Video Jefferson Market’s In The Hood
You can’t keep a good market down. From it’s locally produced groceries to its yummy baked goods to light meals, Jefferson Market And Cakery on Ann Arbor’s Old West Side is the quintessential family-run neighborhood business.
When Ann Arbor’s Jefferson Market closed its doors last year, its Old West Side neighbors moped for weeks over its absence. Gone were the delicious ‘to go’ meals and gourmet sandwiches. No longer could you send the kids down for an ice cream and plastic robot figure.
Then, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Mary Rassmussen stepped in with her vision of a cafe /bakery / market that offered locally produced dairy products and specialty foods alongside her trademark cakes; namely wedding cakes.
Click on the YouTube video below to get the skinny on this family-run neighborhood business.
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