04/16/2026
Dear Community,
After calling the funky little building at the corner of Laurel and MacArthur home for 18 years, OAP has made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Laurel location. Our last day of service at our Laurel clinic will be Friday May 22nd.
Beginning June 1st Sarah and Evelyn will be working at the Grand Ave location alongside Dawn and Holly while we search for our next long-term home (more on this in a bit).
This decision was not an easy one for us to make, and there were many behind the scenes factors that led to this outcome. A few of the big factors include us having trouble finding stable staffing for both of our clinics, and the Laurel building going up for sale in the past year. We think in the end though, it will be the best move for the future of OAP.
We recognize that for many of our Laurel regulars the temporary switch to Grand Avenue may be difficult as it is located in a busier neighborhood, and the building is not ADA accessible (there is a short flight of 6 stairs to get into the building). We are truly sorry for any disruptions this move may cause to your care at OAP. As we know the Grand clinic is not a great fit for a number of our current patients, we are on the hunt for a new long term home that IS MORE ADA ACCESSIBLE. Our current plan is to make this move to a new space by the fall of this year when our Grand lease is up.
We know many of you will have questions, and feelings in response to this big change. We ask that you please leave all of your questions, comments, and concerns about the move in the comment section below, and we will do our best to reply and address any common concerns in upcoming newsletters. Our goal as always is to provide high quality acupuncture care, and getting sidetracked with lengthy discussions about this move during appointments will detract from our ability to do this. Also, if you have a fun memory about the Laurel clinic or just want to share some love, we would love to hear that too. We want to celebrate all that this clinic has provided to the community in its final months!
We deeply appreciate all of you and the community we have built in this space together and look forward to carrying that forward into a new space when the time comes.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
OAP
For even more information about this move, please check out our blog. We will continue to update the blog as we get closer to the move.
