2011 April

Auctions for Education

Spring is fundraising season at local educational foundations: in March and April, volunteers will hold events to benefit the public schools in Chelsea, Dexter, and Saline (see list below). With sharper marketing and more...

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Jon Buller comes home

Despite the trend toward books becoming cold, hard screens, Kevin Spall and Jon Buller passionately believe that readers will always treasure real books—especially those bound lovingly and beautifully. Which is why...

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Dexter Art Center Opens

It’s no coincidence that the Dexter Art Center opened last fall upstairs from Artistica fine gift and art gallery at 3205 Broad Street. The nonprofit center was born through the efforts of Artistica’s owners, Pam...

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Ellie’s Opens in the Clocktower

When Jolly’s restaurant owners were ready to sell their business after a brief go at serving sandwiches and salads at the Clocktower Commons, it was the right time for Judy Radant and her family to buy. Radant—a lifelong...

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Dexter Loses a Pair of Eateries

The Lighthouse Café, on the west end of Dexter’s Main Street, quietly closed its doors at the end of February. “We’re gonna go out like we usually do,” Sandi Varney said a few days before the closing....

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