“We are proud to open our doors and bring East African cuisine and culture to our community,” Hamissi Mamba says. “Baobab Fare is more than a restaurant; it is a gathering place where all are welcomed and embraced. Detroit is our new home.”
Chelsie and Jono Brymer opened the French-inspired restaurant in 2016 to create a space where they could connect with people and build something to sustain their family.
Five residential projects, three new developments and two redevelopments, will either create or preserve a total of 282 units of affordable housing throughout different areas of the city.
TechTown Detroit’s Toast of the Town, an annual benefit and award ceremony from the small business incubator and accelerator located in New Center, will be accessible online and free to attend – although donations are encouraged.
Godwin Ihentuge opened YumVillage restaurant last year in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood after having a successful food truck with the same name for the past three years. Now, like others, he’s navigating business in a time of coronavirus uncertainties as a small business.
The Afro-Caribbean restaurant will offer packaged snacks and foods to go as well as meal kits so customers can make Yum Village staples such as jerk chicken, jollof rice, and maafe at home.
The inaugural cohort will consist of five startups participating in a 30-week program. The incubator program aims to take companies from revenue ready to investment ready.
Coup D'etat in New Center is a culmination of Angela Wisniewski's experience in media and lifelong interest in creating a retail experience.
From coworking spaces to residential homes transformed into literary centers, local writers of all ages can find community all around town.
Detroit still has a long way to go in building a robust nightlife economy, like the scenes in Berlin and New Orleans. But there's still plenty to eat, see, and do, so we asked Detroiters how they spend 24 hours in the city in this new series. First up: Willis Show Bar co-owner Sean Patrick.
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