Anybody know whose grandfather that is circled in the photo above? He was clearly ahead of his time. A trendsetter. A visionary. Ugh, his mind!

You might notice that ol’ boy is riding a scooter, and that the photo is dated August 31, 1949. The photo was taken in the Black Bottom neighborhood by the City of Detroit — hey, that’s us! — just prior to the neighborhood’s destruction via eminent domain.

A community meeting will be held on August 21 for residents in and around Lafayette Park to discuss the City’s community benefits ordinance regarding development in the area.

The meeting is hosted by the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department for more information on the Shapero Hall site. Per plans from developer Armin Irving, the old Shapero Hall will be torn down and replaced with a new residential high-rise.

A community meeting will be held on August 9 for residents in and around Lafayette Park to discuss the City’s community benefits ordinance regarding development in the area.

The meeting is hosted by the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department for more information on the Shapero Hall site. Per plans from developer Armin Irving, the old Shapero Hall will be torn down and replaced with Lafayette West, a new residential high-rise.

A community meeting will be held on July 10 for residents in and around Lafayette Park to discuss improvements to the area.

The meeting is hosted by the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department and will gather resident feedback on Lafayette West, a proposed development on the site of the old Shapero Hall.

The meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Horatio Williams Foundation at 1010 Antietam St.

For more information, visit www.detroitmi.gov/PDD.

June is LGBT Pride Month. This month, The Neighborhoods will share the everyday stories of LGBT Detroiters under the hashtag #QueerInDetroit. You can follow these stories on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Della Reese, the pioneering entertainer who rose from impoverished beginnings in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood to one of the screen’s most beloved “aunties” in black entertainment, has died, according to reports. She was 86.

At The Neighborhoods, we’re interested in hearing from everybody in Detroit about what matters most to you.

Do you have a story to tell about what your community group is doing in the neighborhood? Tell us.

Do you have a story to tell about a home that needs to come down in your neighborhood? Tell us.