Marketplace

As often happens at Treasure Mart, the Detroit St. consignment shop, a customer recently went in looking for a couch and, two hours later, came out with a solid oak TV stand. “Yes, that’s definitely made by Amish...

For restaurant-goers, sitting at the bar often comes with the perk of chatty bartenders, who lend insight into the menu and scene. One recent evening, a Slurping Turtle bartender pointed out chef-owner Takashi Yagihashi’s...

Eric Cheng, owner of Panda House in Maple Village, opened his second restaurant, Chopsticks, in Cranbrook Village next to the ABC Warehouse. The thirty-two-year old from Fujian bought Panda House about ten years ago. Chopsticks...

The Detroit Scooter Salon on Washtenaw near Golfside, and its sideline the Taiwanese Bookstore, have closed. Eric Huang and his brother Tony Hung (who spells the family name differently) were also the owners of a parent company...

To start with the good news: Just Bakedrecently became an independent business and, because it’s no longer under franchise rules, can sell anything it wants. In addition to the addicting cupcakes, owner Debbie Baxter has...

Wings Over Ann Arbor, on the Plymouth Rd. side of North Campus, mostly flies at night. It’s part of a chain of takeouts around the country that specializes in delivering late-night feasts to students. Patrick Daly and...

Tracy Ling and her husband, Ricky Yue, the new owners of Lai Lai on the corner of Ellsworth and Carpenter, are lucky to have a friend like Lily Au to do the kind of cold-call PR work that Lai Lai needs right now: her call...

The only newcomer this season at Mark’s Carts is called The Stop. Wei Zhu, one of three partners in the venture, says they’ll be serving jian bing, a Chinese breakfast crepe.”It’s really easy to...

Brenda Ratliff used to sell mortgages for Quicken, but after her son, David, was born five years ago, “I was bored,” she says. She had become more of a stay-at-home mom than she intended, because eight-week-old David...

KSI Kitchen & Bath moved from Oak Valley to Chalmers Place, the little plaza near Arborland anchored by Elevation Burger (aka “the Vitamin Shoppe mall” after its oldest tenant with the largest sign). An...

Shinola will open this month, and if anything can resurrect retail on Main Street, this is probably it. It has the deep pockets of an international brand, and that tantalizing, blue-collar eau de Detroit that has captured hearts...