Bigger laughs
Comedy club moves by mall
Name: The Comedy Shrine
Where: 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora
Call: 630-585-0300
On the web: www.comedyshrine.com
"Being from Naperville, I knew there would be an audience for high-quality comedy entertainment," said Dave Sinker, owner of The Comedy Shrine. "Our previous location in downtown Naperville was great, and we received not only a warm welcome but ever-growing attendance for the nearly six years we were there, but we outgrew the space."
Not wanting to be to far from his roots, Sinker chose a location just west of the Westfield Fox Valley Mall, which makes them easy to find, offers plenty of free parking and provides enough space to have two dedicated theaters, one for improv and one for stand-up. The additional space also enables the club to offer a wide variety of classes for adults and teens.
"Our improvisers are all professional actors, and our stand-up comedians are the best in the Midwest," Sinker says. "I'm excited that we now offer a lounge area, where people can sit before and after a show and enjoy both that unique atmosphere as well as offerings from a full bar, which we didn't have in the past."
The Comedy Shrine also boasts a museum of comedy, with more than 4,000 items of memorabilia on display.
Hours: 1 to 10 p.m. Monday; 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; noon to 10 p.m. Thursday; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday; and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday
Hungry and lazy?
Delivery from anywhere you like
Name: Naperville Munchies
Email: NapervilleMunchies@gmail.com
Call: 630-699-0639
On the web: www.NapervilleMunchies.com
Feeling hungry but don't feel like going anywhere? In May, James Murray brought a solution to that dilemma: Naperville Munchies.
Just go to his website, select from a variety of restaurants, place your order, and he will deliver the food right to your door. His younger sister Riley helps with the office work. Both are Naperville residents and Neuqua Valley graduates.
"I got the inspiration for this business when I was helping my dad start his company Bob's Doors," Murray said. "I helped create his website, and after seeing how successful an online store and internet marketing made his company, I wanted to start my own."
Murray said delivering fast food was just an idea that came to him when he was hungry one day. He had the knowledge and the tools to make it a reality, so he did.
"No longer are people limited to ordering pizza and Chinese food," Murray says. "With one phone call, you can order anything from a bucket of fried chicken, tacos, a Big Mac Meal, Starbucks coffee, or even ice cream cone from Oberweis."
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday
Finding support
Yoga studio finds perfect spot
Name: Yoga Rhythms Studio & Sadhana Support Store
Where: 6450 College Road, Lisle
Call: 630-778-5991
On the web: www.Yoga-Rhythms.com
May brings meditation, yoga and calm just over the Naperville border in Lisle. Yoga Rhythms was once inside Naper Olympic Health Club in Naperville until the business closed in 2006.
Owner Margo Gebraski of Naperville is a certified Svaroopa yoga teacher and an experienced registered yoga therapist. Although she attempted to re-open her studio in Naperville, she could not find the right space. College Square Mall in Lisle offered a perfect fit.
"I have always believed that Svaroopa yoga should have its own venue and not be in a studio mixed with other styles of yoga," Gebraski said.
Svaroopa yoga uses large Mexican blankets and blocks to support each student in the poses to reliably release the deepest tensions in their body.
"Sadhana means practices, specifically geared to the practices of yoga, ayurveda and meditation," Gebraski says. "We support students in their practices or sadhanas by having products that make it easier to stay committed to these ancient Indian forms of life-changing health and wellness programs."
The store is for practitioners of all styles of yoga, meditation or ayurveda, while the classes focus solely on Svaroopa yoga.
Hours: Check the website for class schedule. Store is open between class sessions.
Know of a business coming or leaving Naperville? Contact Kristen Kucharski at knkucharski@hotmail.com
James Murray, 19, of Naperville opened Naperville Munchies after watching his dad launch a successful online store and Internet marketing campaign. His sister, Riley Murray, 18, is his office assistant. Both are Neuqua Valley graduates. | SubmittedThe Comedy Shrine Improv Troupe will leave you laughing at their new location at 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive in Aurora. Pictured (from left) are Rich Baker, Scott Levy, Erica Elam, Jack Bronis, Luciana Bonafozi and Jeff Kier. | Submitted
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