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Friday, January 25, 2013

The Trader Joe's Contest Winner Is . . .

One lucky loyal customer will receive a $50 gift card for entering a photo of their favorite Trader Joe's product.

  The Bloomfield Township Trader Joe's launched on Jan. 15 with a lot of love from locals, and loyal customers that didn't mind travelling a little bit further to get their fix. We at Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch did our part by launching a photo contest to see just how many different products people were looking forward to getting at the new store at Telegraph and Maple roads. And readers from Bloomfield, Rochester, Northville — and many places in between — responded by posting photos of a wide variety of snacks, meal components and personal products all available at the new location. Of note: of the 40 entries, no product was repeated. As promised, we're providing a $50 gift card to one lucky reader and randomly selected Gina Agne, …

Monday, January 21, 2013

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee at Keego Bosko's

Reopening on Wednesday morning, this former favorite remains a family business.

What was once known as the "hub of Keego Harbor" is back with a facelift and a new menu to satisfy breakfast and lunch diners alike. Bosko's Coffee and Kitchen is scheduled to open Wednesday morning at 2850 Orchard Lake Rd., just north of Cass Lake Road. Brothers Dave and John Jovanovich said they had been renovating the restaurant since April 2012 after the previous Dunkin' Donuts shop vacated about two years ago. Dave Jovanovich, a West Bloomfield resident, said that the original Bosko's was opened in 1982 by his father, Bosko Jovanovich. Together with his family, including sister and mother, Dave said that the small coffee shop worked to give the community an area to congregate. A new menu featuring some familiar names as well as some …

B&K Kyle

11:36 am on Friday, January 25, 2013

I have been waiting for this place to open for months. Glad the day is finally here. I will be stopping in and checking it out. Support your local business!   more ›

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Bloomfield Trader Joe's To Open Doors Jan. 15

The much-anticipated opening in Bloomfield Plaza is just a week away.

The countdown for the opening of the new Trader Joe's in Bloomfield Township is under way. The doors to the fully-refurbished store inside part of the former Kroger location in Bloomfield Plaza open Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. A spokesperson with the California-based company promised no major gimmicks or frills with the grand opening. But customers will have access to all the products and sales values they've experienced at the Farmington Hills location, which will close this month, officials said in a written statement. Staff and local officials will officially open the doors with ceremonial "lei cutting" to keep with the company's tropical theme at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The company initially planned to open last month, but decided to keep the …

ExTroyGal

1:24 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013

I love Trader Joe's! Great products, prices and customer service. So sad it's moving away from my daily commute path, but thankful that it's still close by. P.S. It's actually located next door to Starbucks on the side away from the old Kroger.   more ›

Monday, November 19, 2012

Trader Joe's Taking Shape in Bloomfield

The exterior sign is up and the interior is coming together at the market's new locale at Telegraph and Maple.

In September, we wrote about how Trader Joe's move from Farmington Hills to Bloomfied Township understandably put off some current patrons. Conversely, Bloomfield-area residents and business owners are more enthused, particularly since the construction work is starting to show visible results.k Carpenters and electrical contractors are hard at work at the new location on the west side of Telegraph between the Starbucks and SavOn Drugs in Bloomfield Plaza. Though store officials have yet to announce an official open date, they did target next month "We've got some reasons to be optimistic," said Bill Wahl, owner of the nearby Relax the Back store, as he noted the changes to the Maple Theater nearby, and the opening of the Bagger Dave's …

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