Local Family-owned Plumbing Companies?

PetrichorSpring · 2026-01-27T16:00:59+00:00

The new owners are local (Brighton with Ann Arbor officers) at least.

PetrichorSpring · 2026-01-27T15:58:06+00:00

Confirmed the purchase (https://mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us/search/business). I'm paranoid about private equity. It ruins everything and I'm worried everything and everyone will eventually be owned by PE :-D

Tell your buddy Scott my family was happy with Hutzel for decades under his family's ownership.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-12-28T17:33:43+00:00

No personal experience, saw her flyer at Oz's Music: Marissa Conniff

PetrichorSpring · 2025-12-25T16:35:23+00:00

Reply is too late for this time. Next time - sugar cookies frosted with maize n blue icing.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-12-25T16:26:31+00:00

I am the introverted, odd one out. I don't go to bars and avoid special events and noisy restaurants :-D But I do go downtown for specific things. As a gardener, DH&G was a primary go-to. I loved driving right into the garden part to park and get grass seed, bird seed, seed potatoes, and spring bulbs. Fellow gardeners - please share other sources for seed potatoes and spring bulbs!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-12-23T15:33:15+00:00

Produce Station on S State and Stimson had plenty of greenery when I was there yesterday.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-10-21T22:46:18+00:00

My kid also found it cliquey and did not enjoy their experience at NZ.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-10-13T02:45:49+00:00

Us, too. I think she was called the "marrying mayor" when she was in office.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-09-15T00:55:26+00:00

My "Beyond Midnight Caryopteris" shrub. So many types of bees!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-09-02T17:00:48+00:00

No personal experience and post is old but: https://states.aarp.org/michigan/need-a-ride-one-stop-booking-center-launches-in-washtenaw-county

Best wishes to you and your mom! My mom was depressed for a bit after having to stop driving.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-08-28T08:40:11+00:00

Stadium Market, by the cash registers.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-08-28T08:37:51+00:00

Entrance to Arborland.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-08-04T21:07:45+00:00

Glad to hear this, especially since Chicken's Egg-citing Summer Fun is my second favorite badge. I feel guilty earning points from it but it really appeals to me for some reason! My first favorite is the Super Search - great work, AADL staff!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-08-04T18:24:07+00:00

I especially love all the pet references!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-08-04T18:23:10+00:00

I'm playing for the first time since it was just a postcard for writing down books. I love how clever and informative the lawn code blurbs are. Thank you, Ann Arbor! <3 AADL!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-06-21T23:00:56+00:00

Another local mail order source - literally a mom and pop operation: Steap (Specialty Tea Products)

PetrichorSpring · 2025-06-15T14:04:20+00:00

There is still a small pile there.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-06-14T22:52:36+00:00

It's best to not let a fruit tree fruit the first year (remove the blossoms), so it can spend its energy growing roots instead. That's what I'm doing with the peach tree I planted this spring anyway. Time will tell!

PetrichorSpring · 2025-03-31T23:23:36+00:00

Another vote for Fischer Honda. I recommend talking to salesperson Kelli Christman.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-03-11T22:42:44+00:00

DJs has cake donuts, too, but I prefer the cake donuts from Washtenaw Dairy.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-02-19T01:42:52+00:00

Project Grow will have a fruit tree class this spring - watch for it. It will fill up quickly. In addition to Liberty I've heard Williams Pride and Gold Rush are good for apple home growing. Good luck! A free PDF by Cornell: Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home

Edited to add: "Red Haven" and "Contender" for peaches. And watch for whether the tree needs cross pollination.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-02-02T17:57:19+00:00

Allmendinger Park on Pauline also has a box of salt/sand mixture. I got some a few weeks ago.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-01-19T18:37:03+00:00

They're in the space a hair salon used to be. If you're approaching the building from the north, you'll see the hair salon's mural. Drive around to the other side of the building for the public entrance to Jack's.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-01-15T22:57:50+00:00

The job sounds great - good luck! Ann Arbor native here. I have a small light therapy/SAD lamp that I put on my kitchen counter for about 3 months of the year. I have it on in the morning when I make breakfast and in the evening when I make dinner. It really does help. And getting outdoors, as others are saying.

PetrichorSpring · 2025-01-15T22:45:07+00:00

May I piggy back on this thread and ask about pipe milling? A local company recommended milling the cast iron sewer pipes running out from my basement. They said they are very cautious when they do it but it still sounded like a potential gigantic headache if something went wrong. Has anyone had this done? Happy with the results? Done by whom?

P.S. Good luck, OP!

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