“It is a really, really tricky, tricky market right now, and it is competitive,” says Robbie Weeks. She and her husband, Hunter Weeks, recently opened The Jungle House in the green house on S. Ashley previously occupied by Liberty Cannabis and Greenstone Provisions before that.
Read MoreBriarwood Mall shoppers and Planet Fitness members will soon have a spot for customizable Mediterranean cuisine, as Pita Express & Catering is expected to open May 1, according to the mall’s website.
Read MoreAs the student high-rise building boom thunders on, four businesses were displaced in recent weeks from the northeast corner of South University and Church St. Only one of them is reopening elsewhere.
Read MoreStoneFruit Social, which opened last spring in Foundry Lofts, has relaunched under a new name: 1824 Cocktails & Coffee.
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“They kind of all took me in like I’m family, and I feel part of the family,” Campise says. On May 1, he’ll officially become the market’s new owner, aiming to carry on the Sparrow name and legacy of old-fashioned personalized service.
Read MoreOur map is sparser than usual this month because, as they did last year, the assessors for Pittsfield, Superior, and Ann Arbor townships have temporarily stopped uploading sales to the state’s database.
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Nestled between Baskin-Robbins and Little Caesars in the West Stadium Shopping Center, a new independent pharmacy aims to provide a personal touch in an increasingly commodified industry. Ann Arbor Drugs is a mom-and-pop shop run by pharmacist Levent Guldal and his wife Stacy, an Ann Arbor native (“Lawton, Slauson, Pioneer”). She’s likely the first face entering customers will see.
Read MoreLiquidation sales are well underway at Forever 21’s large storefront next to JCPenney in Briarwood Mall. The long-troubled fast-fashion chain is winding down operations both locally and at its approximately 357 stores nationwide.
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Sporting the initials of cofounder Andrew Martinez’s now-grown children, Brody and Olivia, BO’s Bagels is boiling and baking eighteen varieties of bagels—four to five thousand of them daily—on the ground floor of a South U highrise.
Read MoreMoon Cafe, on S. State between Hill and Packard, closed at the end of February, according to an Instagram announcement expressing gratitude to its student-heavy customer base.
Read MoreMix, the women’s artwear and accessories boutique in Nickels Arcade since 2014, will close at the end of April.
Read MoreAfter fourteen years on W. Stadium, Wolverine State Brewing Co. has temporarily closed its taproom. CEO Matt Roy says he expects it to reopen this fall under new ownership.
Read MoreThe longtime Mallek’s Service Station at the Dexter-Jackson fork has reopened as a self-service gas station and convenience store called Ann Arbor Party Center Station.
Read MoreBurns Park “bargains,” Bryant homes cross $300K, Inglis House heading back to market, and This Old House of the Month.
Read MoreA Chicago native, Fronimos is feeling more at home since moving here to open The Stray Hen in 2021. So he recently dropped “stray” from the name, further differentiating it from the full-service establishment he co-owns back home.
Read MoreThe owners of the former Ding Tea boba shop on E. William have expanded into the neighboring storefront and opened a franchise of Paris Banh Mi.
Read MoreFourth Ave Birkenstock is now Fourth Ave Footwear, with the recent sale of the longtime business to Jeanine LeBrell.
Read More“I’m passionate about teaching and learning, and I want to share the journey that I’ve had through coffee,” says Mike Bawden. He’s turned what had been a hobby into a new career with Curious Coffee.
Read MoreMarch 30 will be its last day, according to Ten Thousand Villages of Huron Valley, the local organization that has operated the S. Main storefront since its 2004 launch.
Read MoreFor half a century, a small standalone building on Packard has served southeast-siders as a takeout joint for chicken and seafood.
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