All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
By Lisa Carolin When vendors for the upcoming Chelsea Farmers’ Markets gathered for an orientation meeting this week, thoughts of the outside marketplace seemed far away. But it’s not. On May 3, in about six weeks, the Chelsea Farmers’ Market … Read more
Story and Photos by Elizabeth Richardson. Some of you might remember Kim and Saing Yam as the previous owners of the Dexter Bakery and current owners of the Pinckney Bakery. Well, soon, you will also get to know them as … Read more
The Chelsea Planning Commission met on Tuesday, March 18 to discuss the Magellan Properties rezoning request for the Federal Screw Works property at 500 S. Main St., and 425 Congdon. The developer is requesting that the property be changed from … Read more
The Chelsea Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members will get their first day of spring off to an early start with a regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 20 beginning at 7:30 a.m. The agenda includes: Under public comment, Ashley … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Bonnie Henley for the information in this story.) Wednesday, March 19 is IPA Day at Jet’s Pizza. What’s IPA Day? It’s when Jet’s will have about 30 different India Pale Ale’s (IPA) from craft … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. This is the second part of a two-part series. Part one ran yesterday. ) You may not have been able to get … Read more
By Lisa Carolin There’s a new toy store in Chelsea aimed at train lovers, especially young ones. Little Conductors opened March 3 in Oak Tree Plaza, on Old US-12 near Fletcher Road and I-94. The business was spawned from owners … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Later this month, there will be a familiar business moving into a vacant space on Main Street. Just Imagine will relocate from East Middle Street to 115 South Main, the old Back to the Roots space. Owner … Read more
On March 20, Chelsea Wellness Center will host the next Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event. The wellness center will open its doors to chamber members from 5-7 p.m. Plan on stopping in and taking a tour, so … Read more
(Publisher’s note: As many of you know, I love a great cozy mystery and Berkley Prime Crime publishes some of my very favorites, and yours, too, I bet. So, here’s a little history for you.) Twenty years ago, on March … Read more
The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) board released the final sales numbers for 2013 this week, and said WWRA earned $562,000 for recyclable materials sold. This is $110,000 less than what was earned in 2012, despite selling more material. The … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Chelsea has a new multifaceted business center that has been opening up in stages since November. The three sections of the refurbished warehouse located at 18652 West Old US 12 are USArtQuest, Inc., Art Papers Online, and … Read more
