Jay Davis
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Detroit, MI, United States
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Love & Buttercream owner to say goodbye to Birmingham bakery — for now
After more than 10 years, three kids, countless special events and a pandemic, Love & Buttercream owner Brooke Wilson is pressing pause on her beloved bakery business. "I'm a mom. I have three little ones. The older they get, the more I feel like I'm missing out on," the 35-year-old Royal… → Read More
Want tickets to see the USFL's Michigan Panthers? Here's how to get in the game
Tickets are on sale for Panthers home games and home contests for the other seven USFL teams. Both the Panthers and Philadelphia Stars will call Ford Field home this season. → Read More
High-end brands Balenciaga, Breitling open at Somerset Collection
Another globally-recognized, high-end luxury retailer has chosen Somerset Collection for its first store in Michigan. Spanish brand Balenciaga opened a 3,600-square-foot store in the Troy mall last month. Founded in 1919 by designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in San Sebastian, Spain, and based in… → Read More
Avalon to close Midtown shop, sell bakehouse and move into Jolly Pumpkin space
About six months after commemorating 25 years in business, popular Detroit-based Avalon International Breads is making a big change.Avalon on Sunday will close its flagship 2,000-square-foot location at 422 W. Willis St. in Midtown to prepare for a move into the nearby Jolly Pumpkin restaurant and… → Read More
Big-name California cannabis company opens first Michigan store
The company ranked as the best-selling cannabis vape brand in the country and best-selling cannabis brand in California has picked Michigan for its first non-Golden State location.Stiiizy, headquartered in Los Angeles, this weekend will open its newest location, in Ferndale. Stiiizy, owned by L.A… → Read More
Look inside the downtown Detroit Gucci store
Gucci's downtown Detroit store is now open.The more than 100-year-old luxury brand on Friday launched a soft opening its shop at 1274 Library St. in the former L.B. King & Co. building, purchased by Dan Gilbert in 2015. The 3,500-square-foot boutique offers a collection of men's and women's… → Read More
'Destroyed' Red Hook coffee shop begins rebuild
Plans are now in place for the Red Hook Greenway coffee shop to reopen following a July 14 accident that destroyed much of the store in Detroit.Red Hook said the rebuild is underway for the shop at 2761 E. Jefferson Ave., it said in a Wednesday post on Instagram. A new storefront will be in place… → Read More
Five Iron Golf to land with 2 locations in metro Detroit
The now-booming "eatertainment" industry isn't slowing down, and two new options are headed for metro Detroit.Five Iron Golf, which bills itself as an indoor golf and entertainment experience, is set to open new locations in Shelby Township and Detroit. The 6,000 square-foot Shelby Township… → Read More
Midtown staple Cass Cafe to close later this month
A beloved restaurant in Midtown Detroit with strong ties to the city's artistic community is set to take orders for the last time later this month. The Cass Cafe, located at 4620 Cass Ave. in the area long known as the Cass Corridor, will close for good July 17. Owner Chuck Roy, who opened the… → Read More
Restaurant Roundup: Popular food truck expands, new small plates option on Livernois, and more
A roundup of local food, drink and restaurant news. → Read More
Quality Roots taking cannabis business to next level
Quality Roots co-owner Aric Klar is working hard to make sure his cannabis company continues to grow along with the flourishing industry. → Read More
Meet the 5 Hatch Detroit finalists for $100,000 prize
Restaurants, pastry and tea shops, and a commercial farm have made the final cut for the 2022 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. The entrepreneurs move to the final round of public voting and will have the chance to present their business plans at the annual Hatch Off, set for 7 p.m. July 21 at the… → Read More
Blake Farms expands orchard, cider business to South Lyon and New York
Blake Farms is taking major steps to widen its apples-fueled footprint across metro Detroit and out East. The Armada-based family-owned company is partnering with developer Lombardo Homes to run about 100 acres of orchard and cider mill property in South Lyon that is home to Erwin Orchards Inc.,… → Read More
Ferndale Project's Dooped Donuts opens first retail location
One of the Ferndale Project's properties is branching out — and on a special day, no less. Dooped Donuts on Friday, National Donut Day, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in the Madison Building at 1555 Broadway St. in downtown Detroit in the space that previously housed the Ashe Supply… → Read More
$175-a-head 'supper club' opens beneath Detroit steakhouse
Cash Only Supper Club, a new fine-dining and live entertainment concept from Heirloom Hospitality, opened on May 20 in a 1,500 square-foot, 52-seat space below Prime & Proper steakhouse at 1145 Griswold St. → Read More
Persistent labor, supply chain, housing issues plague restaurants, hotels
Michigan restaurant and hotel operators continue to face staffing and cost issues, according to a recently released Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association survey.About 80 percent of survey respondents said they continue to operate with inadequate labor supply to meet demand. And more than… → Read More
Ford software engineer finds sweet success with specialty ice cream shop
A Dearborn-based business specializing in cool treats is becoming a hot commodity. The Custard Company, established in 2019 at 2801 Monroe St., is set to open a second location in mid-June at 23845 W. Warren Ave. in Dearborn Heights, according to 32-year-old CEO Jamal Jawad. The move comes as… → Read More
Detroit Flower Co. blossoming, opens second location
It hasn't taken long for one Black-owned, Detroit small business to expand. Detroit Flower Co., which specializes in formal bouquets and unique arrangements with spray-painted flowers, was launched in 2018 out of Ja'Nye Hampton's apartment. Now, just one year after opening her first retail space… → Read More
COVID spike forces organizers to push back Winter Blast dates
Fans of Winter Blast will have to wait a bit longer for the 2022 event.Organizers said Friday that the event will move to Feb. 18-20 from the originally scheduled Feb 4-6 due to the current spike in COVID-19 cases.The event will take place in Royal Oak this year after 15 years in downtown Detroit… → Read More
Small Business Spotlight podcast: 'Sometimes you need help' and how to find it
Crain's Detroit Business small and emerging business reporter Jay Davis talks to ChaVonne McGowan about the help she needed, sought and found to realize her dream: Opening her own early childhood center, Seeds of Knowledge Child Learning Center in Detroit. → Read More