All That Glitters
We don’t need the Farmer’s Almanac to tell us that we live in one of the top ten cloudiest states. Good news though! Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so maybe an early spring? In the meantime, what...
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The Pineapple House Goes Virtual
For more than two decades, the Pineapple House has been the northeast anchor for Saline’s...
Read MoreThe Conns Step Back
Main Street’s Mule Skinner Boot Shop closed at the end of 2019 after nearly a quarter-century in downtown Chelsea. Owner Bill Conn started out in 1969 selling handcrafted leather belts and barrettes at the Ann Arbor...
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Tax Dollars at Work
County officials feared their eight-year, 1-mill tax, meant to support police and mental health...
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Robin Hills Farm Reopens
Robin Hills Farm, a 129-acre “eco-destination and recreation farm” along M-52 just...
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Less Subs, Less Pizza
The Subway in Saline’s Country Creek Plaza is closed. Messages left with the Swisher Properties leasing agent went unanswered. Saline still has two Subway locations, one inside the Walmart at 7000 E. Michigan, and another...
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Bill Knapp’s Is Back
On a desk inside an office on the southeast corner of Michigan Ave. and Industrial Dr., Marty...
Read MoreBone Heads BBQ
At the end of September construction began in the Commons at Sauk Trail space long ago vacated by Flaming Shish, just north of Saline’s Emagine Theatre. It’ll be a Bone Heads BBQ by the end of the year.”Our...
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Fountain Pens on Broad St.
Jim Evers and his family have quietly run their online-only fountain pen business, iPenstore, out...
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Rocking Saline
As of the first of November, a well-established music school officially will leave Ann Arbor for a...
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Building a Trout Stream
Before he died in 2009, legendary Au Sable River angler Rusty Gates often said he didn’t...
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Growing Christmas
Traveling down N. Parker Rd. toward Chelsea, you are treated to a classic American view: iconic...
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Chelsea Burger to Open Downtown
Chelsea residents Paul Fredenberg and Raunaq Savur plan to open Chelsea Burger in Seitz’s...
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Being Black in a Small Town
When Dwight Brown and Karen Thomas-Brown needed to relocate from Farmington Hills to be closer to...
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Restoring a Community Icon
Ray Maturo became interested in historic architecture during high school at Cranbrook Academy in...
Read MoreFrom Sauk Trail to Maple Village
Jeff Tapp and Melissa Miller opened X-Golf Ann Arbor in Saline a couple years ago in the Commons at Sauk Trail, but a sign taped to its door reads: “Closed for summer … Moving to Ann Arbor this fall.” “We...
Read MoreRoll Your Own
At the end of July, a giant “Coming Soon” banner hung outside Suite F of the State Street Crossing strip mall announcing new tenant Wild Bill’s Tobacco, a family-owned business that opened its first location in...
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Lisa Robert’s Busy Summer
The News Arts & Antiques in downtown Saline has closed, but not necessarily for good. Its...
Read MoreDexter Loses Its Pharmacy
After more than forty years in business, the Dexter Pharmacy closed its doors abruptly in late August. “The Dexter Pharmacy family is hurting and would appreciate your compassion and understanding,” owner Marni...
Read MoreBooBooz and PupSudz
Handmade soap and skin care business FarmSudz opened last summer in the alleyway near the Common Grill. Customers enter the basement shop through a green door and follow the scents of cherry almond, Kentucky bourbon,...
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