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There are more than sixty million birders in the United States–but Lisa Haanpaa, the new owner of Ann Arbor’s Wild Bird Center, doesn’t consider herself one of them. “I’m not technically a birder;...

Locally owned 20-20 Wireless changed the name of its three area stores to Wireless Zone last summer. It wasn’t a sale, explains co-owner Debbie Patterson, but a conversion: “That means they take an existing...

Long before Cafe Habana, Sabor Latino took Ann Arbor beyond Mexico to other destinations south. But the Latin American dishes on its old menu felt like afterthoughts–a few appetizers or turnovers that were listed on the...

Chelsea: Resale Bliss, Cranesbill, Dollar Arena, Rose CottageResale Bliss aims to help out at least two good causes in Chelsea–its landlord, Cranesbill Books, and Hearts Community Service.The shop operates on the...

When a sign announcing yogurtrush appeared a few months ago on State Street, it looked as if the block had suddenly grown a new storefront. But a closer look reveals that it’s actually part of Amer’s deli–a...

Jennifer Schroer and her twin sister, Amy Bolt, opened Peartree Furnishing & Gifts five years ago in Chelsea. Their particular metier was freshly elegant takes on English country-home styles and the appropriate accents to...

When Kay Kendall retired last year, she sold her shoe repair shop on North Fourth Avenue to Todd Roberts and Duane Thomas. We don’t cover service businesses in this column, so we didn’t write about it. But now we...

The new headquarters of Running Fit on Jackson Road, which serves as both retail store and warehouse space, is the former Church of the Nazarene. That seems entirely fitting. For Randy Step running is a religion, and the bouncy,...

In food fashion, local is the new black. Chef Brandon Johns put his locovore stamp on Vinology before leaving to open his own uber-local restaurant, the Grange Kitchen & Bar, last summer. Since then, Vinology has been...

Phet Young owned Jasmine Thai & China Bistro in Saline for five years. Where was it? “That’s what everybody ask!” she laughs, delighted that her point has been made for her. “We tuck all the way...

“Mangy mutt” used to be a common expression, but if you’re unlucky enough to have a mutt with actual mange, Dena Gilmore can help you out. Her new west-side pet store, Wags to Wiskers, sells a product to treat...

Pop-jazz crooner Michael Buble probably won’t be playing Live at PJ’s anytime soon, but he may be sitting in the audience. His drummer and good friend, Robert Perkins, is now a partner in PJ’s and its sister...