In 2013, the Artomotive Program was formed between the Back to the Bricks Statue Committee, the Flint and Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Greater Flint Arts Council to raise funds for the Automotive Pioneers Statue Project, in which Joe Rundell contributes his statues of Flint’s founding fathers (see p. 46). The “Raise the
From April 4-11 1947, a combination of melting snow, moderate-to-intense spring thunderstorms, and increased runoff resulted in downtown Flint’s Saginaw Street being submerged under chilly spring water, splitting downtown in half. The amount of rain that fell in Flint was an average of 2.3 inches, and although this doesn’t seem like much to contribute to
Mid Michigan AMBUCS gave away custom hand/foot therapy tricycles for disabled children and disabled veterans on August 30th, 2015. This past Sunday, several received the highly-anticipated therapy tricycles: Jaidyn Grundy, Blake Noto, Noah Thomson, Greg Cook, Bear, and Dennis Kuehn. At the beginning of August, 300 bikes were registered for the fundraiser, and 500 people
Rain or shine, the show still goes on. Families moved indoors to the Bower Theater at the Flint Cultural Center campus due to rainfall Saturday night during the free, Communities First, Inc. Movies Under the Stars event.
FLINT, Michigan – The community is invited to celebrate the grand re-opening of Kettering University’s Atwood Stadium with several festivities planned for Thursday, August 27. The schedule includes: An open house with food trucks and games from 3-5 p.m.; A parade featuring bands from Flint Northwestern and Beecher High Schools, Congressman Dan Kildee, Mayor Dayne
Jessie Jordan is not your average teen. The 16-year-old country singer from Swartz Creek will be performing all afternoon at the Genesee County Fair on Thursday, August 27. With a voice that has been described as a combination of Shania Twain and Miranda Lambert, it has been made clear that there is not anything this
Flint, Michigan – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12th FROM 8AM to 3PM at the HOLIDAY INN GATEWAY CENTRE. The Hurley Senior Center of Excellence at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, along with the Valley Area Agency on Aging are proud to host a Senior Caregiver Workshop Saturday September 12th from 8am to 3pm at the Holiday Inn
Thomas the Tank Engine is rounding the corner into Flint for two fun-filled weekends. A Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2015 will be stationed at Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad, 6140 Bray Road, on August 21-23 and August 28-30 (Friday-Sunday). The family fun six-day event lasts from 9am to 5pm all six days.
Lois Craig Invitational Friday 6pm Saginaw Street (Just South of the River) Cheer on the Michigan Special Olympics athletes as they strive to cross the finish line! Free and open to the public. Michigan Mile Race Series Friday 7pm Professional Mile – Women 7:07 Professional Mile – Men 7:20 USATF Masters Road Mile –
The Crim Fitness Foundation has announced its 39th annual HealthPlus Crim Festival of Races. The press conference was Wednesday, August 19 at 10am. Those who attended learned details of the race, recognized long-standing Crim participants, and heard from special guest speakers such as local distance-running superstar, Grant Fisher, the event was at the HealthPlus of Michigan Headquarters.
Flint, Michigan – On September 12, 2015, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling will go nose to nose with former WBO and IBF heavyweight world champion Chris Byrd at the “Knock Out Kidney Disease” event. The fundraiser is being hosted by the Universal Kidney foundation as a way to generate awareness about Chronic Kidney Disease and support
