Marketplace

Bubbling Up

New boba tea franchises keep bubbling up in Ann Arbor. Now, a newcomer has taken over the spot of Ann Arbor’s original boba specialist: Quickly boba cafe has replaced Bubble Island in the South University Galleria....

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Learning Express Departs

Learning Express Toys & Gifts in Westgate closed on Jan. 26. Educational games creator Jan Barney Newman opened the store in 1997, and sold it to Gary and Molly Fitzpatrick in 2003. The closing announcement said that the...

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More departures in and around Briarwood

As rumored before Christmas, Williams Sonoma closed in mid-January. The upscale kitchen outfitter had been at Briarwood for three decades. Calls to the Briarwood location were forwarded to its Rochester Hills store, one of three...

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In The Works, March 2021

Last summer, it looked like Lewis Jewelers was on the verge of moving into its new location next to Westgate, where the Quarter Bistro long stood. In February 2020, it began what it thought would be a relatively simple...

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Frita Batidos Is Back

Last June, the Ann Arbor restaurant scene lost Logan, which had been in business on W. Washington for sixteen years. Logan’s next-door neighbor, Frita Batidos, soon claimed the space. Owner Eve Aronoff Fernandez originally...

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