Local Business Buzz

New Wok Owners to Open China Buffet Next to Walt's

Plus: Kohl's begins remodeling its Frankfort location March 18.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. PHOTOS: Scenes From Last Week's Frankfort Business Expo NEWSLETTER: Sign Up to Get the Latest Frankfort News Delivered to Your Inbox

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Smokey Barque Holds Grand Opening Ceremony Friday

Plus: Yarns to Dye For & More moves weaving event to Breidert Green, and new bridal shop receives village grant.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals.

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Mariano's, Village Officials Meet to Discuss Future Location

Plus: Board grants Pete Mitchell's request to extend daily hours.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. The first tiny steps to building a Mariano's Fresh Market location off of LaGrange Road began last week at a public workshop for the Village Plan Commission. And while there are few firm details and a timeline that can be measured in years, not months, a picture of what the high-end grocery will look like is starting to develop. Mariano's, which is owned by Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets and has five locations in the Chicagoland area, wants to build a more than 70,000-square-foot store on the 7-1/2 acres of land in the 20900 block of …

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Fajitas, Golf Dome to Open Soon

Plus: Yarns To Dye For changes its weekend hours beginning in February.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. YOUR TURN! Do you have a favorite Frankfort shop or restaurant? Tell everyone by writing a review in our Patch Places business directy.

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Pete Mitchell's Changes Owners, Looks to Expand Hours

Plus: Yarns To Dye For and Mother Nature's Timeless Treasures are moving, and The Softer Side is holding a sale.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. READ: Local Entrepreneur Turns Hobby Into Purse Business READ: Who Serves the Best Local Salad in L-W? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SHOP IN FRANKFORT? Let everyone know by writing a review for it in our Patch Places business directory.

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UPDATE: Midnight Madness: Where to Go for the Deals

Frankfort and other area businesses will be open 6 p.m. to midnight for holiday shoppers. Find out what kind of discounts some of them will be offering.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. Midnight Madness, Frankfort's annual holiday shopping event, is set to run from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 16, and area businesses are already planning their specials and deals for the day. Here's a preliminary list from the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce that will be updated up until the event. Shops that don't have discounts or sales listed are still determining them. READ: Our Frankfort Shop Guide to Gifts $25 and Less WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SHOP? Write a review for it on our Patch Places business directory.

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Papa John's Pizza Opens Thursday With Free Slices

Plus: Comic book creators come to Amazing Fantasy, and local businesses prepare for Midnight Madness holiday shopping event.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. READ: Board Approves New Papa John's Location READ: Smokey Barque Opens Downtown WRITE A REVIEW of Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics or other Frankfort businesses in our Patch Places directory.

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Smokey Barque Opens Downtown

Plus: Let it Rip Sports set to reopen Dec. 1 at its new location.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. READ: Jenny's Steak House to Move to Mokena READ: New Laser Tag Venue to Open Soon WRITE A REVIEW for Smokey Barque in our Patch Places business directory.

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Furniture Rack Moves to New Location on Laraway

Plus: Comic book creators come to Frankfort for signing, and Fringe Boutique puts on November sale.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. READ: Brothers Bring Fresh Attitude, Menu to The Wild Rover WRITE A REVIEW for Furniture Rack, Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics and Fringe Boutique in our Patch Places business directory

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New Owners Remodel Choo Choo Johnny's

Plus: A new gift shop opens downtown, Fajitas plans to open soon in Hickory Creek Marketplace shopping center, and Phillips Chevrolet and Costco team up for a 2012 car deal.

Local Business Buzz is a roundup of what's going on in Frankfort's business community. This includes store openings and closings, listings of special events and a look at upcoming sales and deals. WRITE A REVIEW for Choo Choo Johnny's and Phillips Chevrolet in our Patch Places business directory.

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