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| Olympic Star in Tinley Park is closed for remodeling. The restaurant should reopen by Mother's Day. |
By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Pop’s at 14279 S. Wolf Road in Orland Park is closed for remodeling that a sign in front of the restaurant says will take two weeks.
Olympic Star at 7100 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park is also closed for remodeling. A sign in front of the building says the restaurant will be back in business by Mother’s Day.
The Olympic Star remodeling is well overdue. I think the décor and furniture at the 24-hour Greek diner is the same as it was when I first ate there 25 years ago after moving to the area. It may not have changed since the restaurant opened in 1978.
Can’t wait to see its fresh new look.
Tinley Brew and Vine Fest is Saturday
The third annual Tinley Park Brew and Vine Festival will take place from 2-11 p.m. on Saturday at the Tinley Park Convention Center at 183rd Street and Harlem Avenue.
Sample beer, wine and food from local vendors and enjoy live entertainment. You can also visit with former White Sox slugger Frank Thomas, who will be on hand from 2-4 p.m. hawking his new The Big Hurt brand of suds.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the chamber office, 17316 S. Oak Park Ave., or online at http://www.tinleyparkbrewandvinefest.com/.
Join the Fox Team
Fox Head, which is opening its first Chicago-area store in June, is hosting a job fair starting at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday at Center Court at Orland Square Mall.
The chain made its name with a worldwide brand of motocross apparel and has since branched out into other performance sports.
The mall said the store will be moving into part of the space being vacated by Bath & Body Works, which is downsizing and moving across the way.
The company was started as Fox Racing in 1974 in Campbell, Calif.
For information, visit the company’s website at http://www.foxhead.com/us/.
Orland Rotary Seeks Host Families
The Orland Park Rotary Club is looking for International Exchange Student Host Families within the borders of Sandburg High School for a student who will be living in Orland Park from the fall of 2012 until the summer of 2013. Host families provide a safe and loving environment for approximately three months.
Students have health insurance as well as an allowance from Orland Park Rotary. Contact Debra Baker at 708-362-1058 for information.
If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.
You can also catch up on Comings & Goings at www.southlandbusinessnews.blogspot.com.
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