Funding will help the neighborhood get creative in purchasing buildings and spaces and pairing business economics and co-op models that will help people and People of Color to start and run good businesses, says Pastor Chris McCoy, as he imagines new development in Washington Heights.
Residents of the Stuart Neighborhood have said they want more business within walking distance and it is coming with the Westgate Commons development going up at 615 W. Kalamazoo Ave.
Stuart neighborhood resident Colleen Woolpert's artistic interest has always been tied to understanding the differences in how people perceive things. And the manner of artistic expression -- TwinScope Viewer, a hand-held device that she invented is used to see stereograph images in public exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
In the Stuart Neighborhood, there are lots of houses that were built in the 1870s when the neighborhood was growing as an attractive community for businessmen and professionals. David and Emma Engerer are a young couple renovating them and renting them out.
The pandemic has hit entrepreneurs across the board, closing some 3.3 million small businesses at least temporarily, and the sidelining of 440,000 African Americans was especially severe. Catering business Taste-A-Licious has come through so far but there is a long way to go.
Second Wave reporters, correspondents, and photographers were as busy as they could be during 2020. We're grateful that you read and shared Second Wave stories (readership is up nearly 35 percent when compared to the previous year). We hope you will let us know what you want to read about in 2021.
What started as a way to lift her spirits through art is turning into a business for Battle Creek's Laura Otte. She calls it The Orignal Tweet.
Couple helps authors bring their stories to life through words and art. And she helps girls see the possibilities in the world.
Business in the specialty hot dog business has been good enough for the Woodin brothers to seek out a permanent location. They have found one.
You have to know someone who knows Sherri to find out how to locate Hoodies. Or read this story.
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