New Owners at Wicked Mary’s
For 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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The Korean Fried Chicken Boom Continues
Korean cuisine is surging in popularity, with no fewer than four new restaurants added to the city’s mix since 2022. The latest is Bonchon, a fast-casual fried chicken franchise that opened in January in Woodland Plaza.
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Echelon’s Elemental Experience
Echelon Kitchen + Bar, the latest addition to downtown’s fine dining scene, took over two years from lease to launch. Its managing director calls that “a blessing in disguise.”
Read MoreOak Valley and Valley View Joanns Set to Close
The area’s two Joann Fabric and Crafts stores are among those slated for closure, according to the Hudson, Ohio–based company’s latest bankruptcy filing. Longtime stores in the Oak Valley and Valley View shopping centers (both anchored by Target) are among the thirty-three headed for closure statewide.
Read MoreJanuary 2025 Home Sales
The return of a familiar name, timing is everything, and are older condos the new starter homes?
Read MoreHometown Pizza Opens on Jackson Rd.
A former golf pro and his partner have teamed to bring Hometown Pizza to Scio Twp. Later this year, the shop will include Under Par Simulators, allowing golfers to get in their swings in a realistic indoor environment.
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Read MoreA Tale of Two Chicken Chains
The Southern hospitality of Slim Chickens now extends to Scio Township, where the fast-casual chain recently opened its first stand-alone restaurant in Michigan.
Read MoreDoubling Up
Avalon Cafe and Kitchen has moved a block west, joining forces with another Mission Restaurant Group restaurant, the Pretzel Bell.
Read MoreFrom CVS to the Lego Aftermarket
“It’s something other than video games, and it brings people together.”
Read MoreYemeni Coffee in Maple Village
“In other areas of the world, if you get Yemeni coffee beans, they’re called the gold mine of coffee beans, because they have lower acidity,” says manager Ghaith Balbeisi. “It’s a healthier coffee. It’s a better quality product as well.”
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U-M Hoovers up Real Estate
In December the U-M dropped $2.9 million for 116, 144, and 146 E. Hoover, which back up to the Michigan Stadium complex.
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Squishable Fans, Rejoice!
An offbeat brand of stuffed toys has grown from an online shop run out of a one-bedroom apartment to more than forty stores, including one on Briarwood Mall’s center court.
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Selling Concordia
In mid-December, when Concordia University Ann Arbor issued a press release announcing the school would consolidate its operations at its North Building on Plymouth Rd. and away from its sprawling, lush campus along Geddes, few were surprised.
Read MoreDecember 2024 Home Sales
U-M football legend Desmond Howard, now an ESPN sportscaster based in Miami, plunked down $800,000 for a 2-bed, 2-bath, 1,459-square-foot Liberty Lofts unit at 315 Second St.
Read MoreFarewell to 16 Hands, Party Center Winds Down, Sephora Leaves Briarwood
Jill Damon announced in January that 16 Hands, her Kerrytown shop selling handmade jewelry and crafts, will close on April 19.
Read MoreMarco’s Pizza Closes on Plymouth
The Marco’s Pizza franchise at 1752 Plymouth Rd. closed in October.
Read MoreFrom Thailand to Arbor Square Plaza
Ubol Saenthippkayap grew up cooking in her family’s business in northern Thailand. She’s now fulfilled a dream by opening her own restaurant, Bangkok Chinatown Cuisine, in the Arbor Square Plaza at Carpenter and Ellsworth. Named for the popular tourist district in the Thai capital, it features her authentic Thai recipes as well as spicier takes on Chinese dumplings, soups, and entrees.
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Red Lotus is Danny Van’s Passion Project
After establishing Taste Kitchen as a mainstay of Ann Arbor’s fine dining scene, owner/chef Danny Van has branched out with a passion project: Red Lotus, dedicated to plant-based cuisine. Van went vegan for about a year a few decades ago, but he found it professionally incompatible with his career ambitions and the need to taste his meat and seafood dishes.
Read MoreNovember 2024 Home Sales
The cottage at 538 N. Main St. is overshadowed by its neighbors, but it has an adorable scalloped façade, a charming little courtyard, and for $590,000, the buyers got a 3-bedroom, 2-bath just two blocks from downtown.
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