From the time the gates open in the spring through its final race in the fall, the Richfield Park BMX track in Davison is abuzz with activity. Racers, some among the nation’s best in their age groups, duel twice a week as they sharpen their skills and prepare for national competition. Their ranks include Davison’s
It was a perfect summer day in August when car enthusiasts revved up their engines and rolled into town to participate in one of Flint’s most anticipated events. My City Magazine met up with three female classic car owners at “Bricks Flicks,” the annual Back to the Bricks kickoff at the nostalgic US 23 Drive-in
Nic Gatlin, Program Director at Carriage Town Ministries for the past seven years, came aboard to help when his dad, Dr. Dallas Gatlin, took on the role of executive director in 2010. According to Nic, “my parents have always supported CTM. All the while I was growing up, they were donors and we volunteered.” They
Transcendental Depths,” a recent exhibit at Buckham Gallery, featured a series of nature-inspired prints by Nancy Pennell, 62, long-time member of Buckham Gallery and Flint Artists Market. The series – a celebration of natural, wild habitats – began with a bulldozer and a torn-up hedgerow. She lives in the country, and had enjoyed watching deer
The Peace Barn, a Downtown shop offering vintage and handmade décor and furniture, is becoming known for its handmade flower crowns – something that owner and founder, Michelle Cardillo, sees as the perfect symbol for what her shop means to her: growth, independence and learning to be a free spirit. The shop itself is a
Noah Patton, 29, remembers the days he lived, with five felonies under his belt, as “a gang-banger on the streets near Flint’s Northside – a gang-ridden, gunshots-every-night, dilapidated, run-down area where we have no exposure to things like college life or higher education because we’re trying to survive. I counted myself out (of society) because
The Mott Community College (MCC) Jazz Band & Combo have delighted the Greater Flint Community with outreach performances everywhere from the First Frost event at the Flint Institute of Arts, to Downtown’s 2nd Friday ArtWalks. As a community college, MCC makes it part of their mission to bring music to the community through their music
Dr. Aaron Kyle Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University Originally from Bellevue, NE, Dr. Kyle is a 2002 graduate of Kettering University, where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. From there, he went on to a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue
In the past couple of years, the UM-Flint Engineering program has doubled and has grown exponentially, according to John O’Brien, Engineering Technician in the new design space that opened last winter to support the progress. O’Brien works alongside fellow engineering technician, Greg Keller, and says “we are a team and anything the professors or students
A little piece of Flint history is gone forever. Last March, the original St. Michael’s Catholic School in Downtown Flint was demolished, leaving Catholic Charities to operate in the remaining wing. The building housed the K-12 parochial school for 40 years, and when that closed, became the School of Choice until it closed in 1970.
Thanks to the hard work of Court Administrator Barbara Menear and Janet Patsy, Deputy Court Administrator, the historic Genesee County Courthouse has become a “living museum.” Courthouse murals were restored and artwork is displayed throughout the building. Menear and Patsy devoted hours of painstaking work and research to the project. The Murals According to Menear,
A few years ago, Katniss Everdeen, with her expert use of a bow and arrow in the “Hunger Games” film series, raised the popularity of archery to a new level. Moviegoers clearly remember the scene in which Katniss’ archery skills were being tested by the game-makers, and she missed the mark. As they laugh and
