Let me first say that I feel sorry for the people who work there. However, the business model of selling produce that's on the edge of being sent to the dumpster is a poor choice. I had my fill of sifting through a large pile of veggies, looking for one that wasn't shriveled or starting to rot. Thanks to Mariano's for raising the bar for produce shopping!
One of the worlds great races is wrapping up - the Dakar rally. Sadly, I find that us Americans are woefully unaware of this classic, especially now that it's taking place in our hemisphere. (The Dakar Rally historically was from Paris to Dakar - a bulk of the race going through the Sahara Desert. Several years ago because of terrorist threats and security concerns, the race moved to South America. This years race went through Argentina, Chile and Peru).
Happily this year in addition to the daily video updates on the internet, the new NBC sports network has been giving 30min daily updates - Thank You!
So whether you are a Dakar fan or never heard of it, these photos are great and give a great taste of the 8000 mile race.
Arlington Heights residents can attend classes at the new Robert Morris University campus in the village for $5,000 an academic year, under a program being offered by the school.
The campus, which is in its first year at 2123 Goebbert Road, offers a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a management concentration. Regular tuition at the private, nonprofit school is about $21,000 per year, said Panorea Bakutis, the university’s director of admissions.
Arlington Heights Plan Commission unanimously approved the massive mixed-use Arlington Downs project, sending it to the village board for final approval.
All eight commissioners and Plan Commission Chairman Bruce Green praised the project and the development group’s presentation, which included a 3D flyby rendering of the entire property.
Green went so far as to call the project an “architectural marvel.”
La Roca Tapas, where owner Tim Trujillo promises “the world’s best homemade sangria” with European-style tapas plates, opened New Year’s Eve in downtown Arlington Heights.
The restaurant is at 6 S. Dunton Ave., the former home of Mario’s Trattoria.
Arlington Heights’125th anniversary train project is chugging along as local groups prepare to decorate their fiberglass trains.
The train has become a symbol for the village’s quasquicentennial celebration, commemorating the influence the Union Pacific train line had in establishing the village’s center and helping it expand.
Local organizations and businesses are getting in on the action by purchasing 4-foot-by-2.5-foot fiberglass trains from the village’s anniversary committee. They will paint and display the trains this summer, similar to the village’s last major art installation, Ponies on Parade.
