DRY CLEANER RETIRES; DOGS SAD

摘要

Dogs wag their tails to show they're happy, we all know that. Well, lots of tail-wagging went on at Phil's place over here just northwest of downtown Chicago. After a romp in the nearby park, neighbors brought their dogs over to make the ritual stop at Phil's to get a dog biscuit. Phil is Phil Luparello. He and his wife Marie own Hollywood Cleaners, a business started by his father-in-law Nunzio "Bud" Rai-mondi, back in September 1947. But Phil is retiring, closing his business for good as of June 1. American Drycleaner editor Tim Burke stopped by to chat with him on a spring morning recently. "I'm going to miss my customers and their dogs," Phil says with a twinge of 'old country' Italian in his voice and a little wistful twinkle in his eyes.