Farmington Flower Shop Has 19th-Century Roots
In 1932, Imogene Ely Bicking was still living on her family’s 1800s farm at Power and Shiawassee roads in Farmington. At 40-something, she started making pottery and selling it at local markets, but she found it easier to sell with flowers in it. This was the birth of Springbrook Gardens Florist, located in an old barn that was once part of the Ely dairy farm.
Step inside the more than 150-year-old structure, whose rooms sit underneath Power Road, as owner Rick Hatfield points out, and it feels like not much has changed. Fieldstone walls hearken back to what Hatfield said is a circa 1832 foundation, with century-old greenhouses around back.
Nostalgia Draws Customers to Clawson’s Scoop Vintage
Here’s the scoop on downtown Clawson’s Scoop Vintage: It’s a nostalgic place where an array of items from bygone eras can easily hook customers.
In the case of Birmingham’s Kim Simon and her mom, Leslie Darga of Royal Oak, they were so impressed with what they saw in the 1,000 square-foot store on 14 Mile that they left with $100 worth of purchases and intended to tell friends and family members about it.
“It’s well organized. Everything’s laid out nicely,” Simon said. “It’s not too overpacked. Some (stores) are too big and overpacked.”
Specialty Paper Shop Provides Creative Spark
On a bustling corner in downtown Birmingham, Paper Source stands with hidden delights, gifts galore and elegant creative ideas.
One side of the store is floor-to-ceiling paper in all colors, patterns and textures. Some are elaborate, others are understated. Some are made of trees, other paper is made of stone (you read that right). All of them are gorgeous.
The opposite wall hosts cards for every occasion, the craft area and a demonstration corner.
In between is charming.
They Rule the Roast: Friends Team Up to Sell Delicious Coffee Online
Mike Kneffel happened to be at a class reunion in 2018 with Paul Mercieca — a boyhood pal from his old Detroit neighborhood — when he asked if Paul’s brother Joe was still roasting his own coffee.
“Joe’s coffee is really good,” replied Mercieca.
Ferndale – December 2, 2019
Water Meter Replacement, Ferndale Recognized for Sustainability, Holiday Showplace and County Exec and Mayor Meet for Affirmations
Berkley – December 2, 2019
Holiday LIghts Parade, Write a Letter to Santa, Berkley Resident Gives Back for the Holidays and Volunteer for Master Plan Steering Committee
Rochester – December 2, 2019
Grandmaster Gala, Christmas Parade, Fire & Ice Festival and New Fire Rating
Auburn Hills – December 2, 2019
AH Teen Council Sock Drive, Book Bingo, Firefighters Food Drive and Be a Census-Taker
Birmingham – December 2, 2019
City Planning Survey, Holiday Fun at Shain Park, “A Peek at Christmas Past” and Get a Lyft for Less
Farmington – December 2, 2019
Goodfellows Holiday Food Drive, Go Window Shopping, Friends Used Book and Media Sale and Detroit Eatz Opens
Troy – December 2, 2019
Survey Available, Chess Lessons, Community Center Membership Info and Chamber Holiday Luncheon
Mount Clemens – December 2, 2019
Canned Food Drive Collects 5,000 Pounds of Food, Jingle Journey, Tinsel Tour and Local Treasure Nominations
Clawson – December 2, 2019
Lunch with Santa, Fill a Cruiser, New Gastropub Opening and Neo-Japanese Bakery is Open
Royal Oak – December 2, 2019
Alzheimers Study at Beaumont, Take a Peek Inside the New PD and City Hall, Coping with the Holidays and FireSide Hearth and Home Featured
Grape Leaves Troy: New Construction, Same Delicious Cuisine
Shawn London, a long-time Troy resident and a devotee of Middle Eastern food, never complained during the many months that the Troy strip mall in which the Grape Leaves restaurant was under now-completed construction.
“My whole family loves the food at Grape Leaves. My husband, daughter and I often meet up for dinner there after work,” London said. “And, when my schedule changed and I started working several evenings until 7 p.m., picking up chicken ghallaba for my husband — and crushed lentil soup for me — was a guilt-free and economical way to have a quick, easy, delicious, healthy dinner. How can you beat that?”
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