Plaza Cafe to Close Wednesday in Orland Park

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

The Plaza Café will become the latest business to leave Orland Plaza when it closes its doors at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road in Orland Park at the end of business on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

Owner Tom Demacopoulos said he was “99 percent certain” the café would relocate, but didn’t want to say more until it was a certainty.

Book and Bean Opens in New Lenox Library

The New Lenox Library is going to try again with a coffee shop inside the library at 120 Veterans Parkway.

Kim Stoltz, who runs the Book and Bean café at the Joliet Library, has opened Book and Bean Too inside the New Lenox Library.

The café is now open and serves beverages, soup and sandwiches from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m.

Its official opening is Monday, Sept. 12, and its hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The library will start being open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays on Sept. 1, but Stoltz is holding off on Friday hours for Book and Bean for the time being.

Stoltz eventually will offer coffeehouse events such as open mic nights, artist receptions and poetry slams.

Pompei Little Italy Opens in Orland

Pompei Little Italy had its grand opening on Monday in the former R.C. Mulligan’s location at the Riviera Country Club and Sports Center at 8801 W. 143rd St. in Orland Park. For information and hours, call 708-349-1100.

Orland Mall Demolition

Work began Monday on the demolition of the former movie theaters at 49 Orland Square Dr. in Orland Square Mall, which will be the site of a Dave & Buster’s adult arcade, bar and restaurant sometime next year. The mall also started repaving the parking lot last week as part of its renovation.

Francesca’s Collections

Francesca’s Collections had its grand opening on Saturday in their new location in the lower level Macy’s Court at Orland Square Mall.