{"id":12598,"date":"2025-10-29T17:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12598"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:40:24","slug":"run-of-the-dead-marks-15-years-of-honoring-life-legacy-and-culture-in-southwest-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/run-of-the-dead-marks-15-years-of-honoring-life-legacy-and-culture-in-southwest-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Run of the Dead marks 15 years of honoring life, legacy and culture in Southwest Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-13-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12599 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-13-copy-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-13-copy-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-13-copy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>DETROIT: <\/strong>\u00a0The <em>Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA)<\/em> will host the 15<sup>th<\/sup> annual <em>Run of the Dead,<\/em> on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.\u00a0at George S. Patton Park Recreation Center, 2301 Woodmere Street, in Southwest Detroit. The annual event honors D\u00eda de los Muertos\u00a0(Day of the Dead), a cherished Mexican holiday that honors the lives of loved ones who have passed, while raising funds for the Center of Music &amp; Performing Arts Southwest (COMP\u00c1S).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Run of the Dead has become a powerful Southwest Detroit tradition that honors both life and legacy,\u201d said <strong>Brandi Watts<\/strong>, Vice President of Programs &amp; Compliance at the Southwest Detroit Business Association. \u201cThe event encourages us to remember loved ones, celebrate our community\u2019s cultural roots, and promote health, wellness, and togetherness through physical activity. It\u2019s a day that nourishes both body and soul, celebrating the spirit, resilience, and pride that make Southwest Detroit so special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race Details and Cultural Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The race features USATF-certified 5K and 10K courses that wind through two historic Detroit cemeteries, Holy Cross and Woodmere. It offers participants a rare blend of competition and reflection as they run past tree-lined paths, historic markers, and memorials celebrating generations of Detroit families. The event will award medals for both 5K and 10K categories, including first and second place finishers and overall male and female winners.<\/p>\n<p>The day offers opportunities to engage with the rich traditions of D\u00eda de los Muertos. Participants can visit a community-created ofrenda (altar), honoring ancestors with photos and offerings. They also will enjoy light bites and drinks, entertainment by the COMP\u00c1S band, warm up activities, and items for purchase from local vendors. Attendees are encouraged to wear traditional Day of the Dead face paint, flowers, and attire to honor the spirit of the celebration. Halloween and other non-traditional costumes are discouraged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-2-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12600 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-2-copy-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-2-copy-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ROTD-2024-Pic-2-copy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Registration Details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General registration open September 2\u2013November 1: 5K is $55 and 10K is $60<\/li>\n<li>Event-day registration:\u00a0$75 (5K or 10K)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pre-registered participants will receive a race T-shirt, bib, and swag bag with their entry. High school students can register for free using code HS100 (school ID required), and first responders receive 50% off with code FR50 (badge required). To register of learn more visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/MI\/Detroit\/RunoftheDeadFundraiser\">https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/MI\/Detroit\/RunoftheDeadFundraiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>COMP\u00c1S is a cornerstone program of the SDBA dedicated to inspiring creativity, cultural pride, and community engagement through the arts. Offering high-quality instruction in music, dance, and theater, COMP\u00c1S empowers youth to explore their talents while preserving and celebrating the Latinx heritage that defines Southwest Detroit. The program also provides performance opportunities that connect generations and foster understanding through shared artistic expression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Figures of Holy Cross and Woodmere Cemeteries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross Cemetery, established near 1850, and Woodmere Cemetery, established in 1867, are resting places for many notable Detroiters.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross Cemetery, once part of Springwells Township, holds the stories of Detroit\u2019s immigrant families and early settlers. Nearly half of the gravestones bear Polish names, and those interred include John Kronk, the well-known city councilman; Fr. Joseph Dustin, the banjo-playing priest; and Civil War soldier Theopolis Girard. The cemetery also served as a filming location for the 1987 movie <em>The Rosary Murders<\/em> starring Donald Sutherland and Charles Durning.<\/p>\n<p>At Woodmere Cemetery, visitors can find the graves of James E. Scripps, founder of The Evening News (later The Detroit News); Governor John J. Bagley, a tobacco baron and civic leader; David Whitney, the lumber magnate whose home is now The Whitney Restaurant; and David D. Buick, founder of Buick Motor Company. The cemetery\u2019s 207 landscaped acres are home to wildlife, a pond fed by underground Baby Creek, and the final resting place of individuals such as David Vartanian, a Titanic survivor, and Henry M. Leland, inventor of the electric hair clippers.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the SDBA, COMP\u00c1S and the 2025 Run of the Dead, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwestdetroit.com\">www.southwestdetroit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Southwest Detroit Business Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA) fosters innovation, drive and commitment in the Southwest Detroit community. Established in 1957, it supports the community\u2019s vision for a healthy, vibrant neighborhood. SDBA works with local businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, customers and neighbors to develop a place where more and more people are choosing to live, work, shop and play \u2013 a place where you find Business Building Community and Community Building Business. For more information, visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwestdetroit.com\/\"><em>www.southwestdetroit.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT: \u00a0The Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA) will host the 15th annual Run of the Dead, on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.\u00a0at George S. Patton Park Recreation Center, 2301 Woodmere Street, in Southwest Detroit. 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