The North Star Lounge Opens
While the Covid-19 pandemic curtailed indoor dining and music at Detroit Street Filling Station,...
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A Café with a Mission on Main
At 10 a.m. on Sept. 17, a crowd gathered near the southeast corner of Main and Liberty to...
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Christina’s Opens, and Mickey’s is Reborn in Saline.
“My husband came home like at two o’clock in the morning,” Christina Springer recalls from early...
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New Life on Main St. in Chelsea
The former Vogel’s and Foster’s clothing store on S. Main in Chelsea is now home to two retailers...
Read MoreMarketplace Closings | October 2022
Julia Goulet is closing Late Bird Boutique, the women’s clothing store she launched in 2019, at the end of October and says she’ll offer heavy discounts on her remaining inventory. After she “worked for the greats” of Ann Arbor...
Read MoreNew Owners at Moon Winks
Kevin Cox and Nate McCardell, the new owners of Moon Winks Café, used their carpentry connections as owners of Michigan Studs and Walls to remodel the Dixboro restaurant in one week, reopening at the end of August. The new look...
Read MoreA “Bustaurant” at Miller and First
Near Knight’s Market, behind the office building at Miller and First, passersby may catch a glimpse of a bright red double-decker bus in the back of the parking lot. Husband-and-wife team Aaron and Miriam Orr had it shipped from...
Read MorePalgong Tea Opens in Woodland Plaza
Jeanne Park’s entire family pitched in to handle the grand opening crowd September 2 at Palgong Tea, Park’s new bubble-tea shop in the former Espresso Royale in Woodland Plaza. Her eldest son, Yeajoon Lee, a recent U-M business...
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At Venue, Dining Meets Coworking
If you’ve been to Silicon Valley, you’ve seen the vast open workplaces at tech giants, who bring...
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Kerrytown Quarrel
Engelbert, who owns the Detroit Street Filling Station, says she got a letter from the Downtown...
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A Flurry of Changes on Jackson Rd.
“I’m his right hand, and he’s my left,” Saeed Ebrahim says of his relationship with his father and...
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Passion for the Pie
In just three minutes, a vending machine on South University dispenses hot-and-fresh pizza to go....
Read MoreDeals at Zingerman’s
There’s one undeniable fact about shopping and dining at a Zingerman’s business. It’s expensive, relative to ordinary places. In my book, Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman’s Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community,...
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Familiar Names at the 777 Building
G-Ho Park, manager/server at Kanbu Sushi 777 in the 777 Building at State and Eisenhower, jokes...
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From Pumpernickel to Craft Beer
The “taste, smell, and texture of food can be extraordinarily evocative,” John S. Allen writes in...
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Evergreen Expands to Downtown
With three decades of successful restaurant ownership under his belt, Greg Guo, owner of Evergreen...
Read MoreRestaurant on Hold
Cesar Ochoa is ready to open his second restaurant on N. Main—if he can find enough employees. With a gleaming bar, colorful wall art, and a basement speakeasy with a secret entrance, Havana is otherwise set to offer...
Read MoreBD’s Hasty Exit
It wasn’t surprising when BD’s Mongolian Grill, a staple on Main St. for twenty-eight years, closed its doors this spring. While the chain once had ten Michigan locations, the last few years have seen the closings of half of...
Read MoreBling and Blue
Like many businesses affected by the pandemic, the long-awaited overhaul at Sava Farah’s namesake restaurant took longer than planned. Farah originally hoped to begin remodeling after Michigan’s commencement in 2020. But Covid...
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Ricewood Expands to Maple Village
“It’s the first time we’ll be on our own,” Frank Fejeran says of Ricewood Maple, the barbecue...
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