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Your Golden Ticket to Entertainment

Posted on | by Joe Bell

Coming Attraction: Ohio Valley Mall To Welcome Golden Ticket Cinema to Former AMC Location

Apr 25, 2025

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For The Intelligencer

 

CLAIRSVILLE — The Ohio Valley Mall will have a movie theater under its roof once again.

The mall announced that Golden Ticket Cinemas will take the place of AMC Theater, which did not renew its lease with the mall this past September, and will be the first Golden Ticket location in the state of Ohio.

The cinema will feature luxury recliners, an extensive food and beverage menu, deliver-to-seat service, and upgraded visuals and sound.

Golden Ticket Cinemas President John Bloemeke said patrons should expect a premium viewing experience.

“We’re bringing luxury reclining seating to every auditorium,” Bloemeke said. “We’re going to be bringing our own premium large format screen, which we call elite, which will be the region’s first 4K laser projection system, immersive sound, heated recliners, and an amazing experience.

“On top of that … we also are going to be expanding the menu significantly, where we’ll deliver to seat hot foods such as burgers, pizzas, wings, we even make milkshakes, donut bites, fried pickles,” he added.

“We’ll also have options for adults with our 27-tap beer wall, which we call our Ale House concept, where you can get a card, get ID’d, and you can try any number of beers, and pick a beer and bring it into the movies, or have a seat in the lounge, in the lobby as well.”

He added that although a set opening date isn’t finalized, he feels strongly in saying that the theater will be open before the 2025 holiday season.

“Absolutely, before the holidays,” Bloemeke said. “We’re hoping to be earlier than that, but we can’t pin down a date just yet, not this early out, but I think it’s a safe bet.

The fourth quarter of 2025 will see some major movies released, he added, including sequels to “Avatar,” “Wicked” and “Zootopia.”

Joe Bell, director of communications for the mall’s parent, Cafaro Co., said that he is extremely excited to be able to announce the addition of Golden Ticket Cinemas to the mall and believes it will fill the gap that was left by AMC in September.

“We are thrilled to have a new and much better theater coming to the Ohio Valley Mall,” Bell said. “Golden Ticket Cinemas is probably the fastest-growing movie theater company in America right now, and they bring a premium style of experience to movie lovers.

“They are working hard to make sure this theater experience is bigger and better than people in the community have seen before, and they think people in this area deserve it,” Bell added. “If you enjoy sitting in a theater and watching the first-run flicks, you’re gonna like it here.”

Bloemeke added that he plans to try to keep prices in line with what AMC previously had. He said that every Tuesday, tickets are $5.75 for all seats.

“We have things like the annual popcorn bucket that you can buy once for a one-time purchase, but then you can bring it in and fill it up for a reduced price,” he said. “So we try to keep it accessible for anyone on a budget, and we want to make sure everyone gets to come out to the movies.”

 

Small Shop Showdown Winner

Posted on | by Joe Bell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 2, 2024

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                                     Candi Noble-Greathouse

Director of Corporate Communications                            Marketing Director

Cafaro Company                                                                     Ohio Valley Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                                   marketingdirector@ohiovalleymall.net

330-743-7688                                                                          740-695-4526

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

And the winner is….Holey Rollers

           

The competition was stiff but a winner has emerged in the Small Shop Showdown, Ohio Valley Mall’s competitive search for the freshest, most interesting ideas for new businesses. A variety of budding entrepreneurs submitted their business plans, in the hope of winning six months of FREE RENT inside the mall.  After careful evaluation, representatives of the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Valley Mall’s leasing staff selected Holey Rollers Donuts as the new business to serve customers inside Ohio Valley Mall.  It is locally owned by Jeremy Pasztor, of Bridgeport, Ohio.

 

For the past few years, Pasztor has operated Holey Rollers as a donut truck, taking his sweet, award-winning wares to events all over the Ohio Valley region.  Holey Rollers offers 144,000 different variations of donuts.  Some of the more popular flavors are S’mores, Samoa, cheesecake, blueberry pancake, French toast and buckeye.  All of the confections are made to order on-site, for ultimate freshness.

 

As the winner of the Small Shop Showdown, Holey Rollers will enjoy 26 weeks (six months) of FREE RENT inside the mall.  This new business will be able to take advantage of a prime location, 822 square feet of space near Center Court, from November 20, 2024 through May 20, 2025.  In addition to the rent-free store space, Holey Rollers will receive a package of promotional assistance to help get the business off the ground, including posters, a news release, digital signage and advertising on social media.

 

The Ohio Valley Mall is located on I-70, Exit 218-Mall Road, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. It features more than 100 fine retailers, restaurateurs and hotels.  Ohio Valley Mall is owned and managed as part of the Cafaro family of companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  For more information visit www.cafarocompany.com and www.ohiovalleymall.net.

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Small Shop Showdown

Posted on | by Joe Bell

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

July 24, 2024

 

Contacts:

 

Joe Bell                                                                          Candi Noble-Greathouse

Director of Corporate Communications                Marketing Director

Cafaro Company                                                         Ohio Valley Mall

jbell@cafarocompany.com                                       marketingdirector@ohiovalleymall.net

330-743-7688                                                             740-695-4526 ext. 102

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

 How tough can it be when the rent is free?

 

           

Do you have a great idea for a retail business?  Maybe the only thing holding you back is the fear of what it would cost to rent store space.  Ohio Valley Mall, in partnership with the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce, has a way to remove that fear for one budding retailer with the Small Shop Showdown.

Here’s how it works:  Between July 24 and September 4, 2024, pitch your potential business online at www.ohiovalleymall.net/smallshopshowdown.  Fill out the application form, explaining the business plan for your product or service.  Ohio Valley Mall’s leasing staff and representatives from the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce will evaluate the proposals and announce one lucky winner on September 25.   The winner of the Small Shop Showdown will enjoy 26 weeks (six months) of FREE RENT inside the mall.  This new business will be able to take advantage of a prime location with lots of customer traffic from November 20, 2024 – May 20, 2025.

In addition to the rent-free store space, the winner will receive a package of promotional assistance to help get the business off the ground, including posters, a news release, digital signage and advertising on social media.  (Please note: The winner must be ready to open for business November 20, 2024.  A complete list of contest details and restrictions is available on the website.)

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