28 The Queens Courier • november 21, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com THE COURIER/Photo by Melissa Chan Hooters recently reopened in Fresh Meadows as a new franchise. DOORS BUST OPEN FOR HOOTERS GRAND OPENING BY MELISA CHAN [email protected] The Hooters’ girls are back in town — but not in different uniforms. The Fresh Meadows rack shack reopened November 8 at 61-09 190th Street as a new franchise st of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place FREE Eye Exam WITH PURCHASE OF COMPLETE PAIR OF GLASSES OR EYE EXAM ONLY – $25 (REG. $85) COMPETITIVE PRICES with • Personalized Service & Attention • Our Professionally Trained Staff Will Give You A Careful Fit • Newest Styles • No Gimmicks 20% OFF ALL PURCHASES not to be combined with any other offer Varilux no-line bifocals progessive lenses w/plastic or metal frames $170 Choose From Over 300 Frames Some restrictions 2 Pairs of Eyeglasses (Frames & Lenses) $99 may apply. Not to be combined with any other offer. Choose From Over 300 Frames Some restrictions may apply. Not to be combined with any other offer. We Honor Most Competitor’s Coupons WE ARE A LOCAL FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS, NOT A CHAIN. WE OFFER PERSONAL SERVICE WITH HIGH QUALITY & LOW PRICES HUGE SELECTION! 50% OFF non-prescription sunglasses. Some restrictions may apply. Not to be combined with any other offer. • Lenses Duplicated • Motor Vehicle Exam • Prescription Filled • Adjustments Done At No Extra Charge • Lab on Premises • Tinting • Eye Exams Clifford Optical 38-19 BELL BOULEVARD, BAYSIDE • 718.229.8086 OFFERING THE LOWEST PRICES ON CONTACT LENSES under Marc Phaneuf. Earlier this summer, Phaneuf said the Hooters waitresses might don slightly new outfits — skorts instead of shorts. But the corporation has not yet finalized the new getup, he said. The well-known white top and bright orange bottom combo is here to stay until then. Phaneuf shelled out $1.2 million to completely remodel the restaurant, which now features a centralized bar, twice as many televisions, including some 90-inch sets, and a healthier menu. Colin Parker, director of operations of Hooters New England and New York, said he hopes locals will “celebrate” the remodel and “kick back and relax after work.” The majority of the 84 staff members hired are new to Hooters, Phaneuf said. About a dozen are returning employees. “We’re very happy with how the community has received us since our opening,” the franchise owner said. “We’ve had a great turnout, and we’re very, very pleased. We’re hoping for good things to come.” Hooters first opened at the Queens site in 2009. It closed last October after Hooters of America axed a franchise agreement with Strix Restaurant Group, which ran the Fresh Meadows restaurant and three others on Long Island. City raises cig sale age Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law November 19, raising the age to buy cigarettes, certain tobacco products and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The City Council passed the bill with a 35-10 vote last month. Bloomberg said the law, which will take effect in six months, “will prevent young people from experimenting with tobacco when they are most likely to become addicted.” See Queens on ‘Good Wife’ BY MELISA CHAN [email protected] This Sunday’s episode of CBS’s “The Good Wife” will feature a Fresh Meadows home and a stretch of Union Turnpike. Show fanatics Peter and Kathy Hart lent their 183rd Street home to film crews and actors for a full day of shooting in October, The Courier first reported. “We’re excited. This weekend, we’re throwing a ‘Good Wife’ red carpet premiere. I just don’t have a red carpet,” Kathy said. “I just invited some friends over.” Five actors, including two playing FBI agents, shot scenes in the couple’s living room, dining room, kitchen and on the street near their home, as well. The episode will air November 24 at 9 p.m. The critically acclaimed drama began its fifth season this September. It stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies, who plays a wife and mother who restarts her life as a defense attorney after her politician husband is jailed over a public sex and corruption scandal.
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