Mezzanine is having an "out with the old, in with the new" clearance sale. Almost everything in the store is marked down -- including furniture, lighting, accessories, tabletop and office accessories. "The idea here is to turn over the merchandise so I can
change things up," says owner Joe Posch.
The numbers are dazzling: current merchandise starts at 20 percent off, most
furniture is 30 percent off or more, and backstock is 40 percent or more. "There is even a 'make me an offer' section where I just put the original
price on something and if you want it, you come up and make me an offer," says Posch. "I might accept your offer, or I'll counter-offer -- it will be like a
bazaar in Marrakech."
Posch also revamped the
Mezzanine website. "It needed a facelift, so we made it easier
to browse through categories and we enabled e-commerce," says Posch. "It's the foundation for broadening Mezzanine's market outside
of the metro Detroit area, and a way for potential customers who live
further out of downtown to check out what we sell before making a trip
downtown."
Mezzanine is on the second floor of 206 E. Grand River at Broadway. Call 313-442-9000.
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Trowbridge House of Coffee, better known as THC, has become a go-to Hamtramck bar in just over a year of existence. It has offered limited food since it opened in April 2008, but the kitchen has expanded to a fuller menu that will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. The menu includes a variety of sandwiches that average about $7 -- including a side or a cup of soup.
Watch a video about THC
here.
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Growing & Retailing Opportunities in Wayne County (G.R.O.W.) hosted the 2009 season opening of the
East Warren Avenue Farmers Market (EWAFM) on June 13. The market will be in operation each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the end of September and will reconvene on Oct. 31 to host the local business association’s Pumpkin Festival. It is located in East English Village, on the northeast corner of Bishop and East Warren.
Vendors will be offering fresh local produce grown by urban and rural farmers and gardeners, exclusively in the state of Michigan. They include Grown in Detroit, Eastern Market’s A.M. Fresh Van and local goods like honey and honey products, art, soaps and baked goods.
EWAFM will also feature on-site recycling on the fourth Saturday of every month. Project FRESH coupons will be accepted at the market.
For more information about the East Warren Avenue Farmers Market, contact Heather Kingsbury at 313-571-2800 x1136 or
[email protected].
Sources: Joe Posch, Mezzanine; Thom Arndt, THC and Ryan Hertz, EWAFM
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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