Spring and summer of improvements, training events planned for E. Jefferson

The Jefferson East Business Association has been busy improving their stretch of the E. Jefferson corridor between St. Jean and Alter.
  • Tonight, May 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., JEBA is hosting a real estate and design committee meeting that will focus on planning streetscape improvements along E. Jefferson. Registration is required; call 313-331-7939.
  • On May 12 is JEBA's monthly small business start-up workshop from 6 to 8 p.m.; the organization also offers one-on-one small business counseling every Tuesday by appointment. To register for JEBA's "Vision to Reality" seminar (there is a fee associated with the workshop) or the counseling, please contact Acquanetta Sproule at 313-331-7939.
  • JEBA's second quarter membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 27 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The focus will be on helping business owners leverage historic designation benefits. The speaker is Kristine Kidorf of Kidorf Preservation Consulting. For more information or to register, contact JEBA's office at 313-331-7939.
  • Later this summer, JEBA will bring back Jazzin' on Jefferson -- save Saturday, June 27 for the street party featuring headliner jazz pianist Johnny O'Neal.
  • Finally, Greening of Detroit will be planting 500 trees -- including elms and cedars -- along Jefferson from I-375 to Alter.
Source: JEBA
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh 

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