Love Travels brings new experiences to Avenue of Fashion during pandemic

Love Travels brings new experiences to Avenue of Fashion during pandemic

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 […]

Scarf design contest showcases Detroit artists, hopes to bring more people to Light Up Livernois Sept. 28

Scarf design contest showcases Detroit artists, hopes to bring more people to Light Up Livernois Sept. 28

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 […]

Shears & Shaves Barber and Spa opens on Livernois Avenue of Fashion

Shears & Shaves Barber and Spa opens on Livernois Avenue of Fashion

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 […]

Unique needs of minority business owners must be addressed in Detroit’s development plans

Unique needs of minority business owners must be addressed in Detroit’s development plans

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 […]