Providing students with world class academic and work experience, Kettering University is now a partner with 600 corporations including Bosch, Chrysler, Dow Automotive, DTE Energy, Texas Instruments, UPS, Timken, and Honda.
Last month, Flint’s Cultural Center welcomed Rodney Lontine to the Flint Institute of Music as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Finding their life’s true rhythm happens to only a lucky few. For Reichlin Small, music just “happened” to him, and he couldn’t be happier.
Al Hatch was born and raised in Flint. He has always loved classic cars and has eight of his own, a collection he describes as “a little bit of everything.” The idea to have a car cruise in Flint came about in response to the Woodward Dream Cruise, during which local merchants charged attendees exorbitant prices. He said to some of his friends, “Let’s do something here in Flint, on the same day.” And what better place than Flint to host a car cruise? “Flint was the epicenter that gave birth to the automotive industry,” says Al.
Turkey Day football, secret passageways, smiles in the hallways from students and teachers every day … these are just a few of the memories shared by former students of Flint Central High School. And one thing is for sure – they love their school and have a whole lot of pride! Originally called Flint High School, Central was one of Flint’s oldest schools with its first building constructed in 1875. The school moved to its current location in 1923, and closed in 2009 due to declining enrollment and high maintenance costs.
Oaklin Mixon, Founder and CEO of GoodBoy Clothing, is ecstatic. In his current store headquarters located in Buckham Alley, he can hardly contain his excitement as he tells My City Magazine about the process of starting his business two years ago.
Some young adults like to hang out with friends at the lake before heading off to college, and some enjoy playing video games and just relaxing. What’s fun to Max Harrison, a Grand Blanc High School grad who will be a freshman at Eastern Michigan University this year, is spending time at libraries and museums, finishing up research for a reference book he is writing. The subject: old, one- and two-room school houses in Genesee County. He has always loved history and will major in history and math at EMU. “Math is the ‘fall back,’” he laughs. “I really want to be a college history professor. I can see myself doing that for the rest of my life.”
Through the U.S. Small Business Association and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Small Business Development Center (MI-SBDC) has provided assistance to small businesses for over 38 years. Hosted by Kettering University, the I-69 Trade Corridor Regional Office serves seven counties; according to Marsha Lyttle, however, Flint is currently the “land of opportunity.”
At the Flint Eastside Mission, volunteers bustle around beginning at 8am, preparing for clients – anywhere from 100 to 180 men, women or children who typically live in the 48506 zip code. They come for a hot meal, or a chance to visit the food pantry or “shop” at the Clothing Center, get a haircut or eye exam, wash a load of clothes, pick up diapers or baby items, or select a business suit from the “Dress for Success” room for a job interview, or even attend Bible study.
In July of 2013, 225 boats set sail in the annual Port Huron to Mackinac Race, with each crew intent on doing whatever was required to arrive at the Mackinac Island finish at the head of their class.
If you’re in search of truth, it might just reside inside a 15-foot tall, inflatable speech bubble.
