“I couldn’t have imagined that as a kid, I would have grown up here, and this would have been something my mom created and that I was able to take over. So I’m really proud of that. Not a lot of businesses make it this long.”
Read MorePinball Pete’s will close its South U. arcade in late November, as construction remains ongoing at its next home in the Carver-Gunn Building at 500 E. Liberty.
Read MoreRave reviews for their Brazilian açaí bowls and exotic smoothies weren’t enough to keep Samba Bowls afloat. The eatery closed Aug. 17, just three days after announcing it and fourteen months after unveiling a cheery remake of the former Vogel’s Lock & Safe on W. Washington.
Read More“This is a massive chasm, massive,” says Downtown Home & Garden owner Kelly Vore. “It’s heavy, on every level.” A decade after buying the iconic Ashley St. emporium from longtime proprietor Mark Hodesh, who retains its historic real estate, Vore announced that financial conditions will prompt its closure on Christmas Eve.
Read MoreEven the headless unclad mannequins are 60 percent off at Briarwood Mall’s Eddie Bauer, which will close July 29.
Read MoreFurrokh Khan has closed Once Upon a Grill at 3148 Packard after nine years. Largely a one-person take-out operation, it was known for its authentic kati rolls and biryani dishes.
Read MoreYour Media Exchange announced its closure, effective May 25, due to flagging sales. It bought, sold, and traded movies, music, books, and video games for nearly three years at 319 S. Main. Toledoan Broc Curry retains another YMX...
Read MoreWithin its exposed brick walls, character-rich wood flooring, and high-backed booths, Red Hawk consistently served what became a loyal clientele of locals and university faculty and staff.
Read MoreAs the student high-rise building boom thunders on, four businesses were displaced in recent weeks from the northeast corner of South University and Church St. Only one of them is reopening elsewhere.
Read MoreLiquidation sales are well underway at Forever 21’s large storefront next to JCPenney in Briarwood Mall. The long-troubled fast-fashion chain is winding down operations both locally and at its approximately 357 stores nationwide.
Read MoreMix, the women’s artwear and accessories boutique in Nickels Arcade since 2014, will close at the end of April.
Read MoreMoon Cafe, on S. State between Hill and Packard, closed at the end of February, according to an Instagram announcement expressing gratitude to its student-heavy customer base.
Read MoreMarch 30 will be its last day, according to Ten Thousand Villages of Huron Valley, the local organization that has operated the S. Main storefront since its 2004 launch.
Read MoreThe area’s two Joann Fabric and Crafts stores are among those slated for closure, according to the Hudson, Ohio–based company’s latest bankruptcy filing. Longtime stores in the Oak Valley and Valley View shopping centers (both anchored by Target) are among the thirty-three headed for closure statewide.
Read MoreJill Damon announced in January that 16 Hands, her Kerrytown shop selling handmade jewelry and crafts, will close on April 19.
Read MoreThe Marco’s Pizza franchise at 1752 Plymouth Rd. closed in October.
Read MoreLast month, we shared the announcement of a hiatus for Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, the S. Main outpost of the North Carolina company whose mission includes providing employment for people with disabilities. Cofounder Amy Wright emailed employees on Oct. 15 that “we will be moving everything out of the shop to make room for the renovations, so don’t be surprised if you see things changing quickly around here.”
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 MoreChelsea Alehouse Brewery closed in May after eleven years in business. Nevermore Decor Store, Amanda and Briston Bamm’s gift and home decor store on E. Middle that opened last November, closed in February.
Read MoreRite Aid, the Philadelphia-based drugstore chain currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is closing all three of its Ann Arbor locations amid hard times for the nation’s big retail pharmacies.
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