While students were away from campus this summer, Ann Arbor saw the closures of recognizable local businesses as rising rents, post-pandemic expenses and shifting consumer patterns pushed many owners to shut their doors.
Downtown restaurants including Red Hawk Bar & Grill, Tea Ninja and Samba Bowls were among those to close this summer. Kilwins, the popular ice cream and fudge shop on Main Street, and Downtown Home & Garden, a century-old gardening store, have announced their closures at the end of the year.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, LSA senior Manruchi Padda said she feels disappointed about the recent closures and emphasized the increased rent prices due to high rise developments in Ann Arbor…