Baumann’s Bakery Open for Business

Courtesy Palos Patch

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Workmen spent most of Monday repairing the damage caused on Friday when a car accidentally crashed through the front window at Baumann’s Bakery at 12248 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights.

“We’re trying to get it ready for (Tuesday),” owner Cathy Baumann said Monday morning.

They succeeded and the popular bakery, which was closed to customers over the weekend, reopened its doors this morning.

Baumann’s has been a fixture on Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights for the past 28 years.

Back to Bed Opens in New Tinley Location

Chicago-area retailer Back to Bed has just opened a new store at 15970 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park in the former Blockbuster store. The store marks the company’s return to Tinley Park after pulling out of the Brookside Marketplace earlier this year.

For information, call 708-781-4346 or visit Back to Bed.

Plant Sale in Flossmoor

The Flossmoor Farmers Market, which doesn’t officially open until mid-June, is sponsoring its annual Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday at the Flossmoor Library, 1000 Sterling Ave.

Free Slurpees on Wednesday

Slurpee fans can get free samples from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow when participating 7-Eleven stores will be handing out free 7.11 ounce servings to kick off the chain’s Flavors of Summer promotion and to celebrate the launch of the company’s first sugar-free Slurpee Lite flavor -- Mango. The retailer will do it all again on July 11, when it celebrates its birthday.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

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