By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Green Food & Produce has opened at 11333 W. 159th St. in Orland Park in the former Frank and Angie Simply Fresh Foods in Wolf Crossing Plaza, which used to be called Bobak’s Plaza.
The new store features has a deli, bakery, meat, produce and liquor department. It also carries ethnic and imported foods as well as organic foods.
New owner Margaret Antonik also has kept the restaurant that was a big attraction for the store in its earlier incarnations. The restaurant is offering a $9.99 all-you-can-eat buffet as part of its grand opening.
Store hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call 708-675-1700. Green Food and Produce
Sun rises
Sun Nails opened recently at 16703 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park in the former Dracula’s Café. The nail shop number is 708-342-1484.
My Bike open again
My Bike of Tinley Park has opened at its new location at 17747 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. Owner Brian Poncin had been moving into bigger digs since January. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The shop is closed on Wednesdays.
About Me
- Bob Bong
- I have more than 40 years in the news business and have successfully evolved into an electronic journalist. Comings & Goings and Southland Savvy track news about businesses in Chicago's Southland.
Blue Fox reopens in Tinley Park
By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
The Blue Fox at 6820 W. 179th St. in Tinley Park reopened today after being closed for a few days last week to make some repairs to the restaurant. The bar reopened today and the kitchen is reopening tomorrow. The restaurant is celebrating its second anniversary on St. Patrick's Day next week.
Southland Savvy
The Blue Fox at 6820 W. 179th St. in Tinley Park reopened today after being closed for a few days last week to make some repairs to the restaurant. The bar reopened today and the kitchen is reopening tomorrow. The restaurant is celebrating its second anniversary on St. Patrick's Day next week.
South Suburban Memorials consolidates new offices in South Holland
By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Brian Tennis said his decision to move his monument businesses into South Holland could not have worked out better.
Tennis, 53, moved South Suburban Memorials, a retail outlet for cemetery monuments, grave markers and plaques, and DOH Services, a memorial production company, into a single operation at 16525 Van Dam Road at the end of last year.
“We have the store on the lower level and the production facility on the upper level,” Tennis said.
A stonecutter since 1974, Tennis started DOH Services in Blue Island in 1995. He acquired South Suburban Memorials in Glenwood in 1999.
Tennis, who lives in Blue Island, said he tried for two years to find a suitable location in that city but was eventually told by officials they could not help him.
That’s a far cry from the reception he said he received from South Holland officials.
“Everyone in the village hierarchy welcomed us with open arms,” Tennis said. “We bought an eyesore in October 2008 and converted it into a beautiful showroom and production facility.”
Though now open, Tennis said there are a few unfinished items. “We still have to put in the landscaping,” he said.
Tennis has 17 employees at the two companies that make and sell everything you find in a cemetery. He said he makes monuments for all faiths including Christian, Muslim and Jewish. He said his customer base reaches as far as Iowa and Indiana.
The South Suburban Memorials showroom is open to the public. For more information, call 708-331-4450 or visit their Web site, http://www.southsuburbanmemorialsinc.net/
Cafe Closed
Cafe on Cedar has closed after being open just over a year at 398 N. Cedar Road in New Lenox.
Get your culture on
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor Victor Yampolsky are presenting Mozart Light and Dark at the Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50
for adults; $15 for students (18 and under. Tickets available at (708) 481-7774, and http://www.ipomusic.org/
Calumet College Job Fair
Calumet College of St. Joseph is hosting its Spring 2010 Career Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. March 18 on the second floor of the main campus, 2400 New York Ave. in Whiting. Students, alumni and the public are invited to attend and admission is free. Parking is available in the rear of the building.
There will be recruiters in the areas of education, human services, health care, business, management, sales and marketing, accounting and finance, computer science and information technology, and law enforcement. Employer profiles and contact information will be available on the college Web site after March 10.
Job seekers should bring resumes and wear business attire. http://www.ccsj.edu/.
Deal of the Week
It's March Madness at Piazza's Pizza, 19608 S. LaGrange Road in Mokena, which is offering a half-price pizzas every Monday in March. For more information, call 708-479-9400. http://www.piazzaspizza.com/.
Southland Savvy
Brian Tennis said his decision to move his monument businesses into South Holland could not have worked out better.
Tennis, 53, moved South Suburban Memorials, a retail outlet for cemetery monuments, grave markers and plaques, and DOH Services, a memorial production company, into a single operation at 16525 Van Dam Road at the end of last year.
“We have the store on the lower level and the production facility on the upper level,” Tennis said.
A stonecutter since 1974, Tennis started DOH Services in Blue Island in 1995. He acquired South Suburban Memorials in Glenwood in 1999.
Tennis, who lives in Blue Island, said he tried for two years to find a suitable location in that city but was eventually told by officials they could not help him.
That’s a far cry from the reception he said he received from South Holland officials.
“Everyone in the village hierarchy welcomed us with open arms,” Tennis said. “We bought an eyesore in October 2008 and converted it into a beautiful showroom and production facility.”
Though now open, Tennis said there are a few unfinished items. “We still have to put in the landscaping,” he said.
Tennis has 17 employees at the two companies that make and sell everything you find in a cemetery. He said he makes monuments for all faiths including Christian, Muslim and Jewish. He said his customer base reaches as far as Iowa and Indiana.
The South Suburban Memorials showroom is open to the public. For more information, call 708-331-4450 or visit their Web site, http://www.southsuburbanmemorialsinc.net/
Cafe Closed
Cafe on Cedar has closed after being open just over a year at 398 N. Cedar Road in New Lenox.
Get your culture on
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor Victor Yampolsky are presenting Mozart Light and Dark at the Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50
for adults; $15 for students (18 and under. Tickets available at (708) 481-7774, and http://www.ipomusic.org/
Calumet College Job Fair
Calumet College of St. Joseph is hosting its Spring 2010 Career Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. March 18 on the second floor of the main campus, 2400 New York Ave. in Whiting. Students, alumni and the public are invited to attend and admission is free. Parking is available in the rear of the building.
There will be recruiters in the areas of education, human services, health care, business, management, sales and marketing, accounting and finance, computer science and information technology, and law enforcement. Employer profiles and contact information will be available on the college Web site after March 10.
Job seekers should bring resumes and wear business attire. http://www.ccsj.edu/.
Deal of the Week
It's March Madness at Piazza's Pizza, 19608 S. LaGrange Road in Mokena, which is offering a half-price pizzas every Monday in March. For more information, call 708-479-9400. http://www.piazzaspizza.com/.
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