{"id":114693,"date":"2020-06-27T17:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T21:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=114693"},"modified":"2021-06-17T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:36:12","slug":"blue-front-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/blue-front-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Front Closing"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"Blue<\/a>The 90-year-old Blue Front<\/strong> store is closing. The store at the corner of Packard Street and Arbor Street in Ann Arbor is shutting down<\/strong> for good Saturday. When I was on campus in the mid-’80s, Blue Front at 701 Packard<\/strong> Street sold beer, wine, newspapers, sundries, and snacks. In 2014 the campus tradition was converted to a craft beer store.<\/p>\r\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\r\n

rb-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

I remember<\/a> the Blue Front. It was the place I would stop to get batteries for my Walkman<\/a>, an extra roll of TP, beer, and munchies going to or from campus.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

This is not surprising to me. Combine campus being deserted<\/a> due to COVID-19 lockdowns with the decision to move to a $20.00 a bottle craft beer model in a student area with no parking.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Stay safe out there!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Related article<\/strong><\/p>\r\n