Mitchie's is more than your average specialty art gallery and custom framing shop. While carrying a most impressive array of fine black art and literature from around the globe, Mitchie's Fine Black Art is also a great place to learn about what's going on right here in Austin's African-American community. Yet, it's even more than that: With a row of shops within the new Manor Road location, inside Mitchie's is a place to get your hair plaited, no matter the hair type (Braids From Africa), to have a totally custom Afro-centric attire created or your current wardrobe altered (Gussie's Corner), to check out the latest and greatest hard-to-come-by gospel recordings (BJ's Gospel Music), to bring the kids for storytime (Saturday's, 1-2pm), to hear the raves of the Ebony Poet Society (the last Saturday of each month, 4-6pm), and even to get that traffic ticket wiped off your record (Rapid Defensive Driving). This beacon in north East Austin is the labor of love of Joyce Hunt, a local entrepreneur and de facto anti-drunk-driving activist, who named this shop for her son, a determined young man who survived a horrific car accident.
