A regular customer of the former location on E. Liberty, Jessica Cichowlas secured a new storefront in a plaza along the burgeoning Jackson Rd. corridor in Scio Twp. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post BYOC is Back appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

We received 155 correct entries May’s Fake Ad for the very tiny house on page 73. | Illustration by L. Marquette You know how sometimes you’re in a group chat and you come up with a really funny comment and you text it to the group and… nothing? No “haha.” No . Not even the humble :). Just… nothing. That’s how we felt when no one mentioned the phrase “pocket listing” in May’s Fake Ad for the very tiny house on page 73. We received 155 correct entries naming the other funny bits: the mouse, the scooter garage, the “carefully manicured (literally) Bonsai garden,” the 1/8 bathroom. But “pocket ..read more

Exactly twenty-two years after its original launch in Cranbrook Village—the owners’ first venture outside of New York state—DiBella’s Subs reopened on May 15, twenty-five months after a fire at a neighboring business under construction forced a total rebuild. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post How DiBella’s Made a Fire an Opportunity appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

Korner Kitchen opened quietly in March, offering an evolving range of dishes from across Asia to Ann Lin’s diverse clientele. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post The Un-Retirement of Ann Lin appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

Based in Waterford Township, Pita Way now has twenty-nine locations (all but three in Michigan) and aims to grow to 100 in three years. On May 13, it opened its first Ann Arbor location, at Jackson and Zeeb in an out-lot fronting Meijer. In June, they’ll unveil their remake of the former NeoPapalis space on the ground floor of Z West at the corner of William and Thompson streets downtown. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post Pita Way’s Big Ambitions appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

The new Gran Maya Mexican Restaurant in Scio Twp. is already seeing repeat customers, according to co-owner Nancy Castro. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post Jalisco-style fare, Maya-inspired decor appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

Brothers Naz and Pulla Algehaim recently opened Goodlyfe Smoothie in Arbor Square Plaza at Carpenter and Ellsworth. It’s their fourth fast-casual eatery, following others in Belleville, Canton, and Clarkston. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post Welcome to the Goodlyfe appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

Jeff Hauptman’s office on the seventh floor of the 777 Building at Eisenhower and State has stunning views north to the U-M campus and downtown. But when he toured the building seven years ago, what really stayed with him was what he saw when he looked down—and saw how much space was used for nothing but parking cars. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post The Litmus Test appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

Jim Harbaugh sets another record; the dinnerware collector departs; and the Wall Street Journal says A2 is No. 3—and an anomaly. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post April 2024 Home Sales appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more

At press time, the state’s database showed no March home sales in Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, or Superior townships; Scio Twp. reported sales for only half the month. This content is for subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/subscribe to read. The post March 2024 Home Sales appeared first on Ann Arbor Observer ..read more