The moment Dr. Bobby Mukkamala had envisioned for a year was drawing near. It was June 7 and the Flint Township-based otolaryngologist (head and neck surgeon), along with roughly 1,000 other esteemed medical professionals, filled a room inside Chicago’s Hyatt Regency hotel for the American Medical Association’s annual House of Delegates meeting. During the previous
Kyle Green remembers his first deer hunt. “I was eight years old and hunting with my dad when I got my first – I shot it with my grandfather’s gun,” he says. “We cleaned it and I went through the whole process. I remember being overwhelmed with pride; truly, it put me in a different
At Skaff Furniture Carpet One, it’s all about the customer experience and giving back to the community, according to CEO/President, Dick Skaff. The business has been serving customers in the Greater Flint Area for 112 years. “It all started in 1911 when my grandfather, George Skaff, came to the U.S. from Lebanon at 14 years
In her 17 years of life, Rylie Dewley has accomplished much. In June, the Grand Blanc teen was selected as Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen 2021. The creator of Start Heart Smart (spreading awareness of heart disease) and a talented baton twirler, Rylie is the daughter of John and Tiffany Dewley and a senior at Grand
Alexis Brown has become adept at laughing off the assumptions, chuckling about the questions. When you’re a rarity, that comes with the territory. The Otisville native and former high school and college track standout is one of only about 150 female African American commercial airline pilots. That’s less than one percent of all United States
For more than two decades, Greater Flint residents have tuned in to TV12 to get their local news updates from Evening Anchor, Angie Hendershot. The Davison native attended Central Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Political Science and Government, and Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. She went on to Northwestern
Fenton Winery & Brewery (FWB) in Fenton Township is being recognized as one of the 2020 awardees for the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award, presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. FWB will be honored at an awards ceremony during the 16th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business virtual gala event, on Tuesday July 28 at
“It All Starts With A Drawing.” For one local girl, life has taken an entirely different direction than what she planned. Born and raised in Flint, Kiara Tyler attended Notre Dame College in Cleveland, OH with a major in political science and minor in criminal justice. After getting her diploma in 2014, she came home
It’s fitting that the former Patsy Lou Williamson Automotive Group, now Shea Automotive Group in Flint Township, is owned by a woman. Stacy Fields, along with partners, purchased the dealership in May of 2019. “I thank Patsy Lou Williamson and the late Don Williamson for the opportunity,” says Fields. “We implemented new management to build
Want to learn about how to break bad money habits and stop being broke? Flint Native, Ro Allen is the author of the book, The End of Financial Worry: 9 Ways to Create Permanent Peace Around Money. She is a speaker, author, personal finance strategist, and serial entrepreneur, who provides personal finance strategies and coaching
The stunning view overwhelmed Donald McMonagle, leaving him gazing in amazement. Roughly 130 miles above the Earth’s surface, McMonagle was floating in the Space Shuttle Discovery’s gravity-free cabin during its spring, 1991 mission. He was in space for the first time following a distinguished run as an Air Force fighter and test pilot. As he
As a kid in high school, Dallas Martin was a serious music fan, downloading music by Lil Wayne and Jay-Z on Napster. He studied top hip-hop moguls and obsessively searched the internet for new music, then predicted which songs would be hits. Driven to turn his passion into a career, he left Flint to begin
