The Ann Arbor Kiwanis Thrift Sale is about to get bigger–much bigger. The club is set to purchase the 121,000-square-foot Sheridan Books building and complex in Scio Township and plans to use about one-third of that space to sell “more and better furniture,” and also will relocate its warehouse and sorting operation there. The group will rent out the rest of the space to cover costs. Sales will continue at the popular downtown thrift store.
“It’s a big economic commitment to make,” says Dana Dever, who explains that the group’s been looking to expand for about ten years. After the new location opens next spring, Dever says Ann Arbor “may be the biggest [Kiwanis resale location] in the country.” Right now the Kiwanis Florida clubs hold that distinction.
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The list of parking lots sprouting stores and restaurants continues to grow. In early September, final site plans were approved to build four new out-lot buildings on the Rave Cinema property near Ellsworth and Carpenter roads. Possible tenants have not yet been announced. Meanwhile, construction is in its early stages in front of the Meijer on Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., with plans for about a dozen national retailers and restaurants there. And in Macy’s east parking lot at Briarwood Mall, P.F. Chang’s and Bravo Cucina Italiana restaurants are under construction with plans to open by late November or early December.
