{"id":4598,"date":"2013-11-13T17:05:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T22:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2013-11-20T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T23:00:10","slug":"carusos-open-house-is-100-years-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/carusos-open-house-is-100-years-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Caruso&#8217;s Open House is 100 years in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Caruso is going to new heights getting Caruso &#038; Company ready for their traditional Christmas Open House this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>This year, however, there\u2019s an extra special spirit in the air as the Yonge Street store marks its 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a lot of reflection on the year,\u201d he says. \u201cWe have heard a lot of stories of people coming here as kids and remembering their parents coming here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, is there a lot to live up to? Mike says the secret is to keep looking forward and change with the times, but still respecting the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stick to the tried and true and I think that is what people have come to expect of us,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Events during the open house include special deals on almost everything in store, and performances from Aurora singer Stacey Kaniuk.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4598&#038;t=Caruso%E2%80%99s%20Open%20House%20is%20100%20years%20in%20the%20making&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4598&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2F2013-11-13-06.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Caruso%E2%80%99s%20Open%20House%20is%20100%20years%20in%20the%20making\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4598&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Caruso%E2%80%99s%20Open%20House%20is%20100%20years%20in%20the%20making&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4598\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Caruso is going to new heights getting Caruso &#038; 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