On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:39:29 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>> I've read about them here for years but never shopped at one. Last
>> week we went to the one in St. Pete Beach and I was pretty impressed.
>> We were there for 5 nights ...
>
>When I first read this I stopped reading at that point and pondered.
>Maybe I could pull off staying at a Public for several days. ;^)
>
>> and the suite had a real fridge so we went
>> to get munchies, milk, coffee, etc.
>
>In Chicago metro we now have Mariannos. There's one in Arlington
>Heights in the NW burbs that reminds me of Publix. They have purchased
>a corner in Wheaton that has an old high school and there's a sign that
>says they will open in a year. To make it they better start the
>demolition before the snow starts.

They're talking spring-summer 2013. Here's an article about it. They
stole that property. They are leaving the track and the field though.

<http://triblocal.com/wheaton/2011/07/01/developer-plans-to-build-marianos-grocery-in-downtown-wheaton/>

Lou