Business & Professional
Still Producing
Johnny Pomodoro's
fills Strawberry Hills
fresh market spot
in Farmington Hills.
j ohnny Pomodoro's Fresh Market,
specializing in produce, will open
Aug. 12 in the building occu-
pied by Strawberry Hills (Nino Salvaggio
International Marketplace), on the north-
east corner of 14 Mile and Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills, since 1986. Strawberry
Hills will close Aug. 10.
All Strawberry Hills employees will be
offered work at the Troy, Clinton Township
and St. Clair Shores stores or at the new
Johnny Pomodoro's. The two-day change-
over and employee familiarity will mini-
mize Strawberry Hills/Johnny Pomodoro's
customer inconvenience, the Salvaggio
family and Johnny Pomodoro's co-owners
say.
Johnny Pomodoro' is co-owned by
John Taormina and Dan Sonenberg. The
partners have announced plans to expand
their new store into 3,000 square feet of
adjacent space, provide wider aisles and
improve lighting. Their market fare will
include a large selection of garden fresh
produce, choice meats, jet-fresh seafood
and gourmet groceries.
Taormina has spent his career in the
grocery industry. He initially focused
on meat, later adding areas of expertise
in seafood and produce and retail store
management. Sonenberg specializes in dry
goods with an emphasis on gourmet and
specialty foods.
"Guest services will be a priority at
Johnny Pomodoro's," Sonenberg said. "We
plan to exceed our guests' expectations
with personal interaction and service such
as assisting guests with groceries to their
Farmington Hills Jerry Mayor Ellis with new owners Dan Sonenberg and
John Taormina at what will become Johnny Pomodoro's Fresh Market
car and a professional party planner on
site each day"
Sonenberg is a lifelong member of
the Detroit Jewish community. He is a
Southfield High graduate. He and his wife,
Julie, live in West Bloomfield. He is former
owner of All-Star Foods, a specialty food
distributor, which he sold in 2007.
Kirk Taylor, president of Nino Salvaggio
International Marketplace, said, "We are
continuing to search for a site that suits
our needs as a replacemnt for Strawberry
Hills. It is premature to announce a spe-
cific location at this time."
Farmington Hills Mayor Jerry Ellis said,
"While Johnny Pomodoro's replaces a
longtime fixture in our area, we embrace
the change and look forward to a fresh
approach and new ideas:"
ORT's Rub A Dub
Rub-a-Dub, the Michigan Region of ORT
America's annual fundraiser, will be held
Thursday, Aug 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. at
the Franklin Hills Country Club, 31675
Inkster in Farmington Hills.
Tickets are $150 per person and may
be reserved by calling (248) 723-8860.
Proceeds from the event, the ad journal,
silent and live auctions and raffle will
benefit ORT's worldwide educational pro-
grams.
To purchase an ad, buy raffle tickets,
make a donation for either auction or for
general information, call Nicole Muchnick,
(248) 505-4427 (nmuchnick@ortamerica.
org). The Web site is www.ortmichigan.
org.
Event co-chairs are Meredith and
Robert Colburn, Sharon and Howard
Eisenshtadt, Lynda and Conrad Giles and
Andi and Larry Wolfe. Karol Friedman is
director of ORT America Michigan Region.
documentary of his life is under way.
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Dream Job: Now accepting applicant,
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
has opportunities for:
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Continuing education opportunities
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Henry Ford Health System is an A.A5E0 employer.
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Book Club Meets
Keter Torah Book Club will meet
Thursday, Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Keter Torah
Synagogue in West Bloomfield to discuss
Legacy of Courage by Dr. Frederic Kakis.
Snacks and refreshments will be sup-
plied.
Books are available from Ricky Behar at
$20 each; call (248) 705-1073.
Kakis is a professor emeritus of chem-
istry at Chapman University, Orange, Calif.
He was recently honored in his homeland
for the first Greek edition of his book. A
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Acedemic Honors
Alan Reinstein of
Farmington Hills has
been selected by the
University of Kentucky
as the first recipi-
ent of the Von Allmen
School of Accountancy
Outstanding Ph.D./
D.B.A. Alumnus Award
this year.
Reinstein is a 1980 graduate of the doc-
toral program (DBA). He has been pub-
lished extensively in academic, education
and professional journals.
The award, presented by the U-K Ph.D.
committee, is based on three criteria:
making outstanding and consistent
contributions to the Von Allmen School
of Accountancy; advancing knowledge
through discovery, application or teaching
scholarship; and demonstrating excep-
tional leadership in the community of
accounting scholars or accounting profes-
sionals.
Reinstein has coauthored a successful
textbook on how to conduct accounting
research and has served on the Accounting
Education Change Commission Task
Force.
He serves on the Board of Research
Advisors of the Institute of Internal
Auditors.