Living in Plymouth

2026 Plymouth Ice Festival (January 30th to February 1st)

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The 2026 Plymouth Ice Festival is on the weekend of January 30th through February 1st in Downtown Plymouth. Watch ice sculptors and statues across downtown Plymouth.  Hopefully the ice bonfire will be back lighting up the night sky! For more information, go to www.plymouthicefestival.com.

The Ice Festival is one of several street festivals in Downtown Plymouth that take place throughout the year (usually).  The area is very walkable with plenty of parks, shops, restaurants, and entertainment – along with plenty of parking. Plymouth also has beautiful residential tree-lined streets with lots of gorgeous historic homes making it one of the area’s prettiest and most walkable small towns. 

This weekend in Plymouth: 2025 Fall Festival, Carnival, Pancake Breakfast, Spaghetti Dinner, Chicken Barbeque and More – Sept 5-7th, 2025!

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20120908_103518It’s back!  Football, kids back in school, and the smell of barbeque smoke will soon drift across downtown Plymouth as the annual Fall Festival is nearly here.  September 5-7th, 2025 will be non-stop pancakes and barbecue chicken along with carnival rides for all ages, midway games, car show, concerts, and attractions for everyone.

Downtown streets are closed off and for one weekend, Plymouth is transformed into a local fall fair with all the pre-requisites.  This is of one of our favorites festivals in Plymouth – good fun for the whole family and another great reason to live in the Plymouth area.  For more information, go to: http://www.plymouthfallfestival.com/

2025 Plymouth Art in the Park – A Local Summer Favorite is Back on July 11-13th, 2025 in the City of Plymouth!

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It’s that time of year again when artists arrive and showcase their talents to people that come from all over Metro-Detroit and beyond. Art in the Park is July 11-13, 2025 in downtown Plymouth!

Come one, come all, to enjoy Plymouth’s Art in the Park!

For more information on the event, transportation, maps & sponsors, visit their website by clicking here.

“Plymouth, Michigan…A Rich History” Trailer – Movie will be available On Demand Tonight!

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Plymouth, Michigan…A Rich History from Highway Media on Vimeo.
If you didn’t catch this movie at the Penn late last year or earlier this year, now’s your chance to watch it at home. Look for an appearance from our own Bob Bake!

Founded in 1825, the Plymouth community has experienced a deep and rich history, filled with greatness…and despair. From the earliest settlers who trekked through the Erie Canal, to the war heroes, fires, trains, and air rifle industry, this film takes you on a 200 year journey of Plymouth like never before. So jump on board before the whistle blows to experience an endearing tribute to this beloved town. Welcome to Plymouth, Michigan!

Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina is now open in Downtown Plymouth!

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The new Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina in downtown Plymouth is now open where the Box Bar used to be.  Located at 777 West Ann Arbor Trail right across the street from Kellogg Park – we now have another great thin crust pizza, pasta, and salad option for lunch in DTP! The contemporary interior with sky high ceilings and tall windows on 2 sides really makes the place feel spacious and light.  Welcome to Plymouth!

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My Little Paris Cafe and Bookstore in Downtown Northville

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My Little Paris Cafe and Bookstore in Downtown Northville

Having a bookstore in the city center is something everyone likes.  Then combine it with a cafe that serves crepes and you’ve got the ingredients for a destination!  My Little Paris Cafe and Bistro in downtown Northville is a definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Formerly the Next Chapter Bookstore and Bistro at 141 E. Main Street, this gorgeous brick building is in the heart of the historic downtown and makes an ideal place for a comfortable book store and sidewalk cafe.


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The restoration project in 2009

 

Independence Day Parades: Plymouth Starts at 9am, Northville starts at 10am

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For more information about the Plymouth 4th of July Good Morning USA Parade, click here.

For more information about the Northville Independence Day Parade, click below:

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Northville Arts & Acts Festival This Weekend: June 16th to 18th, 2017

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The Northville Art House shines a spotlight on the imagination, art, talent and cultural diversity of artists throughout the region when the annual Arts and Acts Festival returns for the sixth consecutive year June 16-18 in historic downtown Northville. The Festival includes the 29th annual juried fine art show Art in the Sun, featuring over 70 talented artists;  the Sandbox Play Festival produced by Tipping Point Theatre; the Short on Words Literary Contest; musical entertainment featuring some of metro Detroit’s top musicians; Children’s Activities; the Northville Art House Chalk Festival; our new Young Artist Juried Art Fair; and a large variety of festival food and drink.

Friday, June 16:         3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Saturday, June 17:     10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 18:        10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Main and Center Streets, downtown Northville, Michigan

For more information, click here.

 

 

Saxton’s Site Redevelopment Plans

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screen-shot-2017-01-30-at-8-48-15-amThe old Saxton’s site at the corner of Ann Arbor Trail and Deer could see redevelopment very soon.  Currently being employed primarily as a parking lot, there are now 3 proposals  being considered to redevelop the site into low rise residential, retail, and parking. To learn more about the plans and proposals, you can see the presentations by clicking on the following link:

http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/CivicMedia?VID=102%20

Pakwaan Fine Indian Cuisine Opening Soon in Downtown Plymouth

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Opening next week in downtown Plymouth, Pakwaan Fine Indian Cuisine at 447 Forest Avenue! Patrick and I stopped by today and saw the menu, met the owner, Sunny, a nice man who hails from Shalimar, a very successful Indian restaurant in Ann Arbor.  The place is looking good and it will seat a lot of people comfortably.  They will open next week and we will be there!
Does anybody remember when there was a purple building on Forest which housed a Chinese Restaurant named “Dinersty”?  Rewind even further…who remembers Cloverdale?  That’s where my grandpa took me to get “Nutty Buddies”, my parents and I would go to the drive through to get Chocolate Almond ice cream and milk and I would hang out with my tween friends (shout out to Juliet Scott) in the 70’s and 80’s and have ice cream floats and play Centipede and Pac Man before visiting various shops in town (shout out to Fred Hill). If you never visited Cloverdale or just want to revisit the memories, you can see the soda fountain which is now located inside of the Plymouth Historical Museum!
To date, the location on Forest has been most successful as Cloverdale’s.  I really doubt anything can top Cloverdale’s.  There have been several unsuccessful restaurant attempts in the post Cloverdale space, including Panache, Bamboo, 1999 Tavern and I’m not sure if that’s everything.  Let’s hope the location is going to work for it’s new occupant. Plymouth has become an entertainment and dining destination – with Forest Ave. showing a lot of activity with Barrio, Little Bangkok, Extreme Pizza, and EG Nicks.
I cannot remember in my lifetime an Indian restaurant in Plymouth – this will be a first.  We are looking forward to Pakwaan’s opening in Downtown Plymouth!
447 Forest Ave, Plymouth MI 48170
734-892-2548
Carrie

Plymouth and Northville Real Estate Values – the First Six Months of 2016 were Good!

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It’s mid-summer and we now have data for the first six months of 2016! Our markets of Plymouth and Northville, both City and Township, remain strong and steady. The charts are fairly self-explanatory and locals know how intense the market is around us. The City of Plymouth continues to increase in value as the downtown area flourishes with new shops including the opening of Westborn Market. It’s heartwarming to see people walking downtown with their folding shopping trolleys on their way to do their grocery shopping! The City of Northville has also seen significant increases in value – especially in the downtown area where new businesses like Red Dot Coffee and the Center Street Grille have created a lot of excitement. The Townships of both Plymouth and Northville have shown very steady pricing and new development activity is on the rise once again in Northville Township.

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