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Stephanie White

  • Stephanie White, at left, is the owner of Sugar Momma’s in the Delmar Loop. Brian Hurd is an urban planner and community development consultant.
    Economy & Business
    Black Business Month A Much-Needed Boost Along Delmar Loop
    Evie Hemphill
    August is Black Business Month, and for Delmar Loop-based bakeshop owner Stephanie White, the 31 days of attention to small businesses like hers are particularly welcome this year. White, who opened Sugar Momma’s at 6016 Delmar Blvd. in 2016, hasn’t seen as much foot traffic as she’d hoped for the past few years. And once COVID-19 entered the mix, the challenges escalated. But Sugar Momma's is still hanging on.