YPSILANTI, MI – For the business owners in Maxton Plaza, the fire means more than just losing their businesses. They lost sacred spaces.
“To have a sanctuary destroyed, it’s sort of like destroying a butterfly grove or breaking a church down,” said Naomi White.
White is the owner of Blue Door Massage and Microblading, one of 10 businesses impacted by a Feb. 23 fire at Maxton Plaza in the 2000 block of Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti…