The Panera bread, 1736 W. Algonquin Rd. in Arlington Heights is closing Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Panera still has two other Arlington Heights locations — one in downtown Arlington Heights at 31 S. Evergreen Ave. and one at 5 W. Rand Road, just west of Arlington Heights Road.

Another business with a longer-term lease is moving into the former Panera bread location on Algonquin Road.

California-based Yogurtland, the leading self-serve frozen yogurt provider in the U.S., will open its second store in the state this week at 76 S. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights. Earlier this month, Yogurtland debuted in Illinois with its first store located at 1568 East Lake Cook Road in the Wheeling-Buffalo Grove area. Chicago-area resident John Oh is the franchise owner behind the new locations and plans to open additional stores in the near future.

Oh, a Kildeer resident and the father of four children, first stumbled upon Yogurtland while vacationing in Los Angeles with his family last spring. After seeing how much his children, who range from elementary school through high school-age, enjoyed Yogurtland’s self-serve frozen yogurt concept, he began looking into franchise opportunities. Shortly thereafter Oh signed an agreement to open the first two stores in Illinois, and he is also considering opening additional locations later in the near future.

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Burger Baron has opened its second location in Chicagoland at 132 East Golf Road in Arlington Heights. The location is opening in the old south Giribaldi’s location. By the way the old Giribaldi’s is opening up north by Arlington Heights Road and Rand Road, just north of McDonald’s.

Pure Beef Char Broiled Burgers include …
Baron Burger, Baron Cheeseburger, Patty Melt, Veggie Burger, Turkey Burger and more.

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SERVPRO OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS TO SPONSOR THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE

Servpro of Arlington Heights will be conducting a Thanksgiving Food Drive on Monday, November 14 through Sunday, November 20 to benefit needy families in the Arlington Heights community. Please help make someone’s holiday special by simply dropping off non-perishable food items and/or paper products at your local Mariano’s Fresh Market – 802 E. Northwest Highway, at The Village of Arlington Heights Health Dept, 1st floor – 33 S. Arlington Heights Road, or at Panera Bread (downtown AH) – 31 S. Evergreen. Collection boxes will be inside the entrances of these locations.

Items needed include: Canned yams, canned vegetables, canned soups, boxes of mashed potatoes, paper napkins, paper towels, paper plates, and any other non-perishable food items.

Many of our valued customers are residents and business owners in this community. We thank you for your belief in the work we do for you, and for your support and kindness in helping to make a difference to others. We thank everyone in advance for your generosity, and we wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving.

SERVPRO of Arlington Heights/Prospect Heights specializes in water, fire, smoke and mold damage remediation, removal, repair, and restoration.

Dear Paul B Fans,

I just left Mariano’s for the third time this week. I would imagine if Mariano’s was a person, I would be suspected of stalking! My neighbor now works for them, and she just absolutely loves it. She worked in the food biz for 21 years (mostly restaurants) but she feels reborn again, excited to go to work, and enjoys her associates there. Would you believe (of course you would) drum roll, please, that Mariano’s employs 480 people at this store. Yes, I said 480! This is some operation, dare I say, and I have yet to meet anyone who isn’t overly friendly. My neighbor/Mariano’s employee was subjected to some extensive testing for both psychological and intellectual abilities, to be offered the position. The management at Mariano’s knows exactly how to run a top-drawer grocery. They are absolutely killing us with kindness, which has become a lost component in our society today. Many people appear to go about their jobs with little enthusiasm, pride, and even less care for the customer.

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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. has recalled about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that was distributed in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and other states; and is possibly contaminated with E. coli — an organism with certain strains that can cause food poisoning.

The ground beef products being recalled include Kroger-brand ground beef; Butcher’s Brand beef and generic label beef, which were all packaged August 23, 2011.

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