OPINION By Nat Zorach Until last week, the most frustrating headlines I was reading were mostly so-called “think pieces” about the effects of the COVID19 pandemic on the future of cities. “Maybe cities are too crowded,” they would muse, vacuously. “Maybe the density of the built environment is too high.” On May 25, though, the […]
Southwest Detroit is preparing for one of its biggest annual celebrations as the special date of May 5 approaches. But unlike Latino communities that observe the Cinco de Mayo (“Fifth of May”) holiday around America, local residents, businesses and neighborhood supporters aren’t limiting their festivities to one day. May 1 through May 5 marks the […]
Few people have called Fountain Court home as long as Robyn Ussery has. Her parents Roger and Blanche Ussery have lived for decades at what board members say is the largest black-owned cooperative in Detroit, even watching some of their grand- and great-grandchildren raised there. Concern and determination by residents and leadership, including board President […]
Corktown is known for its pubs, historical architecture and variety of foods. In the near future it will be known for tequila tasting. Southwest Detroit and Corktown are about to get an education in Latin spirits. The future Toma Detroit, a bar and restaurant, anticipates securing a location in the historic neighborhood possibly as early […]
You can catch the animated movie “Coco” for free on Sept. 7. It will be shown at Vista Partnership, 3553 Vernor Hwy. W, former home of St. Anthony Church. There will be Spanish subtitles food, popcorn, community resources, and arts and crafts. The event begins at 7:30PM with refreshments/arts and crafts. We suggest arriving early […]
Detroit Police officers want to remind the city they don’t just patrol the community, they are a part of it. As part of their neighborhood outreach efforts, the Fourth Precinct Southwestern District’s “Family Fun Day” is making its annual return. Soda, hot dogs, face-painting, music and games are all part of the scheduled events and […]
Retiring Southwest Solutions CEO John Van Camp took part in his first “sit-in” for social justice when he was just 10 years old. His family had moved from Detroit to an apple farm in Romeo around 1948. There was little interracial contact in the city, so his mom Dorothy, a social activist, formed an interracial […]
Southwest Detroit officially has a new reason to celebrate the success of its neighborhood business and cultural center. The State of Michigan has designated Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities a Michigan Main Street Program, recognizing its potential to help revitalize the city and region. Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities will share details of the news recently announced by Southwest Detroit Business […]
by Steve Palackdharry At work, Juanita Guevara feels like a different person. Ironically, it’s because it lets her feel the same as others, who do their jobs as well as they can to earn a living. “Work helps me focus and set aside my sadness and anxiety,” says Guevara. “I feel healthier, both mentally and […]
Trips across the border are part of Robert Lewis’ normal routine. As a truck driver for Moore Transport, he often finds himself traveling between Ohio and destinations in Canada that aren’t well known to the average city dweller. Sometimes Lewis travels so far north, “You don’t see deer crossings, you see moose crossings,” he says. […]