Kettering University professor, Dr. Matthew Sanders, has taught Industrial Engineering at Kettering University since 1999. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Texas Tech University, with expertise in engineering economy, systems analysis, and project management.
Jim Withers’ day is filled with passion for bees. A beekeeper for the past nine years, he can talk for hours and hours about the subject he loves.
Driving down Dixie Highway on a moonless night, it’s startling to see a huge mansion rise up through the fog in the middle of nowhere. It is eerily similar to the home on the popular 60s TV show, The Munsters – only there is something much more sinister about it. Located in Groveland Township, the property where the mansion sits was purchased about two years ago by Wally Fruit and his brother, Bob.
It is a great feat to be happy while dodging life’s crazy punches; this is something that we all have in common.
If the walls of Berston Field House could talk, one can only imagine the stories they would tell.
On Saturday, September 17th, at 11:30am in the Genesee Valley Mall, the Cultural Center’s Community Piano had its “grand opening.” In attendance was Ina Yoon, the FIA’s Art School Director, Donovan Entrekin, and other students. Community Piano, sponsored by Flint Institute of Arts and the Flint School of Performing Arts, is for anyone to explore the notes, make beautiful sounds and enjoy the sensation of music!
A mobile medical clinic designed to take high quality mental health services on the road directly to the residents of Flint, was delivered to the Flint Farmers’ Market on Friday, September 16, 2016. The mobile clinic will provide the expanded resources and essential tools needed to help area children and families respond to effects of the city’s water crisis. This was in response to increased demand for mental health services, and through the leadership support of the Council for Michigan Foundations, a Children’s Health Fund.
Flint native W. David Tarver, founder and president of the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, has announced details of two new business challenge competitions that will be held in conjunction with the third annual Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium in Flint, October 19 through 21. According to a press statement, the symposium brings entrepreneurs and leaders in business, academia, community organizations and government, together to come up with business solutions that bring economic opportunity and quality of life improvements to urban communities.
Job seekers: gather ‘round! Local employers are looking to fill permanent positions during the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Job Fair on Friday, September 23 at Baker College of Flint.
The Hurley Foundation has received a $125,000 grant from the Metabolic Studio. Led by artist Lauren Bon, The Metabolic Studio works in the development of new tools for urban living and city planning by inventing new social practices for political and environmental justice. The Metabolic Studio has supported non-profits and major initiatives in the arts, public education, environmental stewardship, social justice and animal welfare.
There is nothing more picturesque than looking up in the sky and seeing a giant, colorful hot air balloon meandering by. You can hear a gentle whish – as the fire shoots up and fills the balloon with air. A balloon ride is an opportunity to see the world from a different angle and to experience the tranquility and silence while floating high in the sky. Locally, adventurers looking for the thrill of hot air ballooning will find it in Holly at Balloon Quest, Inc. Captain Phogg Balloon Rides. The company has been around for nearly 50 years and recently put on a display at Groveland Oaks County Park in Holly. Five hot air balloons were launched, much to the delight of spectators, and the evening ended with a Balloon Glow when the balloonists returned from their flight.
