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Coming Home

“I always missed Ann Arbor—the slower pace of life, seeing familiar faces around town, being close to my family and friends of fifteen-plus years,” Carter says. She enjoys “going back to all of the wonderful restaurants, shops, museums, libraries, parks, and events that I loved growing up and now getting to share that with my family.”

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When Walking at Briarwood Cost $42,000

They allege their parents were coerced with high-pressure sales tactics to purchase wildly overpriced skin care products and devices. One man, who asked not to be identified, said his father, an Ann Arborite with dementia and sciatica, paid them more than $42,000 while walking in the mall for exercise between mid-December and mid-February.

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Torn and Frayed and MF Shrooms

Offering mostly vintage fashions plucked from estate sales and the like, Torn and Frayed (its name evoking a deep cut from the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St.) took the spot long occupied by Stadium Pharmacy.

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Taste of Confusion

If you were at Taste of Ann Arbor on June 1, then you might have noticed a little shift in participants. For the first half of the event, Tabe, the new Asian fusion eatery on S. Main, had a table out with the rest of the tents, displaying an array of sushi rolls. They weren’t officially part of the event, so they were taking cash payments for sushi sample boxes, instead of the official pink tickets. People lined up to try their beautifully crafted offerings. 

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Ann Arborites Abroad

Zingerman’s is one of a growing list of local companies offering their own boutique tours. They range from global cuisine to literary explorations of Paris, up-close explorations of Ireland, and even some led by public media personalities.

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YMX Closes Its Doors, but Diggers Remains

Your Media Exchange announced its closure, effective May 25, due to flagging sales. It bought, sold, and traded movies, music, books, and video games for nearly three years at 319 S. Main. Toledoan Broc Curry retains another YMX...

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JD Sports

Upbeat music was pumping inside Briarwood Mall’s JD Sports store as employees busily stocked shoes and clothes in preparation for a late May opening. Romulus-based district manager Greg Gambrell agreed to step out for a quick chat in a quieter space, the mall’s main corridor across from the Apple store.

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Five Guys Arrives at Jackson and Zeeb

Just a decade ago, the land surrounding the Meijer store at Jackson and Zeeb was mostly parking and potential. Those out-lots now host everything from an urgent-care center to a tobacco shop, along with quick-service food and drink options galore. 

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Skechers Steps In

Skechers has found its first foothold in Washtenaw County: the shoe chain opened May 10 in the Arborland storefront that has seen only temporary Halloween City tenancy since Arhaus moved up Washtenaw Ave. to Arbor Hills Crossing in 2013. 

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Coratti’s Opens at Last

It took over a year longer than expected, but the transformation of the venerable Original Cottage Inn into another family-owned Italian restaurant is nearing its big reveal on E. William. Coratti’s Pizzeria Bar and Bocce will open in early June in a vintage building in which most everything has been updated.

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Red Hawk Bows Out

Within its exposed brick walls, character-rich wood flooring, and high-backed booths, Red Hawk consistently served what became a loyal clientele of locals and university faculty and staff.

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