Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Its been a long, long time coming, but I know a change gone come,” as the words from legendary artist Sam Cooke would say. Detroit is in for a change, a change that will reshape and revitalize the once down and out city. Even with the recent news of the city filing bankruptcy, as Michigan Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Michael Finney said, “But folks who are in the know, that are making commitments to the state of Michigan, and to Detroit in particular, seem to be just as positive about the opportunities as they were a couple weeks ago,” (Walsh, Crain’s Detroit Business, 2013).

One portion of this change is new the city council district requirement. On July 25th Church of the Messiah on the corner of Lafayette and E. Grand Blvd. in District five held a forum for the community to meet with the candidates in the running who will represent the constitutes of this new district. Detroiter’s will cast their vote on August 6,2013.

Hart Plaza Showcases A Great Community With Music

Every summer in the city of Detroit, there are multiple festivals that take place in the great area of Hart Plaza. This location is right off the great Detroit River where Woodward Ave. and E. Jefferson St. meet. A nuclear location for entertainment, Hart Plaza this weekend hosted the Detroit Paradise Valley Music Festival.  This is the second year this festival has taken place and they are looking to have a crowd of over 50,000+ attend this year’s event.

Paradise Valley also known as Block Bottom, was the prime location for the African Americans. My Fox 2 Detroit stated, “Not only for its 66 blocks where African Americans lived and worked, this was a time when there was over 350 black own businesses from law offices, drug stores, and Barber shops. Black owned night clubs is were all the greats played Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Sammy Davis Jr, Josephine Baker, all the greats of the day played Detroit and played in Paradise Valley.