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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Mariano’s, Roundy’s Donate $13,000 Locally to Fight Hunger

On Monday, food and funds were donated to Palatine Township Food Pantry, Journeys The Road Home and Bread of Life Food Pantry in Deer Park, along with Chicago charitable organizations.

Mariano’s and Roundy’s donated $25,000 in food and money to six food pantries in the northwest suburbs and in Chicago on Monday. Among the local recipients were the Palatine Township Food Pantry, Journeys The Road Home and Bread of Life Food Pantry in Deer Park, who received funds and food valued at $13,000. A semi-truck filled with more than 15,000 pounds of food was stationed in the Mariano’s parking lot, 545 N. Hicks Road on Monday afternoon. Mariano’s employees unloaded the truck, and representatives of local food pantries, including Linda Fleming, Palatine Township supervisor were present to accept the donations. Both Mariano’s and Roundy’s donated more than $3,800 in non-perishable food weighing 2,595 pounds, in addition to a $500 …

Taraxias

4:15 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Good for Mariano's. They've been very positive for Palatine too. Quality store.   more ›

Monday, November 19, 2012

Palatine Township Food Pantry Accepts $1380 Donation from Street Fest and Mariano's

Downtown Palatine Street Fest and Mariano's Fresh Market partnered over the summer to sell $5 wristbands for kids activities, and 100% of the proceeds were recently donated to the Palatine Township Food Pantry.

The Palatine Township Food Pantry recently received a $1,380 donation from a partnership between Mariano's Fresh Market and Downtown Palatine Street Fest.  The funds were raised from $5 activity wristbands sold for the Kids' Zone at Street Fest at Mariano's. The goal was that 100 percent of the proceeds would benefit the food pantry. A check was presented on Friday, November 16 at Mariano's by Store Director Larry Fugate to Palatine Township Supervisor Linda Fleming. Mayor Jim Schwantz also was present.  "This donation is so helpful in us continuing to support those in-need in the township year-round, these funds will be put into our account and used when our monetary donations run low which inevitably happens" said Fleming. Sam Trakas, …

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Village Says New Parking Won't Slow Police

40 new parking spaces at Mariano's Fresh Market in Palatine.

Due to ongoing demand for parking by both employees and customers, the Village of Palatine approved a plan to create and add permanent parking spaces for Mariano’s Fresh Market in Palatine. Grocery store employees can now park behind Mariano’s on the east of the building, on the emergency access drive. While the signs posted still read “Emergency Vehicles Only,” the Village Council approved the addition of 10 employee parking spots Monday night. Behind the Mariano’s building at 545 N. Hicks Road, the emergency access drive runs from the back parking lot of Palatine Police Headquarters to Baldwin Road. To add 10 parallel spaces for employee parking, the emergency access drive has been turned into a one-way, prohibiting traffic to flow south…

Mad Max

10:27 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

I would like to thank a Willow Wood neighbor Tom Konomidis for being very active in making this happen. I have seen a great improvement in the parking and safety situation on Baldwin already. Thanks Tom for your hard work!   more ›

Monday, February 20, 2012

Palatine Considers Mariano's Parking Restrictions

The Palatine Village Council granted staff the power to institute temporary parking restrictions near Mariano's Fresh Market.

Mariano's Fresh Market, 545 N. Hicks Road, opened to much fanfare in January. Some of the activity from the grocery store has generated a few complaints from nearby residents concerned about parking, Palatine Deputy Village Manager Mike Jacobs said. "Initially there were some complaints from neighbors," Jacobs said. "There was more parking on Baldwin then there had been in the past." Jacobs said that Mariano's has been responsive to the concerns. "That first week or two they had more vendors and people coming who normally wouldn't be there," Jacobs said. "They had more corporate people coming and it was just kind of the perfect storm." Jacobs said the parking issue has gotten better in the last couple of weeks. Mariano's has 297 parking …

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Mariano's Fresh Market: Hiring 450, Opening In Early 2012

Mariano's Fresh Market now under construction on Hicks Road, just north of Northwest Highway will open no later than February 2012.

The Mariano's Fresh Market now under construction on Hicks Road north of Northwest Highway announced plans to fill 450 positions. A Mariano's representative said the store at 545 N. Hicks Rd., will open no later than February 2012. It is adjacent and south of the construction site of Palatine's new police station. Mariano's released a breakdown of the positions it is looking to fill 16 manager positions which are salaried as well as traditional full and part-time hourly positions. The 70,000 square foot will include a dining area that will seat 82. Among the specialty positions available are: Those interested in applying can do so at Mariano's website. The first Mariano's was opened in in the Chicago-area in 2010 in Arlington Heights at …

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Palatine Mariano’s On Track To Open In Early 2012

The Palatine Village council granted three separate liquor licenses to grocery store currently under construction at 545 N. Hicks Road and hiring for the location has begun.

The Village Council Monday approved three separate liquor licenses for Mariano’s Fresh Market, currently under construction at 545 N. Hicks Road. The grocer plans to open its doors early in the first quarter of 2012, no later than February, according to Max Dickman, Roundy’s Supermarkets real estate development manager. Roundy’s Supermarkets is the umbrella company that owns Mariano’s. Mariano's was granted liquor licenses allowing it to sell packaged wine, beer and liquor. The store also will be allowed to offer product sampling and will be allowed to serve alcohol in its café area, where the menu will include items such as pork roast, ribs, meatloaf and chicken dishes. The cost to obtain the liquor licenses was $5,296. A few concerns …

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Palatine Approves Zoning, Plans for Mariano's

Despite a sometimes heated debate, the village council approved plans for a Mariano's Fresh Market at 537 N. Hicks Road.

The Palatine Village Council approved plans for a Mariano's Fresh Market, but not before District 1 Council member Aaron Del Mar voiced strong opposition. The 70,000 square foot grocery store is part of the village's redevelopment of 537 N. Hicks Rd. Palatine's new police station already is under construction in the area. At one time the village owned about 14 acres in the location. Palatine agreed Sept. 20 to sell about 7 acres to Bradford Real Real Estate for about $3.050 million. Bradford is trying to develop the 7 acres commercially, with Mariano's anchoring the redevelopment. Del Mar previously had opposed the village's sale to Bradford, arguing that the $3.050 million price for the land was too low. Monday, Del Mar once again voiced …

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Village Council approves sale that could bring Mariano's Fresh Market

The Palatine Village Council Monday authorized the sale of 7 acres on Hicks Road for more than $3 million.

A Mariano's Fresh Market could locate south of the site for the new Palatine police station on Hicks Road. The Palatine Village Council at its Sept. 20 meeting authorized the sale of 7 of the 14 acres it owns near the intersection of Hicks and Baldwin Roads. Bradford Real Estate is buying the property for $3.050 million. "This is something that actually makes a lot of sense. The development is a good fit for the neighborhood," said Village Council member Brad Helms. The development would be in Palatine's 6th District, Helms' district. Helms said that before the city purchased the 14 acres, the area had become an eyesore. "Just the redevelopment alone has the neighborhood ecstatic," Helms said. "They've been [wanting] these improvements for…

Monday, September 20, 2010

Palatine considers selling Hicks Road property

Sale would bring more than $3 million and Mariano's Fresh Market.

Palatine is considering selling 7 acres along N. Hicks Road to a developer with plans for a Mariano's Fresh Market. The Village Council will consider at its Sept. 20 meeting whether to authorize the sale of the property at 595 N. Hicks Road for $3.050 million to Bradford Real Estate Companies. Information about the potential sale was included in the village's meeting packet. Palatine is building its new police station north of the property. The village requested development proposals from more than 30 national and regional developers.

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