When taking over as executive director of the Flint Jewish Federation (FJF) in 2011, Steven Low wasn’t sure what to expect. After arriving and finding his feet, he was pleasantly surprised. “I came from the St. Louis area, and the level of enthusiasm and passion here in the Jewish community and our collaborations are astonishing,”
The religion of Islam has many followers from all walks of life and nationalities, and many of them call Greater Flint and Genesee County home. “We have a growing Muslim population,” explains Niman Shukairy of the Flint Islamic Center, “and our community is very diverse. We have Syrians, Egyptians, Sudanese, Jordanians, Palestinians, Pakistani and Yemeni,
Welcoming Week Reception Greater Flint Arts Council 9.18.2019 Photography by Kayce McClure As part of this year’s welcoming week celebration, the International Center of Greater Flint in partnership with the City of Flint and Genesee County hosted a welcome reception at the Greater Flint Arts Council. The purpose of the event was to welcome immigrants
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your culture. I was born and raised in Haiti until the age eleven and a half. I have been married for 22 years to Tony Haywood and we have four beautiful children: Aujaurie, Cyerra, Caleb and Carlens, our adopted son in Haiti. I speak three languages and
Genesee County is considering the addition of almost thirty more roundabouts at busy intersections throughout the area. In fact, a roundabout is coming to the city of Fenton as many of you probably know — at the intersection of Torrey and North roads. According to recent reports, the project is expected to be completed sometime
Something exciting is happening in the Flint River this weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Mott Park Recreational Area from 1-3pm, the reintroduction of juvenile Lake Sturgeon into the Flint River will take place. Participants may have the opportunity to help with the release, according to a statement released by the Flint River Watershed
Can you remember what you were doing on Sept. 11, 2001? The memories of that day are forever etched in people’s minds — the day the Unites States of America was attacked —four coordinated terrorists attacks that killed 2,296 people and injured over 6,000 others. Two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight
The Michigan House unanimously passed two bills to re-name portions of two area highways. State Rep. Tim Sneller (D-Burton) announced the renaming of a portion of I-69, between Center and Belsay roads in the city of Burton, as the “Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway.” According to a press statement released by Sneller, during World
Join the International Center of Greater Flint in partnership with the City of Flint and Genesee County for Welcoming Week! Welcoming Week is an annual celebration dedicated to both welcoming immigrants and refugees, and to acknowledge their contributions to our nation and Genesee County. Welcoming Week brings together thousands of people to build unity in
The Michigan Vietnam Traveling Memorial and the LZ Arrielle Traveling Vietnam Museum will be on display in Holly on Saturday September 8 and Sunday September 9 at the Karl Richter Community Center, 920 Baird Street. It will arrive by escort between 6:15-6:30pm on Saturday. It is a memorial to the men and women of the
The eighth chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint is an engineering educator and longtime academic administrator. Debasish Dutta served in senior administrative positions at several Big Ten institutions including Michigan, Illinois, Purdue and Rutgers, where he served as chancellor. He now lives in Flint with his wife, Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta, Ph.D., who was a faculty member
In 1970, during a large, national teachers’ strike, a few college grads saw a need for a new kind of education in Flint. They saw the need for an alternative to the private and public schools in the area, so they established The Valley School as Flint’s only independent, secular K-12 school. Since its beginning,
