Art a la Carte Wednesdays 12:15 – 1:15pm FIA “Bud, Not Buddy” Flint Youth Theatre Through March 15 “Macbeth” March 13 ♦ 7pm The Whiting Flint Camper & RV Show March 19 – 22 Perani Arena & Event Center The Whiting After Dark – Karaoke March 19 The Whiting Lobby FSO Classical Concert with Ida
nyone can dance – just ask Leo Brennan, a member of the Great Lakes Swing Dance Club, which he says is “Genesee County’s best-kept secret.” Before joining the club in 2009, Leo wasn’t much of a dancer, unabashedly describing himself as having two left feet. But he and his wife Marge had enjoyed watching Dancing
ot many organizations leave the starting gate with a whopping $5 million project. But that is exactly what Communities First, Inc. did with their Oak School Project. The project involved converting an old school building into apartments for low-income senior citizens. CFI is a mission-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that started in 2010 and has been
here is one message above all others that Sol, born Melinda Wilson, tries to impart. “Everybody is seeking happiness, but in the quest for that, you have to love yourself first,” she says. “Once you have that self-love, everything will fall into place. Self-love is the strongest need because once you have it, you can
or the past 24 years, Zehnder’s Snowfest has attracted thousands of people from around the world to experience the wonders of winter. Since 2004, Gordon Oberman, Alphonso Foster and their team have been providing a wonder in the double block snow carving competition while enjoying the camaraderie and frosty fun this event provides. Gordon has
any street names in Flint originate from the settlers who platted the city’s land. Early pioneers named roads after themselves, their wives, families, histories and interests. A local man by the name of Cecil McKenna is said to have conducted years of research on the origins of Flint’s street names, but sadly, after his death,
licia Lewis woke up from a nap and knew immediately that something wasn’t right. “I was only 24 weeks pregnant when my son Kaidyn decided to make his entrance into the world,” she remembered. At the age of 40, with a history of miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy, Alicia had been considered high-risk from the
talented performer, Bruce Bradley has had a lifelong interaction with theater and dance. Today, he’s passing on his passion to local children with a vision to create opportunity through the arts. Born to parents who met in Flint after migrating from the South, Bruce grew up surrounded by and immersed in music. “My father was
id you know that between 8am and 5pm on Valentine’s Day, Vogt’s Flowers & Gifts makes a delivery every 30 seconds? Yes, February 14 is definitely the year’s busiest day at Vogt’s. Opened by Anton Vogt in Downtown Flint on Garland Street in 1919, it’s the city’s oldest flower shop. In the mid-1950s, the Krueger
he brainchild of Norman Bryant, the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame has been recognizing and preserving the achievement of African American athletes in the Flint area since 1983. “Flint is a sports town,” says the founder, “and it always has been. We have such a rich history of athletes here, dating all the way
