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Business Comings & Goings: Casto's Closes in Tinley Park

A longtime Italian restaurant on Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park closes its doors.

The economy claimed another victim in this week when Casto’s Ristorante suddenly closed its doors at 16846 S. Oak Park Ave.

Calls to owner Bill Casto were not returned, but a message on the front door of the restaurant cited “the economy, high taxes and unwillingness of Archer Bank to work with small business” as reasons for the closing.

The restaurant opened in 1999 and was noted for its Christmas in July celebrations, which sometimes included holiday inflatables on the front lawn.

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Family Martial Arts Opens in Tinley

A new martial arts school called Family Martial Arts opened earlier this month at 16707 S. 80th Avenue in Tinley Park.

Family Martial Arts also has locations in Mokena and Shorewood. Those locations teach both tae kwondo and hapkido but the Tinley location is at present teaching only tae kwon do. Classes are available for anyone 4 years old and older.

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The new school or dojang is open Monday through Friday from 4-6:30 p.m.

The school is offering a grand opening special to its first 30 students: one month free, a free uniform and 40 percent off class rates.

For information, call 708-444-2110.

Clinton Kelly Opening Store in Orland

Fashion guru Clinton Kelly will be at on Friday, Nov. 4, to open his own custom tailoring store Perfect Fit by Clinton Kelly at the store.

Kelly, who co-hosts What Not to Wear on TLC and The Chew on ABC, will arrive at 2:30 p.m. At 5 p.m., he will provide one-minute style consultations to the first 100 people to visit the store. The store opens at 10 a.m.

The new store is a joint venture between Kelly and Stitch It to combine the efforts of expert stylists with skilled tailors. According to a news release, Perfect Fit works with both men and women and can work its magic with clothes just bought, that have hung in the closet for years or were found at a thrift store.

Great Frame Up Open House

The Great Frame Up at 9560 W. 147th St. in Orland Park is hosting an Open House and Art Show for the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 4:30 p.m. Owners are Michael and Sue Jewula. RSVP to the chamber at (708) 349-2972 or online at Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce.

Holiday Gift Faire

The is hosting its ninth annual on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6, from 1-4 p.m. Home party vendors on hand will include Scentsy Wickless, Pampered Chef, Discovery Toys and Tastefully Simple. For information, call 708-532-0160 or visit www.tplibrary.org.

Rotary Donates Dictionaries

The Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club recently donated dictionaries to every third-grader in Harvey School District 152 and English Language Learners and English as a Second Language students at .

The dictionaries are multi-faceted, with sections about weights and measurements, biographies of the U.S. presidents and copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.

“Literacy has always been an important issue for Rotary International. At the local level, this project allows us to make an impact on those who live right here in our own back yard,” Karen Wegrzyn, president of the Tinley Park-Frankfort Rotary Club, said in a release.

This is the fifth year the club has donated dictionaries to the Harvey School District and the second year it has donated dictionaries to students who are learning English as a second language.

For information about the club’s efforts and how you can join, contact Wegrzyn at 708-359-4715. The group meets at 7:15 a.m. every Thursday at , 19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort.

Halloween Deal

is holding a Kids Eat Free promotion on Monday, Oct. 31. Kids 12 and under can order for free from the Kids Menu. Two free kids for every paid adult entrée.

 

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