Holiday Banners Add a Decorative Touch to Ecorse Roadways

Ecorse Councilwoman LaTonya Lamb was considering some ideas for beautifying the city she serves. Working with other city leaders, she came up with the idea for banners to line the city's main streets during holiday time. The first year, 2021, there were a dozen banners on display near Ecorse City Hall, sponsored by the Ecorse Fire Department, Lamb, and Ecorse Mayor Lamar Tidwell. Lamb decided to take the idea to the city's downtown development authority to get the business community on board saying, "I wanted the community to be involved with beautifying the city."

This year, Lamb promoted the...