McLaren Flint recently announced that Dr. Anas Moughrabieh, a critical care pulmonologist, is the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Barbara Wolf Humanitarian Award. Dr. Moughrabieh is a board-certified pulmonologist, critical care physician and internist who practices in Flint through Chest & Sleep Medicine Consultants and is affiliated with McLaren Flint. The Dr. Barbara Wolf Humanitarian

After helping NorthGate employees discover what they are capable of, George Wilkinson is beginning a new chapter, one dedicated to helping even more people rise, grow and succeed By Sharon Stone   There is a word George Wilkinson prefers over retirement. He calls it “refirement.” It is a fitting description for a man who has

Steven Taubitz is the new owner of the Fenton Hotel Tavern & Grille in downtown Fenton. The Fenton Hotel Tavern & Grille still stands, solid and hospitable, greeting hungry patrons as it did when it was first built as the railroads came to Fenton in 1856. It was listed as “The Vermont House.” Now, as

By Gary Fisher PHOTOS COURTESY OF GENESEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY On June 12, the Genesee County Historical Society (GCHS) held its annual Heritage Day celebration. The GCHS has been an integral part of preserving Genesee County history for 113 years. Originators and contributors have included Charles Stewart Mott, J. Dallas Dort, Walter Chrysler, and Charles

For more than a century, Michigan Lumber Company has supplied quality building materials to contractors, builders and homeowners throughout mid-Michigan. Founded in 1916, the third-generation, family owned company is celebrating 110 years in business while continuing the traditions that have defined it for generations. Helping lead that legacy is General Manager Matthew Paruch, whose career

In the summer of our 11th year on Earth, Lenny Gladding and I got up every morning at the crack of dawn, something we had never done before. We did it so we could meet at the corner of Wisconsin and Minnesota avenues and make our way the extra block and a half to our

Meghan Grimshaw is the executive director of the Fenton and Linden Regional Chamber of Commerce. She grew up in Fenton and graduated from Fenton High School. After high school, she attended the University of Michigan-Flint for two years before transferring to Grand Valley State University, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in public and nonprofit

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and it stands today as one of the most influential private philanthropic institutions in the United States, with a reach that extends across the globe. Its origins, however, are deeply rooted in a specific time, place, and individual: the rise of American industrial

What was once an empty, uninhabitable property in Flint has been transformed into a thriving space filled with color, creativity and community, thanks to the vision of local entrepreneur Janie Case Beuthin. Beuthin, a Flint native and the owner of Twig End Farm, has been growing and selling specialty cut flowers with a whimsical, wildflower

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS The American Red Cross impacts lives every day in Michigan, across the country, and around the world. We comfort people affected by disasters big and small, provide about 40% of the nation’s blood supply, teach lifesaving first aid skills, deliver international humanitarian aid, and support military members and