Nov 14, 2008 | Marketplace |
Once again, Saline’s Downtown Diner has changed hands and its name. Former owner Keith Saloum decided to pursue a career in civil engineering, so he recruited Jamal Sway, who spent a few weeks observing before deciding on...
Read MoreNov 14, 2008 | Marketplace |
Cupcake Station owner Kerry Johnson credits the popularity of his cupcakes to variety and portion control. “If you’re having a party with twelve people, you can come in and get twelve different kinds of...
Read MoreNov 11, 2008 | Marketplace |
Mahek reestablished the Indian restaurant presence on East Washington in late August, a year after Shalimar Cafe’s departure left it a curry-free zone. The new restaurant was still young and uneven during my visits in...
Read MoreNov 4, 2008 | Marketplace |
The word spread through voting lines on the morning of November 4–Ben and Jerry’s is giving away a free scoop of ice cream to celebrate Election Day. At about 2 p.m., a crowd of U-M students flocked in the State...
Read MoreNov 4, 2008 | Marketplace |
Daniel Stephens closed his clothing store Ethnic Creations last December after a ten-year run. Now he’s back with BGreen, which was scheduled to open in mid-October in Colonial Plaza on South Industrial. Its niche:...
Read MoreNov 2, 2008 | Marketplace |
“Our goal is [to] bring high-line import luxury experience to domestic stores,” says Joseph Gilmour, new co-owner of Naylor Chrysler Jeep. He and business partner Benn Gilmore (different spelling, no relation)...
Read MoreOct 30, 2008 | Marketplace |
If youve been peering curiously into the Black Pearl Seafood & Martini Bar, which hung out its sophisticated-looking shingle months ago on Main, you can finally go inside. The floors of the narrow, deep space are black,...
Read MoreOct 29, 2008 | Marketplace |
Autumn pushes us outdoors to tank up on the sun and sky before we hunker down for winter. This year, instead of one last run to Harbor Springs, we decided to stick closer to home—up north, but just barely: Pinckney and Hamburg,...
Read MoreOct 23, 2008 | Marketplace |
What’s your favorite restaurant in Ann Arbor?” I get that one a lot. For me, and I assume many others, the short list has long included Pacific Rim by Kana. Even when newer eateries turned my head, Pacific Rim was...
Read MoreOct 23, 2008 | Marketplace |
For eight years, Caffe Dolce has been tucked into the back corner of the Country Creek Plaza. This fall, it’s finally expanding. Owners Alex and Michelle Petrut need the room. On a recent day at lunch, their little...
Read MoreOct 20, 2008 | Marketplace |
Haifa is the biggest port in Israel—in big contrast with Haifa Falafel. The sandwich shop, which was scheduled to open in the Glencoe Crossing shopping center in late September, seats only fifteen.The name and the photos on the...
Read MoreOct 20, 2008 | Marketplace |
“It’s amazing exposure. It’s a stand-alone. It has a cute, unique, homey feel—a beautiful courtyard,” says Rhonda Gilpin. And the parking. Don’t even get her started on the parking: “There are...
Read MoreOct 14, 2008 | Marketplace |
Sitting near the butterfly garden of Connie Bank’s home in Webster Township on an August afternoon is like being transplanted into a Disney cartoon. Monarchs dance through the spiky milkweed, sunflowers, and Technicolor...
Read MoreOct 10, 2008 | Marketplace |
“We’re closed,” Mary Campbell says flatly. “There’s nothing else to say.”The long, complicated odyssey of Everyday Cook came to an end in late August when Campbell announced in her blog that...
Read MoreOct 10, 2008 | Marketplace |
Main Street Pizza and Grinders changed its name in May to Mr. C’s Pizza and Grinders. A Manchester mainstay for fifteen years, the business was forced to make the change for legal reasons when a Main Street Pizza franchise...
Read MoreOct 8, 2008 | Marketplace |
The off-white chaise lounge in the front window of Rose Cottage isn’t shabby chic, says owner Edna Middleton, but it goes with shabby chic, and she carries a lot of that.The chaise lounge aside, Middleton doesn’t...
Read MoreOct 7, 2008 | Marketplace |
What new trick does Whole Foods Market have up its sleeve for its new store scheduled to open in late September at Cranbrook Village in the old Mervyns? A bakery? A deli? Those are child’s play: Kroger has been doing them...
Read MoreOct 6, 2008 | Marketplace |
The newlyweds who walked into the temporary OnSite gallery on Main didn’t look like wealthy collectors: they entered in grubby clothes, and their bikes were parked outside. Talking to them amid Angelis Jackowksi’s...
Read MoreOct 5, 2008 | Marketplace |
“It used to be when it was only the rich people that bought granite, they would seek you out,” says Shawn Keene. “You could be tucked back in [an industrial] park and do really, really well. Now that the...
Read MoreOct 2, 2008 | Marketplace |
Scott Padden loves hearing people reminisce about the Inverness Inn, the roadhouse on North Territorial that he’s renovated and reopened. They tell him tales from the 1950s or earlier—about eating in front of the...
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