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The smell of fresh paint

Carla Bristol paints the outside of the wall that connects the Southcity Grocery and Meat Market with Life Changing Church of The Living God Pillar at the intersection of 22nd Street South and 9th Avenue South as part of the revival of “The Deuces,” the historic shopping corridor in Midtown. Vibrant colors and other changes will make people feel differently… Continue reading The smell of fresh paint

Renovation, Rouson to breathe new life into Faynne Ponder Council House

BY MARLA KORENICH AND IVELLIAM CEBALLO NNB Reporters Pausing for a sandwich, the carpenter stowed himself away from the cold in his white truck behind the historical building. He muttered about failing to notice the stolen AC unit while working inside the meetinghouse last week. “Thieves, man,” he said. The carpenter from All Trades Historical LLC… Continue reading Renovation, Rouson to breathe new life into Faynne Ponder Council House

Admired African American women come back to life

Your Real Stories at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum.

BY IVELLIAM CEBALLO NNB Reporter MIDTOWN — Two lively women sang a freedom hymn as they walked into a small, open gallery with no seats left empty. Historically important African American women Mary McLeod Bethune and Zora Neale Hurston shared their stories of perseverance during the “Two takes on a Dream” speaker series at the… Continue reading Admired African American women come back to life