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Cultura y Comunidad – October

Michael Gutierrez by Michael Gutierrez
October 15, 2025
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Sound Check

Music from the Local and Global Stage

Week 10-16-25

Local

DARK SHADES – Art.Carter

Saba flow & Mac Miller soul over
a somber guitar and crisp drums, Art. Carter’s lyrics flex with honesty on a mellow but moving beat built for bars that balance grind and grace.

Flow de Saba y alma de Mac Miller sobre guitarra triste y drums finos; Art. Carter suelta barras honestas en un beat tranquilo pero con empuje.

IG: @art.carter_

Global

THINK ABOUT IT – Paco

English and Spanish verses trade off in a confession that glides on an atmospher- ic, groovy bassline. It’s like dancing on a treadmill built by Sade and Daft Punk.

Los versos en inglés y español se van pasando el mic en una rola que flota sobre un bajo sabroso y atmosférico. Es como bailar en una caminadora armada por Sade y Daft Punk.

IG: @es.pacoo

Week 10-02-25

Local

THESE THINGS – Thibault Ruellan

This track on the local producer’s newest album dropped just last week. It’s a double-time banger with syrupy vocal samples, rapid-fire trunk-rattling 808s, and a chant-like flow that glides hypnotically over the beat.

Este track del nuevo álbum del produc- tor local salió la semana pasada. Es un madrazo a doble tiempo con voces melosas, 808s retumbando y un flow tipo canto que hipnotiza sobre el beat.

IG: @prodbythibault

Global

Eres Para Mi – Sinfónico En Vivo – Julieta Venegas

This live version recorded in Tijuana feels like a love letter with a symphonic hug—playful, radiant, and elevated by the sweep of a full orchestra.

Esta versión en vivo grabada en Tijuana se siente como una carta de amor con un abrazo sinfónico—juguetona, brillante y elevada por el poder de toda una orquesta.

IG: @julietavenegasp

Hecho en Detroit

Art built by the city that builds

Week 10-16-25 - Nicole Macdonald

Nicole Macdonald

his mural honors the women behind Thumbprint Fulfillment, a small business in Southwest owned
by mother and daughter. Painted in tribute to Connie Reid, her mother Cecilia Mendez-Reid, and Connie’s newborn daughter, it celebrates three generations of strength, heritage, and care rooted in the heart of the community.

Este mural rinde homenaje a las mujeres detrás de Thumbprint Fulfillment, un pequeño negocio del suroeste dirigido por madre e hija. Dedicado a Connie Reid, su madre Cecilia Mendez-Reid, y la hija recién nacida de Connie, celebra tres genera- ciones de fuerza, herencia y amor arraigadas en el corazón de la comunidad.

Para Madre a Hija – Nicole Macdonald ncolemacdonald.com

MURAL: Para Madre a Hija

Website: https://www.ncolemacdonald.com/swfreddy.com

Location: 2100 20th St, Detroit, MI 48216

Week 10-02-25 - Freddy Diaz

Freddy Diaz

“SWFreddy”s striking depiction of La Bestia – the noto- rious train migrants ride from Central America through Mexico to reach the U.S. border – once stretched across the former Garaje Cultural at Otis & Livernois. Though the mural has since been bricked over by Al Capone Liquor, its spirit survives as a haunting reminder of the journeys people risk for a better life.

El artista “SWFreddy” pintó La Bestia – el tren que migrantes toman desde Centroamérica rumbo al Norte – en el antiguo Garaje Cultural de Otis y Livernois. Aunque la obra fue tapada por la licorería Al Capone, su mensaje perdura como recordatorio de los riesgos y la esperanza en la búsqueda de una vida mejor.

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MURAL: La Bestia

IG: @swfreddy

Website: swfreddy.com

Location: 3439 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48209

SW Sazón

One dish, one spot, puro sabor

Strozzapretti alla Norccina
Desert Garden Margarita
Strozzapretti alla Norccina

Twisted ribbons of pasta coated in a silky toma- to-truffle cream, with Montovana sausage that’s juicy, wine-kissed, and laced with nutmeg. Comfort food with class.

Pasta en cintas torcidas bañada en una crema de tomate y trufa que se siente suave, casi de lujo. La salchicha Montovana está jugosa, con toque de vino y nuez moscada. Pura comida reconfortante, pero con estilo.

  • Dish: Strozzapretti alla Norccina
  • Restaurant: EL BARZON
  • Price: $25 to $30

Got a favorite dish, drink, or hidden gem in Southwest Detroit? Put us on! We’re spotlighting local flavors, from tacos and tamales to cafes and bakeries. Submit your recommendation.

 
Desert Garden Margarita

A smoky twist on the margarita—tequila and mezcal shaken with sweet orange bell pepper syrup, a sprinkle of Japanese chili spice, and a fresh kick of cilantro. Bold, earthy, and super refreshing.

Una margarita con giro ahumado: tequila y mezcal mezclados con jarabe de pimiento morrón naranja, un toque de chile japonés y un frescor de cilantro. Intensa, terrosa y bien refrescante.

  • Dish: Desert Garden
  • Restaurant: Flowers of Vietnam
  • Price: $15 to $20

Got a favorite dish, drink, or hidden gem in Southwest Detroit? Put us on! We’re spotlighting local flavors, from tacos and tamales to cafes and bakeries. Submit your recommendation.

 

Throwback Thursday

Snapshots of our roots

Same Walls, New Story
Flour Power on Bagley
Same Walls, New Story
 
Credit: @FlamingoVintageDetroit IG

Before it was Flamingo Vintage, this building held another kind of beauty. In this archival photo, a family poses proudly among flowers and polished floors—the same space decades before Nikki Neuzil restored its bones and brought it back to life. A glimpse of what once was, and what still endures.

Antes de ser Flamingo Vintage, este edificio guardaba otro tipo de belleza. En esta foto de archivo, una familia posa con orgullo entre flores y pisos relucientes—el mismo espacio, décadas antes de que Nikki Neuzil restaurara sus cimientos y le devolviera la vida. Una mirada a lo que alguna vez fue… y a lo que todavía perdura.

Flour Power on Bagley
 
Gutierrez Family Archives

This restored photo captures a La Michoacana tortilla truck parked outside the very building that still houses its Bagley flour facility. Founded in the early 1940s, La Michoacana made history as Michigan’s first tortilla shop—and remains the state’s oldest and longest-running to this day.

Esta foto restaurada muestra un camión de La Michoacana estacionado frente al mismo edificio donde todavía funciona su fábrica en Bagley. Fundada a prin- cipios de los años 40, La Michoacana hizo historia como la primera tortillería de Michigan—y hasta hoy sigue siendo la más antigua y la que más tiempo ha servido a la comunidad.

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Michael D. Gutierrez is the Digital Content Manager for EL CENTRAL Hispanic News. He is a screenwriter and filmmaker with a decade of experience in the television and film industry, contributing to projects including THE HOLDOVERS and LETHAL WEAPON on Fox. He is an active member of the Writers Guild of America-West and its Latino Writers Committee.

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