When the postcards arrived at homes in North Burns Park this summer, residents were understandably curious. The owner of 1015 Olivia Ave., one of the largest homes in the neighborhood, had applied to the city to divide the parcel into two lots.
Read MoreKPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot features thirty-seven tables equipped with hot pots and grills, along with buffet-style stations for sauces, hot ingredients, desserts, and fruit. The full bar includes cocktails, soju, sake, beers, and wines.
Read MoreMoka & Co., a New York City–based chain of Yemeni coffee houses, has opened on S. Main, its sixth Michigan location and eleventh overall.
Read MoreIt’s barely news when houses are bought low and sold fast for a bundle, but even by local standards the speedy turn for 3163 Norwood St. is head-spinning.
Read MoreThe fast-casual concept Texacano Tex-Mex BBQ opened in May in an underutilized portion of brewpub Blue Tractor. It shares its entrance with the affiliated Mash bar downstairs and its kitchen with Blue Tractor.
Read MoreA renovation and menu overhaul in May wasn’t enough to save Haymaker Public House, which closed suddenly on October 4 after seven years at 203 E. Washington.
Read MoreSong and her mother, Youn, have now re-emerged in retail with Two Songs Bakery & Mart. The South Industrial storefront, next to the Skymint dispensary, is the new home base for their increasingly gluten-free and vegan pastry, dessert, and confectionary preparations, while adding heartier premade offerings and shelves of primarily Korean packaged snacks and groceries.
Read MoreBitty & Beau’s Coffee, 305 S. Main, was slated to close for renovations October 25, coinciding with the departure of the store manager, according to an email sent to its staff ten days prior.
Read MoreIt’s getting hard to keep up with twenty-nine-year-old Min Kyu Kim, who’s taken over and rebranded three Ann Arbor restaurants within a year.
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“One day we were driving around looking for some good food,” Jackson relates. “[Andre] was like, ‘Man, I know this crazy pizza spot in Toledo. You got to come try it out with me.’ So we drove all the way to Toledo from Detroit to try this pizza out, and it was just mind-blowing, amazing. We kept taking that trip.”
Read MoreMadras Masala Express has opened in the growing Lower Town neighborhood, its second location after a 2023 fire destroyed its building on Maynard St.
Read MoreDetroit-based Wing Snob, founded in 2017, is a fast-growing franchisor in the quick-service restaurant industry, with more than forty stores open and twice as many in the pipeline.
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They’d noticed that most coffee shops in North America treat chai as a secondary offering at best, Noman says, so they decided to feature it foremost. “We went and tried chai in all different regions of India and Pakistan and Bangladesh,” he says. “We formulated our own blend of chai. Our chai comes from Assam, India. It has a bold flavor.”
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Wilczewski, a vendor at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, was responding to a question about the latest plan to “reenvision” it. Indeed they have.
Read MoreLongtime real estate agent Laurie Buys, a former flight attendant originally from Seattle, was a big fan of the Eve and Annie Boutique, which recently closed its storefront to focus online. She plans to open Downtown Chic Boutique there in November. “I kind of pounced on the idea of, ‘I can do this,’” she says.
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A nineteenth-century Arts and Crafts farmhouse built by a president’s brother has been inaugurated for a fifth term as a restaurant. Upscale casual dining at 42 North Social House succeeds the Fillmore Bar & Grill, which followed Terry B’s, Tuscan House, and Cousins Heritage Inn.
Read MoreMegan Trenary, who opened Chelsea Outfitters last year with her husband, Matt, has quadrupled the general store’s space with their move across the street to the historic Kempf Bank building on the corner of Main and Middle. Chelsea Outfitters’ move created an opening for Richelle Reese to realize her longtime dream of launching her own shop, Reese Chic Boutique.
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Steve Lesko and his younger sister Ciara attended Chelsea Public Schools, where Lesko played the violin starting in fifth grade. By freshman year of high school, he’d “burned out” on classical music and joined the Chelsea House Orchestra. That was where “I fell in love with Celtic music,” says Lesko.
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Husband-and-wife team Dan and Sarah Kolander—longtime owners of Dan’s Downtown Tavern in Saline—purchased Chelsea Burger, in the space formerly occupied by Seitz’s Tavern. In an interview before a planned late-September opening, Dan Kolander says they’ll serve a “simple, easy menu” of burgers, sandwiches, wraps, and weekly specials—and they’ve applied for a liquor license.
Read MoreAndrea Cocciolone and Rose Richards, decades-long friends with a common interest in adventure racing—running, biking, and kayaking—are nearly a year into their latest adventure, Arise Bakery and Cafe.
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