Once again, the Flint DDA coordinated flower-planting in the pots along Saginaw Street area to brighten up your Downtown Flint! Many hands made short work of the annual beautification project held on the morning of Saturday, June 4. Thanks to all who showed up to help make Downtown Flint look it best! Photography by Eric Dutro
Vehicle City Fest, a three day music and art benefit event in Downtown Flint, was organized to help children affected by lead poisoning during the Flint Water Crisis. The musical festivities lasted from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5, and took place at a variety of venues, including Local 432, Churchill’s, The Loft, and
Today, the Hagerman Foundation presented a $15,000 check to Camp Casey, a non-profit horseback riding program for children with cancer and rare blood disorders at Hurley Children’s Center. The grant will help bring the healing power of horses to children in Genesee County who are battling cancer. Founded in 2004, Camp Casey has been helping
These are exciting times for the Ruth Mott Foundation! Their latest project – offering public tours of both the grounds as well as inside the home at Applewood Estate – debuted with an official Grand Opening ceremony and inaugural house tour on May 5, 2016. During that event, the Michigan Historical Commission honored Applewood
Located for decades in the heart of Downtown Flint, Churchill’s Food & Spirits has won the 2016 My City Magazine City’s Choice Award for the Best Classic/Artisan Cocktails. The owners, Johnny Saites and his three cousins, Taso, John, and Bill Gravanis have worked very hard to earn that distinction. They took ownership of the restaurant/bar
Rhythm, beauty and chaos are words often used to describe the music of Flint’s very own rock band, The Tom Toms. Lead Vocalist Kayla Day and her husband Chris Day, Lead Guitarist/Vocalist, started writing songs and playing music and singing together while in high school. They not only shared their love of music, they were
One of Flint’s automotive pioneers, Charles Stewart Mott was an original partner of General Motors, which was founded in Flint in 1908. Mott created his Foundation in 1926 to respond to the increasing needs of Flint’s growing population. The Foundation’s mission has been the well-being of individuals, families, neighborhoods and civic organizations. Today, its grant-making
William Moeller, Senior Vice President of Investments and Portfolio Manager at Raymond James in Grand Blanc, was once a 22-year-old investment analyst who in January of 1959, moved from Detroit to Flint. Little did he know, that move would make him part of Flint’s history – and change his life forever. In those days, people
On a blustery, spring day, Ashoka Rao holds back her hair as she talks about the purpose of rhythm in classical Indian dancing. “It’s a perspective,” she tells me. “With certain dances, the rhythm is different. Like with this wind,” as it lifts the corners of the paper dance recital program on the table. “Today,
When did Mike Williams begin to become one of the state’s most successful high school boys’ basketball coaches? Ironically, it was the moment he decided to make basketball less of a priority. After struggling to a 3-18 record in his first season as Flint Beecher coach in 2004-05, Williams’ Buccaneers were not faring much better
Jameshia Shepherd, 23, has many of the same qualities she had at age 13 – studious, curious, obedient and determined. Those attributes helped her evolve from a young participant at Motherly Intercession – a non-profit organization which helps children who have an incarcerated parent – into a staff member at the very place that nurtured
For many years, the Buick Open PGA Golf Tournament, sponsored by General Motors, was Genesee County’s premiere summer happening. The week-long tournament not only provided a significant annual boost to the local economy, but also raised hundreds and thousands of dollars for local charities. The tournament ended in 2009, the same year GM went bankrupt.
