'Bleeding Money': Western Springs Complex Owner Complains About Delay

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – The owner of a Western Springs office complex on Friday complained about a delay in village action for a new development, calling it “ridiculous.” Owner Fran Gaik, who now lives in Florida, aims to sell the complex at 5600 Wolf Road to Burr Ridge developer McNaughton Development. That is contingent on […]

Crystal City Restaurant To Offer 3-Course Menu During Restaurant Week

ARLINGTON, VA — Crystal City Restaurant – Gentlemen’s Club has been around since 1940, offering live entertainment and an extensive food menu that includes steaks and seafood. According to owner William Bayne Jr., the restaurant has been in his family since 1963, becoming fully family owned and operated in 1988. When asked what he liked […]

Should Homeschooled Kids Be Able To Join Bridgewater-Raritan Sports Teams?

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The school board is discussing whether to amend their policy to allow homeschooled students to join their interscholastic athletic programs. Board member Stacey Friedlander shared notes from the recent Community Relations Committee meeting where they discussed and reviewed policy 2431 for athletic competition for homeschooled students. “Currently, our policy does not allow […]

Long Island 'Car Meet' And Calls For Blocked Traffic Investigated: Police

PATCHOGUE, NY — Detectives are investigating whether two incidents early Sunday morning — a “car meet” in Patchogue where a woman was injured and the driver of a vehicle was arrested, and calls for vehicles blocking traffic in Shirley and Sound Beach — are connected, Suffolk police said. Officers were first called to Gateway Plaza, […]

Sleeping In Steak N Shake's Dumpster: Joliet Police Make Arrest

JOLIET — One month after Joliet Patch reported how a group of homeless people have trashed multiple empty business properties along Larkin Avenue, Joliet Police have made an arrest. They took 43-year-old Joliet resident Joshua Self away in handcuffs at the empty Steak N Shake at 201 Larkin Ave. Self was arrested and given his […]

LI Meadery 'Pauses' After 6 Years, Hopes To 'Keep The Dream Alive'

Click:Ceiling Fan Click:check balance my gift card LINDENHURST, NY —After six years of brewing “community, conversation and camaraderie” with the Lindenhurst community, W A Meadwerks on N Wellwood Avenue is closing its doors—but not for good. Mead lovers can relax, because founding partner and mead maker Roger Wanner told Patch that the goal is to […]

New Sushi Bar In Cherry Hill Wants To Build Outdoor-Dining Area

CHERRY HILL, NJ — A new sushi bar in Cherry Hill will go before the Planning Board for permission to build an outdoor-dining area. Kooma Asian Fusion & Martini Bar opened last month in a pad site at Cherry Hill Mall. The eatery is part of the mall’s “Restaurant Row” — a series of eateries […]

South OC Actress Stars In Lifetime Thriller

DANA POINT, CA — A south Orange County actress is starring in a new thriller movie set to premiere on the Lifetime Movie Network this month. 15-year-old Kayden Tokarski — best known for playing a young Julia Roberts on the TV series “Gaslit” — will star in new thriller movie, “My Professor’s Deadly Secret” set […]

Darien Postpones Polo Match At Great Island

DARIEN, CT — The first organized event at Great Island has been postponed. Selectman and Great Island Advisory Committee Chair Monica McNally this week announced that the polo match scheduled for Oct. 26 has been postponed to a mutually agreeable date next spring. “After discussions with the Hamlet polo team we collectively decided that postponing […]