November 2026 Marketplace Closings
Doors close at Ravens Club, Bambu Desserts & Drinks, and One Bowl Asian Cuisine.
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Competing With the Kiosks
Zagg opened in late September in the central court of Briarwood Mall, offering an assortment of accessories to protect phones and the other fragile electronics we carry every day.
Read MoreConvenience Store Opens Near Big House
Fan Fuel Mart, a self-professed “elevated convenience store,” kicked off in time for football season at Hoover + Greene.
Read MoreTradehome Trades Homes
Tradehome Shoes, a longstanding Briarwood Mall tenant, has found its footing in a new spot in the middle of the mall formerly occupied by Munchies and Fragrance World.
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A Local Business That’s Actually Mushrooming
Two more shops for a city that’s becoming the industry’s “mecca.”
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A Family Favorite in a Factory Setting
Husband-and-wife team Tony and Mary Burton opened their second Peach Cobbler Factory, a fast-casual dessert franchise, in August in the Carpenter Rd. strip mall near Ellsworth anchored by Starbucks.
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A Coffee Place for Kids? In a Way, Yes.
Every winter weekend, the Issa brothers found themselves driving to indoor play places as far away as Canton and Dearborn. Finally, their wives had a better idea. “Why are we spending money elsewhere? Why don’t we just figure out how to open our own?” recalls Aziz Issa.
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L.L.Bean Puts Boots on the Ground
On a particularly chilly, damp, and windy mid-October morning, around 250 people braved the elements to queue up outside Briarwood Mall’s new L.L.Bean store.
Read MoreSeptember 2026 Ann Arbor Home Sales
A new chapter for a book-themed B&B; eco luxury at The Bridge; old meets new on W. Jefferson; and Dig These Digs.
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Blimpy Burger Returns in a Less-Stressful Form
Expect “tactful banter” rather than taunts from the cooks as you order.
Read MoreSun Gone Down on Afternoon Delight
“I never thought I’d ever have to retire,” says Walter Roberson, eighty-two, on a recent Friday, as he tidies tables at the end of his bussing shift at Afternoon Delight.
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A Tireless Advocate for Saline’s Children
When Katie Dersnah Mitchell moved to Saline from Ann Arbor, she was looking to settle down with her soon-to-be-husband and start a family. Three decades and three children later, she’s done that and more, supporting hundreds of teens each year working at the Saline District Library.
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A Family and Farm that Grew Together
“I did not imagine when we moved here that we would end up being farmers,” says Sarah Schloss, matriarch of the Schloss family. But life is full of surprises. Not only does she now co-own Nkids Farm, she’s also the cofounder of Washtenaw Meats, a company that partners with small southeast Michigan livestock farms and USDA-certified butchers to make meat processing and distribution more efficient and accessible.
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Miss Mercantile Marketplace
Nicole Barnhard is in a bit of a pickle with her Miss Mercantile Marketplace artisan boutique and vintage store.
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Crafting a Life in Chelsea
In September of 2025, Michelle Balhorn read on Facebook that Sandra VanBurkleo was closing up shop at Artisan Knitworks and that all yarn and fabrics were 30 percent off. As a lover of knitting and crocheting, Michelle immediately ran down to the store with her ten-year-old son and started piling yarn into her arms. Seeing his mother with her arms full, her son said, “Stop buying the yarn, and just ask if you can buy the store.”
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Le Petit Boulevard Market
Le Petit Boulevard Market, in the heart of downtown Saline, is a specialty shop with a mission—to ensure people have access to good-quality food.
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Ziggi’s Coffee
Garnette set off on a lengthy web search, looking through coffee shop franchises with drive-thrus. He says he wanted to avoid a brand that was already in the area, which ruled out Biggby and Tim Hortons. He discovered Ziggi’s Coffee, based in Longmont, Colorado, which has 125 outlets across the country.
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Golden Pancake Cafe
Checkered floors, yellow walls, and a huge black-and-white print of an Amsterdam street scene greet customers at the Golden Pancake Cafe on Saline’s west side, which opened this past June.
Read MoreDragonfly Earth Essentials
Tucked away downtown, Dragonfly Earth Essentials is a one-stop shop for ethically sourced stones, aromatherapy, sage bundles, and other necessities for metaphysical well-being. “I’m that person at work—people come to me and go, ‘This is what’s wrong with me. What potions do I need?’” says owner Jenny Olejnik, a Chelsea resident and former engineer.
Read MoreMotley Crepe Co.
The griddle is now operational in a big, airy space formerly occupied by Seitz’s Tavern, with Motley Crepe Co. opening in the last moments of September.
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