When a pandemic brings countless countries to its knees, how does a small business importer stay alive? By doing anything that brings in sales – from talking to suppliers to sitting and selling outside. Yvette Jenkins’ store, Love Travels Imports, brings in merchandise and provides jobs to women across the world in countries such as […]
Fifty-seven talented high school and college art students have submitted their designs for a Limited Edition Avenue of Fashion Livernois 2019 hand-painted scarf, and you can help pick the winner. The contest is not only showcases the talent of Detroit’s young artists. Yvette Jenkins, owner of Love Travels Imports, which created the contest, hopes it […]
Thirty-two years ago Dawn Sanford found herself pregnant and needing not only money, but a career. While that was a start of her happy family, it was also the beginning of a dream. Despite having no inclination to ever become a barber, she graduated from the Michigan Barber College and took up a chair at […]
Fashion Savvy blogger Tamela Tatum loves vintage. Her desire to collect the stylish coats and handbags of yore is so strong that on a recent trip to Lansing to visit a client, Tatum vowed to hit every Salvation Army and thrift shop on the two-hour trip from Detroit. The 41-year-old fashionista is the founder of […]
Editor’s Note: Prior to and during the upcoming Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference on Feb. 24, Detroit Unspun/TheHUB will bring you stories that showcase the transformation of our city’s neighborhoods. The question of inclusion has hovered over but not hampered the renewed interest and energy surrounding Detroit and the investment therein. A new mayoral […]