This is hugely awesome news. This expansion will be a wonderful benefit for the community.

This is BIG time!!I hope I can stop purchasing on the net those special culinary items. Best of Luck!!!!

The correct term is kashered, not kosherized. Capthca the newhouse, swear to G-d.

I wish 7 Mile luck. I realize that they certainly have a community (imagine that) that really needs their expertise. I for one will stay away because I find them to be extremely rude and nasty. Is it because I'm non-observant or a woman or both? I don't know, but I can get my few holiday needs at Giant. Plus those enormous over sized vans flying in and out of the parking lot at alarming rates of speed scare me anyway!

It's a different store since the co-founder, a wonderful man my family and I had the good fortune to live next door to for years, passed away. It's not because you're a woman or non-observant that you've experienced nastiness; it's dished out in pretty much an equal opportunity manner, just as in other food stores. There are also some terrific employees - Kenny at the deli counter (he used to own The Knish Shop), and if they're still there, an Asian and an African-American fellow, both of whom speak more Hebrew/Yiddish than I. I hope the new store is a lot tidier, though.

The notes about heating the ovens reminded me that my own oven has a Sabbath setting, if you can believe it.

Dawn, is the Sabbath setting the same as "Off"?

Very religious Jews do not turn on lights or appliances, drive, etc., on the Sabbath. Workarounds include timers for lights and elevators that stop at every floor, such as those at Sinai Hospital. The Sabbath mode on an oven overides the safety feature that would nornally turn it off after a period of inactivity.

Thanks for your answer DBJS. I never would have guessed that a safety overide was all the Sabbath Setting was. I thought it had something to do with pre-programing the oven to come on and go off and different times during the Sabbath.

Joyce, my oven also has Sabbath mode (which I don't use). I believe it prevents changing any of the settings (oven temp, etc.) for the prescribed length of time.

I find them to be extremely rude and nasty

Many years ago, as a favor to a friend, my wife went to Shapiro's in Pikesville to buy lox for a bris. The purchase came to about $30, a big purchase 30 years ago. The deli guy looked at her and said, "Are you sure you can afford that?"

That was her last trip to Shapiro's [which, for the young, is now the Staple store at Old Court and Reisterstown Roads].

Joyce, is "nasty and rude" your way of saying "nosy"?

I don't shop there because I've heard from so many others how dirty the store is.
Perhaps the move will improve this problem.

Speaking of exorcism, has anyone checked out the religion blog lately? It seems that the Vatican has its own in house exorcist.