Monday, July 30, 2012
Get your week started with a look back at some of the interesting Downers Grove Patch articles from last week.
Here's a rundown of some of the DG Patch articles from last week: • DG Patch Poll: Will you be Upset if Omega Doesn't Re-Open? An institution in Downers Grove for 37 years, the future of Omega is uncertain. • [UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND] Police Seek Help Locating Missing Woman Grace Lobbes, 52, was last seen near 63rd and Woodward around 11 p.m. on Monday, July 23. • 'Jeans and a Cute Top' to Open Downtown in September Women's clothing store to open its third location in downtown Downers Grove. • Downers Grove Named a Top Transit Community DePaul University study lists 20 best communities on station building, grounds, parking, and nearby amenities. Downers Grove placed 7th. • Vote for Your Favorites in Our 2012 Readers' Choice Feature We need …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Downers Grove resident Greg Ktistou juggles playing basketball in Europe and running a skills development business locally.
Greg Ktistou is at a crossroads. Unlike many metaphorical crossroads, though, whichever road Ktistou chooses will lead to him living out his dreams. Born and raised in Downers Grove, 32-year-old Ktistou just finished his 7th year of playing professional basketball in Europe. Within a couple of weeks, he'll find out whether he'll return for an eighth. If he does, it'll mean a higher level of competition. If he doesn't, it'll create an opportunity for him to expand his basketball skills development company, 'Breakaway Basketball'. Ktistou attended Downers Grove South High School and attended Eastern Illinois University on a Division 1 basketball scholarship. After his sophomore year, he transferred to and eventually graduated from Carthage …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Get your week started with a look back at some of the interesting Downers Grove Patch articles from last week.
Here's a rundown of some of the DG Patch articles from last week: • Tony Cesare: It's Time to Stop Being Helicopter Parents Keeping an eye on the kids while letting them enjoy their freedom in the summer can be a difficult balance. • DG Patch Poll: Do You Feel Safe Living in Downers Grove? A Tony Cesare column on the tendency to become helicopter parents invokes the question: Do you feel safe? • Visions for Vacancies: 4928 Main Street Downers Grove Patch asks readers to play developer and share their ideas for open storefronts around town. • New Frozen Yogurt Shop 'Cocomero' to Open Downtown Cocomero frozen yogurt hopes to open in little more than a month. • Death Notices, July 18 Obituaries and memorial services and upcoming visitations …
Friday, July 20, 2012
You may not know who she is, but she's had a hand in just about everything you enjoy about downtown.
If it happens downtown, she either knows about it or she's responsible for it. Linda Kunze, the executive director of the Downtown Management Corporation, knows the ins-and-outs of the downtown area better than anyone else around. She has to—it's her job. Since 1999 Linda has been the woman responsible for keeping the downtown vibrant and stocked with restaurants and shops the residents of Downers Grove want. She works tirelessly, sometimes starting her day at 7:30 a.m. and wrapping up at 10 p.m. recruiting businesses, organizing downtown events, and managing all aspects of the downtown area. The argument can be made that no single person has had a greater impact on the downtown area than Linda has over the last 13 years. A resident of …
Lori Glaser
8:10 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012
I've known Greg since we were both five years old. As a kid and teen, he always had a basketball with him. He has so much heart. Greg teaching kids to practice their skills just makes so much sense. more ›