This year's move to this Airport Boulevard location has been good for Mitchie and great for the neighborhood. A possible barometer for a future shopping mecca, Mitchie's has led the way in small businesses in the area and is named for owner Joyce Hunt's young son, who, during rehabilitation from a horrible car accident, was encouraged to draw. Having never seen pictures of his own African-American people, Mitchie only drew white people. This led Joyce on a quest to collect works of art by black artists. The African Village-themed stalls in Mitchie's Fine Black Art recalls the spirit of the koindu (outdoor African markets). The Fine Black Art is represented by an amazing selection of prints with themes ranging from the western motif of the Buffalo Soldier and Black Cowboy to tribal designs from Mother Africa and a full-service frame shop, for the finishing touch. But that's not all... Mitchie's also has one of the most comprehensive African-American-authored and -themed literature, from encyclopedic collections to the latest Final Call.
