Since its beginning, generations ago, the Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo parade has been growing in size and popularity along with the growth of the local Latino population.
Announcement: Southwest Detroit 2010 Cinco de Mayo Parade
Below is an excerpt from the 2010 Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade Application. Also you can download and print the complete application at the bottom of this post. All of the information needed to participate in the parade is provided including where to drop off you completed application and fees. Please let us know [...]
Food, Culture, And Community In Southwest Detroit
Written by Kelli Kavanaugh – And if food represents anything, it is culture – and Southwest Detroit is blessed with that in spades. Consistently regarded as Detroit’s most diverse area and comprised of several distinct neighborhoods, it is boisterous and prayerful, religious and sporting, a late-night party and an early-morning tree planting all at once.
‘Inferno’ On Lawndale And Vernor To Open In June
ModelDMedia.com – His menu will feature food culled from the cuisines of Cuba, Spain, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chile and Argentina. “It will be an alternative to what you are accustomed to in Mexicantown,”
Southwest Detroit Celebrates Cinco de Mayo In 2008
Detroit News – The day commemorates a May 5, 1862, battle with the French Army over a Mexican-held fort (Mexico held on), and recognizes those who fight against oppression… The parade was filled with red, white and green decorated floats, costumed dancers and oldsters and school kids alike.
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Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade
Lowrider Magazine – This event was attended by a diverse crowd as young and old, urban and suburban, black, white, brown, and everything in between enjoyed the sights and the sun from the sidelines.
