April 21, 2025

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Articles for tag: local business, Serendipity Books

STN Staff

Serendipity Book Hosts ‘Book Brigade’ to Celebrate Relocation

Serendipity Books is relocating from Middle Street to Main Street and inviting the community to join in the fun with a human chain, or ‘book brigade’ as part of the move on Sunday afternoon, April 13. Saturday, April 12th will be the last day Serendipity Books is open for business on Middle Street before moving ...

STN Staff

Saline’s Premier Dental Practice Earns Over 100 Five-Star Reviews in First Year

Pittsfield Dental Studio is proud to celebrate its one-year anniversary this February, marking a year of providing exceptional, anxiety-free dental care to the Saline, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and Milan communities. Led by Dr. Rajpreet Kaur, the practice has earned over 100 five-star Google reviews in its first year, becoming a trusted destination for gentle, compassionate, ...

Matt Rosentreter

New Charcuterie Business Opens on Main Street

Local chefs Vanessa and Phil Coulson have opened their new business Main Street Provisions, which focuses on elevated charcuterie. The couple chose Chelsea for their shop after having gotten familiar with the area while working their food truck Sanich Union. “We did the Sounds & Sights weekend at the end of the summer, and then ...

Matt Rosentreter

Milan Florist Started Business Out of Her Home

After starting her business out of her own home, Milan florist Christen Mitchell has opened her physical storefront for Green Witch Florals. “I started literally with a folding table and buckets and a knife doing the craft shows in Milan, with the goal of opening my own studio,” Mitchell said. “And I worked pretty hard, ...

STN Staff

Chelsea Business Grant Applications Open

The Chelsea Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will be taking applications from businesses within the DDA District interested in competing for $25,000 from the Match on Main grant through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The business owner must provide a 10% match. Please visit the DDA webpage at for more information. The deadline to submit your ...

Matt Rosentreter

Chelsea Bike Shop Trades Hands

Former head of service Kevin Sanchez at the shop Aberdeen Bike has become the new owner of the local business. After having discussed it for several months, the bike shop officially changed ownership in October of last year, and Sanchez has been working tirelessly since. According to him, he’s had a passion for biking since ...

Matt Rosentreter

The Man Behind the Camera: Randall Lee LLC

Randall Lee’s office in the Chelsea clocktower is covered floor to ceiling in photographs: black-and-white, vivid color, kids, alligators, a series of the same tree in his backyard during various sunsets. According to him, “You can never have enough pictures of sunsets.” “I really like this space. I like to come in here and pretend ...

New Owners Continue Chelsea Farmers Supply’s 98-Year Legacy

The nearly 100-year old Chelsea Farmers Supply store across from the historic train depot welcomes all types of customers looking for all types of items including soil, chicken feed, pet supplies, plants, trinkets and more. Married couple and business partners Tobie Brown and Joe Schlenke bought the store in January 2024 and have been running ...