Summertime in Flint means it’s time for the Flint Olympian Games, the qualifying events for the CANUSA Canadian United States games. The 57th Flint Olympian Games were held on July 9 at the Guy V. Houston Stadium at Flint Northwestern High School, featuring youth ranging from four to 21 years old. Participants who performed well
It’s lunchtime and your stomach is growling. All you want is a simple and affordable home-cooked meal. And that is exactly what you will find at Battiste’s Temple Dining Room, one of Downtown Flint’s oldest restaurants. Battiste’s is a family-owned establishment currently managed by the third generation of the Battiste Family. William C. Battiste opened
It was a hot, hazy and humid Tuesday afternoon – perfect weather for Coney Day at The Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc. Cars lined the parking lot and patrons stood eagerly in line at the window to order ice-cold, frosted mugs of thirst-quenching root beer and perfectly cooked hot dogs on freshly steamed buns.
Professional artist Christopher Watson of Flint would never have imagined that he would be able to make a living by painting full-time. He says, “If you had asked me five years ago what I’d be doing, I’d have said, ‘I’ll be doing graphics.’” Yet, life has a funny way of arranging the impossible, as Watson
This summer marked the 10th year of the Kearsley Park Players’ Theatre in Our Parks presentations. Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing was this year’s work of choice, and the park players gave six performances of the classic comedy, three of which were held in the Kearsley Park Pavilion, with a performance at For-Mar Nature
Ever heard of Lady Barton? She’s a Flint native, born in 1927 and still performing her heart out for crowds of fans to this day. The Lady Barton Theatre Organ was the showcase of Pipe-a-Palooza II, the Flint Theatre Organ Club’s most popular presentation of their treasured lady, on the evenings of July 19 and
Jared and Alisyn Hurd are nothing short of a manifestation of art. It is difficult not be taken in by their style of dress, rhetoric, humility and inclusive nature. They are unique but not eccentric, palatable and alluring. Indeed, if this can be said of their very being, then the question one might ask is,
John Trecha soars with eagles – literally! Last December, the 14-year-old Fenton High School freshman obtained the rank of Eagle Scout; moreover, he is now tied with one other young man for the high honor of being the nation’s most decorated Boy Scout. He is one of 12 scouts to earn 135 merit badges, the
The signs of revival are everywhere! And chances are that the sign above the restaurant where you just ate or the store where you shopped yesterday is the product of Signs by Crannie, a Flushing-based company. Dan Crannie is the owner and president of the 28-year-old business, which began as a one-man sign shop in
On June 29, Downtown Flint’s Flat Lot provided space for the Stop the Silence 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Stop the Silence, an event promoting cooperation between Flint youth and local police authorities, was started with collaborative effort between the City of Flint Police Department, Flint Township Police, Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan State Police, Mott Community
Craig Wolcott, a resident of Flint’s cultural area, is on a mission. He wants all Flint residents to live in safe, beautiful neighborhoods. To make that mission become a reality, he and members of other neighborhood groups banded together last year to form Flint Neighborhoods United. Once a month, captains, presidents and representatives from block
Sloan Museum celebrated their 41st annual Sloan Museum Auto Fair on June 22 and 23 at the Cultural Center. An estimated 5,000 people and 800 cars along with several food vendors covered the Cultural Center grounds over the weekend. 2013 also marks the 60th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette, so many local classic car owners
