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June 25, 2007

A look ahead at The Top Drawer

If you are a needle-pointer and a bargain shopper then this announcement might prick your ears to attention.

The Top Drawer, Mariemont's own needle-point and canvass shop, will be hosting a sale from July 14-28, where many of the shop's canvasses will be marked down from 20 percent to 75 percent off their original cost.

And if you are an early holiday shopper -- you know, one of the proactive shoppers who prepare well in advance so that they do not have to participate in the last-minute rush to purchase Christmas gifts -- the shop will have a Christmas in July sale where all holiday themed finishings will be 10 percent off throughout the month.

The Top Drawer is located at 6880 Wooster Pike on the left wing of the Mariemont Inn. For more information, call the shop at 271-6691 or visit the shop from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday thru Saturday.

Posted by johnston at 06:41 PM

A Mio's reminder: Pizza, pasta and beer

Mariemont Mio's owner Jim Shaner says he wants to remind people that Monday's are all-you-can-eat spaghetti and "Make-your-own-pizza".

The spaghetti special is $6.95, a paltry price for plates and plates of people's favorite pasta.

With the pizza special, kids are invited to come in and make their own pizza

“They put it together and we will bake it," Shaner said. If the kids want pizza dough covered only in sauce, or topped with pickles, the request is placed in the oven and sent out as ordered.

For the adults, Mio's now offers large draft beers -- 23 ounces large -- for $1.25 more than the cost of a 12 ounce draft beer, which on the menu ranges from $2.75 for Bud Light and $3.50 for Sam Adams and Great Lakes beers.

"For a buck and a quarter more, you can get twice the size of an average beer," Shaner said.

Mio’s also has catering and delivers, ranging from Mariemont, Fairfax, Madisonville, Newtown, Terrace Park, Madeira and parts of Indian Hill. Hours of operation are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Posted by johnston at 06:20 PM

June 07, 2007

Meet the new shop, same as the old shop

Mariemont Barber Shop owner Ron Salzano knows all about going back to one's roots (and we are not speaking about the roots of one's hair).

Salzano and his barber shop has moved a couple doors down along the right wing of the Mariemont Inn, vacating the space he has occupied for the past several years. But the short move is one not unfamiliar to him: His new locale, just a couple doors to the right of his erstwhile shop, is the exact place where he first opened his barber shop.

"The new shop is where the old shop used to be. It's ironic," Salzano, who was one of the first tenants of Spinnenweber Builders, Inc., owners of the Mariemont Inn, said.

To commemorate the new move into the new location which used to be the original location, Salzano will be hosting an open house to show patrons and visitors the new look of the barber shop. The open house will be Saturday, June 16, and everyone is invited to come look at the new and improved shop.

Salzano will still be offering the staple treatments, from basic haircuts, shaves, hot towel treatments and facials.

For more information, visit the barber shop at 6880 Wooster Pike or call 271-7676 to make an appointment.

Salzano has been renovating his shop, adding a new look that includes hand-crafted counters and an updated interior design that is inviting to new patrons while still maintaining the ambiance regulars will appreciate.

Posted by johnston at 12:13 AM