The contractor for the new Chick-fil-A drive-thru on S. Mooney Blvd. has received a permit to install a construction trailer at the job site this week. The news means that work on the popular fast food restaurant should begin soon. The new double drive-thru will be in the same retail center as the Sam’s Club gas station where construction is well underway and in the same center to be anchored by a Sam’s Club warehouse in the 4300 block of Mooney Blvd in Visalia.
New Italian restaurant opens in downtown Visalia
The newest addition to the downtown Visalia Italian dining scene is La Piazza Italian Bistro on the corner of Main and Locust. The site is the former location of Sequoia Brewing that closed in Feb 2025. The new restaurant already has a strong following at its Tulare location and now has opened a second eatery at 124 W Main in Visalia.
Kaweah Health opens new Therapy Clinic in Tulare
Kaweah Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Therapy Specialists – Tulare clinic on Thursday, July 23. This Tulare location is now open and accepting new patients.
This new facility is the seventh therapy specialists location for Kaweah Health, the first in southern Tulare County. It is the third Kaweah Health facility in Tulare.
“Having a location in the Tulare area has been a goal for a long time,” said Jag Batth, Kaweah Health chief operating officer. “Being able to care for those patients without them having to make the drive to Visalia extends our compassionate care farther into the county.”
The clinic features physical therapy evaluation and treatment, balance and vestibular therapy, gait training, hand therapy, pain management, range of motion, sport-specific training and conditioning, strengthening, orthopedic joint care, and treatment of neurological disorders. There are plans to offer occupational therapy in the future. The new clinic is located at 1927 N. Hillman St. The clinic is open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. For appointments, call 559-624-6582.
Kaweah Health will start work on expansion of Mental Hospital
Kaweah Health, is seeking sealed bids for its Kaweah Health Mental Health Expansion located at 1100 S. Akers St., Visalia. This project will expand an existing 48,000 sq. ft. 63 bed mental health hospital by adding a new 12,800 sq. ft. wing. The new wing will consist of two separate units, one with 14 adolescent beds, the other with 8 pediatric beds.