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Soul Food Wednesdays: 20+ Vendors Join This Month’s Event

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February 21, 2024
By Matt Sterner

From 7 – 10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, Blax Friday is once again hosting the monthly Soul Food Wednesdays market in downtown Tucson.

The local event has been popping up in different spots around town and this time they’re setting up inside the Playground found at 278 E. Congress St.

“We are back! This will be our largest amount of food vendors this month,” said Ashley La Russa of Blax Friday. “Super excited as well to partner with On the Fly Kitchen this month, they will be utilizing the Playground’s kitchen for their menu.”

Blax Friday, a community organization that got its start in the summer of 2020, shines a light on Black-owned businesses throughout Arizona. Some of the local and regional food options at this Wednesday’s event include Pacaw’s Wings & Things, D’s Island Grill Ja, Cooking Wit Cort, and Cute & Classy Krispies (just to name a few).

Participating Vendors

  • DJ Godbody Ra
  • Drutopia
  • Off the Hook Seafood
  • On The Fly Kitchen
  • Pacaw’s Wings & Things
  • D’s Island Grill Ja
  • Cooking Wit Cort
  • Cute & Classy Krispies
  • Purelotus Scents
  • Perfected Beauty Studio
  • Timeless Evie
  • Sweets, Cakes and Treats
  • Memories by Hotshotz
  • Grow God
  • Lilith & Daughters
  • Temek
  • King’s Kreations
  • Samantha’s Pastries
  • TT’s Treatas
  • Bodylove HMJ
  • Baked
  • Safety Babes
  • Jijivisha Holistic
  • Revampp Salon
  • Lom Candles

Playground is located at 278 E. Congress St. For more information, follow Blax Friday on Instagram.

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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