For the past few weeks, a group of business owners from the Southtown neighborhood including some of us representing Black Sheep have gotten together to form an official association. With so many positive changes in the last month, George Sinclair of Skank Skates thought it was time to form this organization.

Since 2004, the area has been in the running for federal funded grants. The group of businesses thought it was an appropriate time fight harder for some of this money. It would be used to aid in many of the on going neighborhood renovation projects; like new lights, better sidewalks, and renovation of abandoned spaces.

The group has been meeting up frequently, but eventually plans to meet once a month. As a member of the association, we are very excited about the future of Southtown and the many great things the neighborhood holds.

Though the group is in their infancy, there are many plans for growth in the near future. Until then, we will be posting about the updates (and how you can get involved) when any arrive. You can keep up to date with the Old Southtown Revival Facebook page as well.