Imagine you are headed into a business meeting. A lot is riding on this meeting, and you want to make sure everything goes smoothly. You arrive, shake hands, and put on your most winning smile. At this moment, you discover to your horror that there is a large piece of something stuck in the teeth
Located in Holly Township, Great Lakes National Cemetery is a place of abundant beauty. Majestic, 100-year-old trees line Belford Road, forming a lush canopy that serves as a fitting and stately entrance to the sacred grounds, a final resting place for military veterans. One hundred American flags gently wave in the breeze on the Avenue
When it comes to youth violence and crime, a number of studies confirm that afterschool programs are a great deterrent. In light of such evidence, there has been a conscious effort by many Genesee County schools to offer something for youth to do after school, especially those who are considered at high risk of participating
Dinosaurs are big, scary, and extinct; they do what they want and they leave really cool skeletons! Kids and adults who love dinosaurs will be happy to know that the Dinosaur Exhibit has returned to the Sloan Museum to remain until January 12, 2014. According to Sloan Marketing Manager Cathy Gentry, dinosaurs are popular because
Scarecrows designed by local businesses and nonprofit organizations lined the streets of Downtown Flushing for the Fall Harvest Festival on October 5. Approximately 3,000 people enjoyed some good food at local restaurants and some fall fun at the annual event. “People travel from all over the state to come to our fall festival!” exclaimed Michelle
With childhood obesity rates skyrocketing and video games absorbing more and more of our children’s afterschool hours, it is high time that kids got off the computer and back in touch with nature. And No Child Left Online, a pilot program of Flint Local 432 and Red Ink Flint, aims to do just that. According
The Flint Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks is part charity, part social club, part professional development, and all living history. The men and women who make up this organization are Flint’s wise and involved community members who wish to pass along their accumulated knowledge and bless those in need in
Flint Governor Series Part One Henry Howland Crapo (pronounced cray-po), when he is mentioned at all by Flint historians, is often reduced to a footnote in W.C. “Billy” Durant’s biography (the C stands for Crapo). Although Durant is well-known in Flint for revolutionizing the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his grandfather,
Two weeks after WTAC introduced Michigan listeners to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” on Memorial Day Weekend of 1967, California’s Monterey Pop Festival created more musical history. It was a three-day event featuring performances by Simon and Garfunkle, Eric Burdon, Otis Redding, the Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Big
It’s $307,000 and still counting! That’s the amount raised at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk held in Downtown Flint on Saturday, October 29. The Flat Lot was a sea of colorful umbrellas as breast cancer survivors gathered beside family members and friends for a brief ceremony before the walk. Approximately 3,600 walkers braved
Many of us know about the Salvation Army’s annual coat drive, Coats for Kids, which seeks new and gently used warm outerwear for children in Genesee County whose parents have not the resources to keep them properly bundled up during the winter. But it may come as a surprise to learn that the children of
[twocol_one]”WOW! My City is just downright beautiful and so classy. The photography is captivating and the colors are so vibrant! I actually read it page by page. I look forward to the next issue and the next and the next.” Tinsi Koske-Olds “I enjoyed reading the history of GM & Flint, especially what Mr. Durant and Dort
