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ANN ARBOR, MI - If you're looking for a new career as a food truck owner, look no further than Michigan's popular Shimmy Shack. The "Shimmy Mama," herself, owner Debra Levantrosser, has put her food truck on the market. She first did this in 2022, but told MLive that some solid offers fell through due to financing issues. So now she's lowered the price by $25K to $250K and put the Shimmy Shack on the market again and is now offering seller financing. Levantrosser has been serving her vegan and gluten-free comfort food in the Detroit area, Ann Arbor and Jackson since 2013. She says she is selling in order to move on to her next venture. But before that, she says she will help the next owner get settled in. "I will for sure help the new owner with the transition regarding administrative processes and food prep. The length of time is negotiable," Levantrosser told MLive. She says the buyer gets the truck and its contents, all recipes, the name, the logo, the brand, customer lists, kitchen cookware/tools and wholesale accounts. "Keeping the name and image of Shimmy Shack alive is critical. I started it from the ground up and after 11 years, it has a strong following and is poised for more growth. Veganism and gluten free eating are only on the rise so this is a great opportunity for a passionate person or team to take it to the next level." Shimmy Shack products can also be found in 11 stores in the Detroit and Chicago areas. Levantrosser says she hopes the next owner is someone who loves veganism, appreciates gluten-free products and is ready to jump into an expanding business. The sale does not include Shimmy's Cupboard, which is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Until a sale is final, business will continue as usual and Levantrosser is currently scheduling for the 2024 food truck season. You can find more information on the sale of the food truck on its listing page here. You can also contact real estate agent Caroline Keen Gould at 734-255-0660 or via email.

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by mlive.com

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan football national champions parade through Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR, MI - Shirtless 300-pound linemen. Cowboy hats. A Toucan Sam mascot, for some reason. Most importantly, accolades from Michigan football's national championship season, including running back Blake Corum's "Business is Finished" shirt. The Wolverines, fresh off Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game victory, paraded through Ann Arbor near campus on Saturday, Jan. 13, to celebrate the title with thousands of cheering fans. The parade started at 4 p.m. at President Santa Ono's house on South University, turned onto South State Street and ended after a little less than an hour at the team facility at Schembechler Hall. With police escorts bookending the parade, the celebration was led by the Michigan Marching Band only a couple of weeks removed from their performance at the Rose Parade in Pasadena before the Rose Bowl. In between the escorts were members of the football team standing on the backs of pickup trucks as they slowly moved down the street. Some of the vehicles were vintage firetrucks from the Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti. With wind and snow swirling, offensive linemen, such as Trevor Keegan, Giovanni El-Hadi and Karsen Barnhart, opted to brave the conditions without shirts. Keegan caught a beverage thrown to him by a fan and chugged it amid roars from the crowd. Keegan was in one of the final cars at the back of the parade alongside Corum, defensive tackle Kris Jenkins, head coach Jim Harbaugh and others. Some of the loudest cheers came with this group, as well as Harbaugh's signature "Who's got it better than us...Nobody!" chant. For fans such as Stephanie Frankel, the parade was a throwback to the one she attended as a freshman at University of Michigan after the program's last national championship in 1997. That team split the title with Nebraska, while the 2023 team won the title outright, making Saturday's parade more special. "It was different then also because we didn't know until the next day that we were national champions," she said, pointing to the coaches and Associated Press polls that decided champions at the time. "It's also amazing to be celebrating now with my family versus when I was a freshman," she said, surrounded by numerous children, family and friends. Some of Frankel's children are old enough to understand the Wolverines have come a long way to reach this pinnacle of success. It was 10 years ago that former coach Brady Hoke's last team was 5-7, and it was less than four years ago in 2020 that the team went 2-4. "This has been what we've been waiting for," her husband Andy Frankel said. "To be able to experience these last six weeks, from the Ohio State game to the Rose Bowl to the national championship, with your children with the joy and excitement in their eyes, it was exciting." Adam Kellman was a cheerleader in the 1980s when Harbaugh was the Wolverines' quarterback. Those years under Bo Schembechler were successful, including a Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl appearance, but this year's title is on an...