A small crowd gathered early on a Saturday morning at Flint’s Burlington Coat Factory for an exclusive shopping party: six students from the Flint Community Schools were there to spend $21,000 on winter jackets as part of Kids Involved in Coats for Kids (KICK). This program incorporates Flint children into the Salvation Army’s Coats for
Volunteers are special people – considered the heartbeat of many local agencies. By definition, volunteering is an altruistic activity intended to promote the common good or improve quality of life. In return, this activity can produce feelings of self worth and respect; however, there is no financial gain involved. So why do people volunteer? My
The sun was setting on a cold November evening in Downtown Flint, and Carriage Town Ministries, a faith-based rescue mission located on Garland Street, was bustling with activity. Members of the Greater Galilee Church were leading a service in the chapel. “Never give up,” said the worship leader. “God wants to bless His people and
Curtain up! It’s showtime! “Barking up Broadway” was the theme of the Humane Society of Genesee County’s Ties & Tails fundraiser held on November 9, which raised approximately $40,000 for Genesee County’s premiere rescue sanctuary. “It’s the best we have ever had!” exclaimed Dawn Johnson, Executive Director of the Humane Society. The ninth annual Ties
It seems that crowdfunding is everywhere you look today. If you need a little refresher, crowdfunding is in essence the pooling together of resources, typically on a grassroots level, either locally or worldwide via the Internet, in order to fund an independent project. Just take a few of our past stories for example: Flint Soup,
When you think of the homeless, what comes to mind? Do you envision a man with ragged clothes and a shopping cart filled with cans? Shelter of Flint knows that the faces of the homeless are much more diverse than that. “It’s not what pop culture makes it look like,” says Liz Ruediger, Director of
Shannon arrived at Shelter of Flint with her twin boys in November of 2011. It was her second time there – a relatively rare occurrence in the shelter’s highly successful program. “I had been at the shelter once before, about three years prior. My house had burned down, but since I was employed, I was
“Hockey players have fire in their hearts and ice in their veins.” The quote above can be found on the website of the first-ever women’s hockey team at the University of Michigan-Flint. The Women’s Ice Hockey Club was formed in 2011 by student Nicole Baragwanath. “I was working on my master’s degree,” says Nicole, “and
On a cold winter day, there is nothing more comforting than a hearty meal of pasta topped with a full-bodied, sweet tomato sauce and meatballs! At Italia Gardens, one of Flint’s oldest restaurants, that’s what you’ll find. The welcoming eatery is rich in history – Italia Gardens was established in 1931 during the Great Depression,
Just off Miller Road west of I-75 lies Yorkshire Plaza. Of the several businesses located there, one has had a short stent in its current space but boasts a long-standing tradition in the city: the perennial enterprise known as Tailoring by Blackwell. Precisely 22 years ago, a young Karen Blackwell of Flint opened her own
Flint, here is your chance to become familiar with and possibly assist with the completion of a city project dedicated to local art. In May of 2012, Matthieu Bain and Andrew Perkins, students of the University of Buffalo, were presenting their thesis from inside a house they had purchased for $800 with the intention of
While a plain ole’ Joe can certainly create beautiful pieces of art, masterworks feel so much more authentic when they are crafted under a name like Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa. Perhaps that’s a little over the top, but his name certainly matches his art. This month, the works of Toulouse-Lautrec are on display at
