Ann Arbor Running Company has consolidated its athletic footwear, apparel, and other offerings into two remaining stores with its recent closure downtown.
Owner Ian Forsyth, who launched the business with former partner Nick Stanko in 2014, found that his Traver Village and Colonnade locations were “doing far better,” so the emergence of a successor tenant at 209 S. Ashley made the decision “fairly straightforward.”
“I really hope our downtown customers will give our other stores a try,” he emails.
A new resale clothing store, Purgatory Exchange, will take its place across the street from the former Downtown Home & Garden. Thomas Padgett says he’s partnering with his sister to buy and sell a curated selection of used apparel. He’s hoping to begin a two-month buying phase before the end of U-M’s spring term in April.
Ann Arbor Running Company, 901 W. Eisenhower. (734) 662–2400. 2621 Plymouth Rd. (734) 623–9640. Mon.–Sat. 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. noon–4 p.m. annarborrunningcompany.com
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HanJan Pocha House abruptly closed less than two years after replacing longtime sushi destination Miki Japanese Restaurant at 106 S. First St.
Responding to the Observer’s inquiry by text, co-owner Jamie Lee writes that the Korean gastropub “was no longer financially sustainable given the combination of rising operating costs, seasonality in the Ann Arbor market, and ongoing challenges affecting the location.”
She and her husband, chef James Lee, were unable to secure a long-term lease at the outset due to a planned building sale, she told the Observer at the time. A proposed ten-story apartment complex, presented to city planners in December, would entail demolition of its building, the adjacent building containing Live Nightclub and the Last Word bar, and office space on W. Huron St.
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