Driving down Mack Avenue on the town’s east facet, native soul singer Laura Rain had an concept: Why not companion with an area enterprise to foster success in your individual neighborhood? Curious to discover a place to frequently host her present, she noticed Cornerstone Village Bar & Grille close to her house. As she bought nearer, she met proprietor Rokib Myles, a resident of Grosse Pointe Woods, who proved her instinct appropriate. They had been each trying ahead to beginning one thing new.
“I had been fascinated about the concept for months,” mentioned Rain, whose award-winning soul/R&B band Laura Rain & the Caesars usually excursions. “We are likely to tour loads and we do not get an opportunity to play in our personal neighborhood.
I needed to seek out the right place the place we may take up residence and assist construct native pleasure. After I investigated Cornerstone Village, I noticed that they’d dwell music: R&B, blues and soul, precisely my fashion”.
Like many companies, Cornerstone Village Bar & Grille opened in 2019 and felt it by no means bought a correct opening as a result of pandemic.
“We sit up for January being our grand reopening, with a brand new chef and a brand new menu,” Myles mentioned. “We even featured Laura’s favourite cocktail, The Golden Cadillac.”
He added that his purpose is to create a customer-friendly atmosphere the place surrounding neighborhoods can come collectively and revel in high quality dwell music and meals.
“Collaboration is the important thing to success in any enterprise,” Rain mentioned. “Proof that reaching out might help shut the gaps all of us too usually expertise. I needed to help the native enterprise group and I’m particularly proud to companion with a Black-owned enterprise.”
Cornerstone Village Bar & Grille is positioned at 17315 Mack, close to Cadieux, Detroit. Kick off the brand new yr with dwell music from Laura Rain & the Caesars each Saturday evening in January.
Tickets are $15 on the door. Music begins at eight pm
Company should name (313) 821-4998 for reservations Wednesday by way of Saturday after four pm and Sunday from 11 am to four pm
For extra data, go to cornerstonevillagebarandgrille.com or laurarain.web.