We are so happy you are here! As Mayor, it’s my pleasure to invite you to experience the beauty and legacy of our city. We take pride in our heritage, our land, and our people. But we don’t shy away from our Ancestors, either.
Around here, we believe in honoring the past while carving a way forward. Whether you’re visiting to soak up our hospitality or to uncover the stories etched into our soil, know this: Stantonville always keeps its doors open, but it never forgets its roots. So take your time, enjoy the sights, but don’t ignore the whispers. They’ve got plenty to say.
Our legacy began with Free People building their own table and inviting those without to have a seat. Everyone in Stantonville has the same mission, "operate in care and consideration for community"!
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From the warmth of our people to the legacy woven into our soil, this space was created for you. Just remember a hard head makes a soft ass...you've been warned.
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In Stantonville, things run a little deeper than they seem. See, I'm from here. I know the power of what happens when you walk down these streets, and it’s not just about the houses or the businesses. It’s about the people and their history. Every corner, every turn, has a story. It’s my job to keep things safe, sure—but it’s also to make sure we’re always respecting what came before. This town has a soul, and I’m proud to be a part of it.
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I grew up here, and it's always been a magical place. And don't get me wrong, I love to travel, but there's no place like Stantonville! We're a proud people {laughing} and we have every right to be.
Hey ya'll! It's Journee Brooks, your favorite Stantonville Girlie from Oak Grove at the Today and Tomorrow cafe in Legacy Heights.
I moved here for work, and it was the best decision I made. The Blackwell is an epicenter of Black ambition and creativity.
Sami Patiece here, of Sami's Beauty Emporium off of 5th and Commerce Ave, open Tuesday through Sunday. Welcome to Stantonville!
RADINA PARKER
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sistah sci-fi bookstore and cafe
today and tomorrow cafe,
legacy heights student town
I grew up here, and it's always been a magical place. And don't get me wrong, I love to travel, but there's no place like Stantonville! We're a proud people {laughing} and we have every right to be.
Hey ya'll! It's Journee Brooks, your favorite Stantonville Girlie from Oak Grove at the Today and Tomorrow cafe in Legacy Heights.
I moved here for work, and it was the best decision I made. The Blackwell is an epicenter of Black ambition and creativity.
RADINA PARKER
journee brooks
sea BRANSON
sistah sci-fi bookstore and cafe
today and tomorrow cafe,
legacy heights student town
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Podcaster Giovanni Gibbons is back in Stantonville to record the new season of Haunts & Haints
The city is abuzz: Giovanni "Gio" Gibbons, host of the viral podcast "Haunts & Haints," has arrived in Stantonville to record material for the show's upcoming season.
The podcast, known for digging into local legends, ghost stories, and "the things we don't say out loud," has never covered Stantonville—until now.
Gibbons has been spotted around town conducting interviews with longtime residents and visiting locations tied to the area's supernatural rumors.
"We've always wondered when someone would come digging into our stories," said longtime resident Dorothy Washington. "I guess we're about to find out if we should be worried or flattered."
Stantonville's selection has sparked intense speculation on social media, with residents sharing theories about which local legends caught Gibbons' attention. A trusted source says it was a Molasson that almost got him.
As one local business owner put it: "I guess we better stay tuned and stay ready."
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🌻 FIELD REPORT – SETTERS PARK
This morning, a perfect circle of sunflowers—thirty feet wide—was discovered near the old scorched grounds of Setters Park. No one planted them. No seeds, no footprints, no signs of disturbance.
The flowers face away from the sun.
And at the center: a small red sweater, folded clean.
While visitors gawked, older residents turned away.
“You let those things grow,” said Ms. Florence Adeyemi, 91, “and they’ll remember the taste.”
Everyone in Setters knows the legend: the sunflowers that bloomed too fast, too tall, and too strong. They say it was because they grew from flesh—not soil. That was before the fire of ’73 scorched the field clean.
They were never seen again. Until now.
new blooms...be careful
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WELCOME TO STANTONVILLE, USA
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This ain't Tennessee
You didn’t find this place—it sent for you. Welcome Home.
Voted the best place for Black folks to live and thrive ten years running, this imagined city invites you to come home—and just be. A Black epicenter of ancestral memory, art, commerce, culture, and history, it’s been waiting on you like kin.
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