Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wilmette trustees requested more noise-level data for the proposed carwash near Edens Plaza.
A proposed car wash at the Shell gas station near Edens Plaza has been tabled until the Oct. 23 village board meeting after Wilmette trustees requested more data on the plan. “I feel like we are making a great decision here without great data and it’s the applicants responsibility to bring us good data,” Trustee Cameron Kruger said during the Aug. 28 village board meeting. The proposed $1.2 million plan would have added a gas pump, a drive-through car wash and a convenience store at the roughly 16,000-square foot space at 3501 Lake Ave., which is located in the village’s neighborhood retail zone. Would you support building a carwash at Shell? Sound off on our Facebook page or in our poll below. Among the zoning variations, Wilmette …
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Walgreens and CVS are scheduled to open at opposite ends of Wilmette, in Edens Plaza and Plaza de Lago respectively.
Wilmette will soon add two drug stores to its list of new businesses in town. Scheduled to open in early November, Walgreens is expected to take up half of the former Borders bookstore location in Edens Plaza, 3232 Lake Ave., or about 15,000 square feet. On the east side of Wilmette, CVS is expected to open in March 2013 and occupy the 12,700-square-foot space formerly occupied by a Crate and Barrel outlet in Plaza del Lago, 1515 Sheridan Rd. There are two existing Walgreens in Wilmette, one at 333 Ridge Rd. and the other at 811 Green Bay Rd. The nearest existing CVS is in northwest Evanston at 3333 Central St. West Wilmette Underserved by Pharmacy Walgreens plans to take advantage of the high mall customer volume and prime location …
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Founded by swimming pros, Big Blue Swim School caters to families by making kids comfortable.
Getting kids to get in the pool and stay in for a swimming lesson can be a serious challenge. Big Blue Swim School, which opened in Wilmette last month, came up with a surprisingly simple and effective solution. It keeps its training pool’s water at 91 degrees and the air inside a balmy 87 degrees. “We really work to create an environment that's fun,” said general manager Alissa Melczer. “You can't learn anything if all you're thinking about is how cold you are.” That was what made Winnetka resident Kristina Bornhoeft decide to sign up her 4 ½-year-old daughter for classes at Big Blue, despite the fact that she hadn’t loved swim lessons in the past. “We had heard about it through friends, and that it was a great program for kids with warm …
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