Sep 01, 2026, 08:15 ET Third location in the Halifax area is set to open this fall, offering extensive cardio and strength equipment, free fitness training, PF Black Card Spa(R) amenities and more. Special pre-opening membership offer available for a limited time. HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 1, 2026 /CNW/ - Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the world by number of members and locations, today announced it will open its third location in the Halifax area this fall at 70 First Lake Dr., Unit 201, Lower Sackville, N.S. The new 18,000-square-foot club will feature a wide selection of cardio, strength and functional training equipment, free fitness training and PF Black Card Spa(R) amenities. Ahead of the club's opening, new members can now join the new club for $1 enrolment, with a Classic membership for $15/month, or the PF Black Card(R) membership for an exclusive grand opening rate of $24.99/month (regularly $29.99/month), with no commitment, until September 16, 2026. To take advantage of the limited-time offer or learn more about the new club, visit www.planetfitness.ca/gyms/lower-sackville-ns The new Lower Sackville club will offer a wide variety of cardio, strength and functional training equipment, including treadmills, ellipticals, rowers, free weights, Smith machines and cable towers, as well as a dedicated functional training area and free fitness training included with membership. The club will also feature a PF Black Card Spa(R), where PF Black Card(R) members can access premium amenities such as HydroMassage(TM), massage chairs, tanning and Total Body Enhancement. "We're excited to continue growing our presence in the Halifax area with the addition of our new Lower Sackville location," said Chrissy Hubbs, Regional Vice President, Canada at Taymax Group, the Planet Fitness franchise group developing the new location. "We're looking forward to welcoming even more people into an environment where they can feel comfortable working toward their fitness goals, no matter where they are in their fitness journey." The Lower Sackville club will join existing Planet Fitness locations in Halifax and Dartmouth, marking the brand's third location in the Halifax area. Other locations across Atlantic Canada include Moncton, Saint John, and St. John's. Planet Fitness prides itself on providing a high-quality experience at an exceptional value and being home of the Judgement Free Zone(R), where members can experience a welcoming and friendly community and feel comfortable regardless of their fitness level. Memberships start at just $15 a month for the Classic Card. The PF Black Card(R) membership, which is $29.99 a month, includes additional amenities such as the ability to bring a guest at no additional charge, access to all 2,900+ Planet Fitness locations worldwide and use of PF Black Card Spa(R) amenities, among other benefits. The new Lower Sackville Planet Fitness is expected to open this fall, with additional details about the club's grand opening celebrations to be announced closer to opening. About Planet Fitness Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the world by number of members and locations. As of March 31, 2026, Planet Fitness had approximately 21.5 million members and 2,909 clubs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, Australia and Spain. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone(R). Approximately 90% of Planet Fitness clubs are owned and operated by independent business owners. SOURCE Planet Fitness Sophie Blondin, NATIONAL Public Relations, 902-809-3254, [email protected]

Kalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades. Published August 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT Kalshi has banned former Republican congressman George Santos for life after the prediction market company found he misled the public about whether he would attend President Trump's State of the Union address in order to make a profit on the platform. Kalshi, which has the power to impose financial penalties as part of its federal license, fined Santos $71,356. Santos responded on X: "Hey @Kalshi thanks for the lifetime ban from your gambling platform. Let's see how much longer you guys are around for." NPR first reported in June that federal authorities were investigating Santos for trades tied to a Kalshi market on who would be in attendance at the State of the Union. Days before the president's remarks, Santos posted a video on X saying, "I'm going to be there for the State of Union in the gallery, guys," only to later notify his followers that he was "watching SOTU from an airport tv." What he concealed from his social media audience was that he had already placed bets on Kalshi that he would not show up to the event. Kalshi said Santos made more than $17,000 in profit on the wagers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates prediction markets, ordered Santos to give back those profits as part of a settlement reached with the former congressman last month. The federal regulator also fined him $17,500. Santos, 38, who has a long history of fabricating details about his life and career, was expelled from Congress, where he represented New York, in 2023. A year later, he pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and identity theft. His seven-year prison term was cut short last year after President Trump commuted his sentence. Santos, who did not return NPR's requests for comment, made violent threats against this reporter after NPR first reported on his State of the Union bets. Before his State of the Union activity was known, Santos was a paid promoter of Polymarket, Kalshi's main rival. The company cut ties with Santos after federal investigators launched the probe into his betting. Congressional and gubernatorial candidates also suspended from Kalshi after betting on their own races. Kalshi announced several other disciplinary actions on Monday against political candidates who bet on their own campaigns. Laurie Buckhout, a Republican Congressional candidate in North Carolina, was issued a fine and suspended from the site for three years after wagering on her own race. In a statement, Buckhout said: "I bet on myself. Literally. It was a dumb mistake, and as soon as I learned there was an issue, I worked to make it right. Safe to say my career as a Kalshi trader was short-lived." The company also suspended for three years and fined billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, the founder of the timeshare company Diamond Resorts, saying he bet $10,000 on his now-abandoned bid for governor of California. A representative for Cloobeck did not return a request for comment. And former Planet Fitness president Ben Midgley, who ran to be Maine's Republican candidate for governor this year but was defeated, was found by Kalshi to have also placed money on his own candidacy. He also received a three-year suspension and was hit with a financial penalty. Midgley also did not respond to a request for comment. Kalshi's spate of crackdowns comes after regulators in Washington announced a settlement with President Trump's former teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, for using advance notice of the president's speeches to profit on so-called "mention markets" on Kalshi. As part of the deal, Perez was forced to give back more than $100,000 he made by placing lucrative bets on Trump's famously unpredictable choice of words. Perez was fined an additional $65,000, a sum regulators said was arrived at after he fully cooperated with the investigation. Since the Trump administration has few guardrails on the booming prediction market industry, the platforms are largely tasked with policing themselves. Federal authorities have criminally charged some traders suspected of using insider information to profit on sites, but the cases have mostly started with referrals from Kalshi and its main competitor, Polymarket. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued several states that have tried to treat prediction market sites as a form of gambling, a type of legal offensive the agency has never before embarked on. The debate about whether the prediction market industry should be regulated as gambling or a type of financial investment product is playing out in federal courts in a fight that pits the platforms and the Trump administration against state regulators. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit delivered Kalshi a blow by ruling that Nevada had a right to ban the site as an illegal gambling operation. The decision created a split with a ruling earlier this year from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a similar dispute that sided with Kalshi. The Supreme Court will likely have the final say over the legal status of prediction markets. Last month, 44 states signed a letter to the Trump administration arguing that prediction market operators prey on young people and those who have a propensity for gambling addiction. "These for-profit prediction markets are a new form of casino used primarily for a few to manipulate others - the type of harms squarely within States' historic police powers to regulate gambling," the letter stated.