On Saturday, June 18, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will host its inaugural U of M Juneteenth Celebration from noon to 6 p.m. in North Minneapolis.
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Posted On April 28, 2021
Octavia and Marvin Townsend, owners and operators of Generations Cakes, were recently honored by Gloucester’s Epsilon Eta Chapter of the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority.
Gloucester’s Epsilon Eta Chapter of the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority has recognized Marvin and Octavia Townsend, owners and operators of Generations Cakes, during its April annual Business Month.
According to a release from the sorority, the Townsends’ business has its roots in the early 1950s with Lucie Martin, who was Marvin Townsend’s great-grandmother; she worked as a cook for the Symington family of Washington, D.C., and became well known for her pound cakes and pies, along with other dishes.