Closing Time...

After a 20-year run in Birmingham, B. May Bags, located at 576 N. Old Woodward Avenue, has announced that it will close its doors at the end of March. B. May is owned by Barbara May, who grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood Schools. May’s flagship store is located in Petosky. With the closure of the Birmingham store, May has announced that they will open a shop in downtown Harbor Springs. Locally, customers can still find B. May Bags at Lori Karbal, 560 N Old Woodward Avenue Birmingham, Pearl, 74 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms; and Ayla & Co., 323 S Main St, Ann Arbor. Customers can also shop B. May Bags online at bmaybags.com.

Primi Piatti Market at 550 N. Old Woodward Avenue in Birmingham, owned by Monica Bisignano, has announced that it will be closing.

Also closing up shop in Birmingham is Radiant Made jewelry at 245 W. Maple Road. First opened in January of 2024, the store is owned by Krystal Zielinski Shiklanian. 

Business Matters for the Birmingham - Bloomfield area are reported by Gigi Nichols. Send items for consideration to GigiNichols@downtownpublications.com. Items should be received three weeks prior to publication.