As the 2022-2023 high school athletics schedules wrapped up for the year, we invited the 25 Genesee County high schools to choose two athletes – one each from their men’s and women’s sports teams – who excelled in both athletics and academics. The responding schools took care in selecting young people who worked hard to
When Santiago Albiar speaks of golf, his passion for the sport is obvious. As such, the Kearsley High School sophomore is always on the lookout for new, competitive settings in which to hone his skills and test his game. Albiar was doing just that a year ago when he registered to compete in the Greater
My Bees Nest LLC is the City of Flint’s first local apiary/beekeeping business and is owned and operated by Jason Bey. And what began as a hobby has become a successful enterprise and a life-changing journey for the Flint native. “My hobby turned into a business,” he says with a smile. According to Bey, the
Twelve years ago, David Higby was presented with a new challenge. The carpenter and owner of D&H Finish Carpentry was on a job when his client offered him a surprise. “They had an old, rundown wooden boat out back,” he remembers. “They offered it to me and I was interested, so I took it. That’s
Heather Hebner’s chicken journey began around ten years ago. “My husband Mike decided our two children would benefit from having some responsibility, so he called his brother who lives near Midland and had connections to get chickens, asked him to bring us a few … and here we are!” The Hebners reside in Flushing on
Thriving Schools. Thriving Families. Thriving Communities. Thriving Kids. These components make up the core of the new Flint Center for Educational Excellence. And Ja’Nel Jamerson EdD, Executive Director, is working hard to help kids in Flint thrive. The Center, which is expected to be up and running in July, leads and coordinates six cooperative efforts,
5 Health Tips for Men Over 30 Let’s face it – for many of us the care-free, feel-good days of our youth are in the rear-view mirror. Our bones are starting to creak and pop a little, recovery is taking a little longer than we are used to, and we are starting to slow down.
When you’re considering a move, determining where you’d like to be isn’t always as easy as it seems. In our local area, we are fortunate to have so many options. Whether it is lake life, downtown living, suburban family life, or the highly-coveted natural setting on a large private rural parcel, there is something for
Yes, it was a trip of a lifetime. In March, ten lucky students of the Mott Community College Culinary Arts Institute traveled to Spain to study at the Culinary Institute of Barcelona (CIB) for ten days. “This was the first study-abroad trip for Mott Culinary students,” states Chef Mark Handy, an MCC instructor who accompanied
The crime of human trafficking is at an epidemic level and the statistics are concerning. It is the fastest growing organized crime, estimated to generate $150 billion globally including an annual $32 billion in the United States. There are an estimated 4.8 million victims of sex trafficking in the U.S., 99% of whom are women
All was quiet as Margarette Eby approached the entrance to Applewood Estate. She stopped her vehicle but left the engine running as she got out to open the gate leading to the gatehouse where she lived for a blissful and industrious five years in Flint working as provost and music professor at the University of
When Eric and Jen Janetsky moved to Flushing from Saginaw in 2019, they brought more than belongings. Packed with the dishes, clothes, furniture and more was a life filled with music and companionship. Each box opened revealed a song and a story, a melody and a friend. It was almost mandatory to share it all
