# D o I t Fo r T h e S o u t h s i d e
Vol. 1 No. 1 JUNE 2025
Published in Association with The Chronicle News BUILDING BUSINESS • SHARING SPACE
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Welcome to the Southside
community is a thriving social culture. It is a place where families raise their children and hope to explore a rich and culturally vibrant community that affords safety, inspiration and enjoyment. The Southside Jackson community is no exception. The Af-
rican American community has thrived on the Southside the last 70 years, having once been a part of the Southeast neighborhood hub since the mid 1900's. After the mid to late 60’s Belden gentrification project, the Southeast community was split in half and the Southside offi-
Southside Summer Fest Weekend Kicks off with Live Karaoke
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he Southside Festival Series 2025 edition began this past May 10th with the Local Authors Expo and Book Fair at the southside business C-Store & Deli. Summer Fest Weekend officially kicks off at Exchange Club Playground Friday July 25th and continues on Saturday and into Sunday. It jumps off with the Karaoke Kickback at 6pm hosted by Bigman Genesis, a radio personality for Lansing’s WQHH 96.5. The Karaoke Kickback series has been a huge success in Lansing for several years and now comes to Jackson to kick off the Southside Summer Fest Weekend. The event begins at 6pm accompanied also by a special edition of More Than a Pretty Face Live Talk Show hosted by C-Dub of Catch My Vibe Radio. Exchange Club Playground is located at 300 E. Mansion St in Jackson, Michigan. For more details see the full schedule of events on the back page of this edition of the Southside Business Chronicle. Southside Festival Series Jackson, MICHIGAN 517-257-9789 https://southsidesummerfes.wixsite.com/southside-festival-s
cially became its own distinct community divided by the former Airline Drive, now Cooper Street to form a new independent community that has developed a desire to grow and build a brighter future for itself. Welcome to the Southside Jackson community.
Southside Business Chronicle Set to Launch Monthly Newspaper Periodical for Community based Businesses in Jackson
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his June Southside Festival Series will launch an inaugural first edition of a new monthly periodical called the Southside Business Chronicle, to feature local businesses, community events, and stories about entrepreneurs from and around the Jackson area. It will be published in association with The Chronicle News, a print newspaper based in Lansing, Michigan since 1986. The Soundside Business Chronicle will offer affordable business Ad space and feature stories on new emerging businesses and entrepreneurs, giving them more visibility and opportunities to reach a broader au-
dience throughout Jackson, with emphasis on Southside community businesses. Five thousand issues each month will be distributed across the surrounding area and a digital copy will also be available for download and review. The Southside Business Chronicle is envisioned to raise funds for the annual Southside Festival Series and money earned through Ad revenue will go directly to this event’s annual budget. The first monthly periodical will start August 1st. Ad spaces will cost between $50-$500. If you are interested in placing an Ad in the Southside Business Chronicle, please email: SouthsideSummerFest@gmail.com