New pottery studio to open in downtown

Thrown Elements Pottery opened this week at 260 N. Evergreen Ave. in downtown Arlington Heights. The studio offers drop-ins, classes, workshops, camps, and private parties in both paint-your-own-pottery and wet clay. Classes are for kids and adults. A grand opening party is slated for 5 p.m. on Aug. 1, when there where will be demonstrations, a drawing and some snacks. Thrown Elements is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. For more information go to www.thrownelementspottery.com or call (847) 818-1313.

Pricey lead removal: Turns out it will cost more than expected to rid the lead at the Arlington Heights police station. On July 14, a project manager said it would cost about $135,000 to clean the place up. However the lowest bid for the project came in at $165,000, which the village board approved on Monday. It will cost another $80,000 to upgrade the system down the road. The lead comes from the station's firing range in the basement of the building, which was built in 1978 at Arlington Heights Road and Sigwalt Street.

New sandwich shop: Plans for a new Potbelly's sandwich shop were approved this week for the northeast corner of Euclid Avenue and Rohlwing Road, near Arlington Park. It's the first Potbelly's to open in Arlington Heights, although plans for two more are in the works, said John Dix, a Potbelly's district manager.

Salon license suspended: Singapore Salon's business license has been suspended for 30 days, said Village Manager Bill Dixon. The salon, 308 E. Golf Road, was raided on July 10 and six were arrested for prostitution, including the store's manager. In 2001, the same salon was raided and the same salon manager - Kil Sun Fara - was arrested for prostitution. There's still chance Singapore's business license could be revoked, Dixon said.

Arlington native an Olympian: Brian McBride, an Arlington Heights native, is one of three overage players named to the U.S. Olympic men's soccer team. The Olympic teams are comprised of U-23 players but are allowed three older players. McBride recently left the English Premier League, hoping to play with the Fire, but the team is still trying to acquire his MLS rights from Toronto. McBride being named to the Olympic team means the MLS teams have less urgency in their stalled trade talks. McBride is a veteran of three World Cups.

• Sheila Ahern covers Arlington Heights. She can be reached at (847) 427-4563 or via e-mail at sahern@dailyherald.com.