From creating ceramic tiles in the garage and selling them at the local farmers market to now having them sold in more than 300 locations in the U.S. and Canada, Motawi Tileworks is a local success story. This unique business has its headquarters right in Scio Township, where they create handcrafted tiles as art pieces ...
The Dexter Riverview Café has been serving the community great food in a family friendly atmosphere for 10 years. The restaurant in downtown Dexter marks this big anniversary by looking back at becoming part of the community and by thanking the reasons behind it all, their customers. It was back in 2014 that Albana and ...
There’s a new business in downtown that will focus on women’s clothing, accessories and other fun stuff. The name is up on the front window, but some work is still happening inside. The plan is to open next month before the holidays. It’s called Downtown Chic Boutique and its owner/operator is Laurie Buys of Dexter Township. Located at 8118 ...
The Apple Daze festival is a great way to kick off the season. In downtown Dexter, the festival brings together a variety of fun for the whole family. There will be 30 crafter booths, hayrides to the Dexter Cider Mill and back, two bounce houses, pumpkin bowling, Kids games, Apple Pie eating contest at 2 ...
Events Apple Daze (downtown Dexter) Autumn’s kick-off returns again with wagon rides, games, activities, craft booths, food, cider, petting zoo, entertainment and of course an apple pie eating contest. Sat. Oct 5, 10 am-5pm. Cider Mills & Apple Orchards Dexter Cider Mill(3685 Central St, Dexter) At 135 years, the longest continuously running cider mill in Michigan ...
October 12 will be a sad day for those who enjoy some good food, such as a delicious grinder or slice of pizza, from the Mancino’s on Zeeb Road. That’s the day the restaurant closes. With its lease expiring and citing various challenges in the modern business world, the owners/operators of the Mancino’s at 355 ...
With the goals of helping people to do things like lose weight, build muscle, boost endorphins and improving overall health, HIIT HAPPY is a unique boutique fitness studio now open in the Dexter Crossing Shopping Center. Featuring classes, open gym and personal training; HIIT Happy is an inclusive space that is there for anyone, regardless ...
Seeing the artists at their easels around the community means one thing in Dexter. It’s the Paint Dexter Plein Air Festival. This is the 12th year for this annual event. The festival is held from August 12 to 17. The Paint Dexter Plein Air Festival is always held during the third week of August. The ...
It’s been four years since the Erratic Ale Co. opened in the midst of the COVID pandemic. This is a significant moment for this popular Dexter destination. Knowing the importance of this anniversary, the Sun Times News recently asked Brian and Deb Schroeder, Owners of Erratic Ale, about it. “We are, of course, very happy ...
Jensen’s Community Pharmacy is offering a unique alternative to some of the big name weight loss prescription medications. This local pharmacy, with locations in Saline and Dexter, said it starts with semaglutide which is one of the active ingredients contained in injectable medications for diabetes and weight loss. To learn more about this, the Sun ...
The Dexter Lions Club and Dexter Creamery have been teaming up this summer to bring free ice cream to the Music in the Park events. Over the past couple of months, the Dexter Lions has served free ice cream from the Creamery on Friday nights during the Summer Concert Series. They will be doing it one more ...
Changes are coming to the closed down Fillmore Bar & Grill, starting with its name. The restaurant in downtown Dexter closed late last year and was eventually sold to a new ownership team. The Sun Times News (STN) was able to speak with the new owners about the plan for the location that for years ...
As a community service group who volunteer their time to help others and improve the community through different activities and events throughout the year, the Dexter Lions are always busy making a positive impact. They recently recognized six local high school graduates with some help for the next step in their lives. The Dexter Lions ...
The Session Room has a new owner with a familiar name. On June 4, the Arbor Brewing Company announced that its back, but in a new westside location on Jackson Road in Scio Township. “Yesterday we closed on the purchase of The Session Room on Ann Arbor’s west side and will be reopening today as ...
A love for flying led to the Hummel Aircraft Company making Dexter its home. The company came to be in Dexter a few years back after Matt and Laurie Higgins acquired Hummel Aviation in 2021. Both longtime Dexter residents, they are carrying on Hummel’s tradition and are continuing to grow the business by making improvements. ...
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