TRAVERSE CITY — August is Black Business Month and according to the Small Business Association of Michigan there are more than 54,000 black owned businesses in our state.

The majority of black owned businesses in Michigan are downstate or in West Michigan, but there are still a few you can support here in Northern Michigan.

Bushell’s KItchen and Cocktails in Traverse City serves up soul food inspired dishes like shrimp and grits or cornbread muffins ready for you to wash it all down with craft cocktails.

Much of the food is sourced locally. “Our chef Jim loves to keep it local. He loves local farming. He loves taking care of our farmers by giving them a source of voice through our restaurant. Jiim meticulously works weekly looking at what’s in the farm,” said Bushell’s Kitchen and Cockt

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