On Gratiot, near the Faygo factory on Detroit’s east side, Liquor Basket is doing something bigger than selling bottles. It’s a Black-owned, family-owned liquor store at 3643 Gratiot Ave., and it’s become a real gathering place for the city.
The store opened in 2020, with artist and owner Dominick Lemonious helping shape its creative direction. By about 2023, it had begun incorporating an art gallery, and that idea has grown into Push Gallery — an art space operating inside the store that displays and sells artwork from local artists and hosts arts-focused community events.
This fall, Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 began operating a walk-up carryout window at Liquor Basket, serving Jamaican favorites such as jerk chicken and oxtail. The jerk chicken meal is $17. The store also features Black-owned wine and liquor brands, giving those products another retail platform.
Its next planned exhibition is called “Family Over Everything.” That name says it all — family, art, food, and Black-owned business, all under one roof on Gratiot.
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