What should you cook for dinner on a rainy, late summer day? It’s time to put the grill away and enjoy this tasty spaghetti carbonara from damndelicious.net that only takes 15 minutes to make.
Now is peak season to pick peaches at local orchards. And what better way to savor the flavor of summer than serving a homemade peach cobbler, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Here is an easy recipe that I use from myrecipes.com that your family will love!
When I’m in search of something different to serve my family after a busy day, I often reach for this recipe for easy Red Beans and Rice. It is not only delicious; it brings back memories of sultry days spent in New Orleans.
Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village (SBEV), 4119 N. Saginaw St., Flint, is hosting a community forum for its upcoming Flint Sports Complex on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 3:30 to 5pm.
There is nothing better to serve with a grilled burger than a crunchy pickle that you made yourself. Here is a recipe for Easy Refrigerator Pickles that is a summer cookout must have!
Come on down to Fenton and join in on the fun! The annual Taste in Fenton that attracts hundreds of visitors is set for Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 4-8pm. The event will be a little different this year, according to Dennis Richardson, chairperson of the popular event. “It will be a ‘traveling’ Taste in Fenton,” he reports. “We will be sending people out to participating restaurants.”
Fresh out of trade school, a young Bryan McCree found himself at Doobies Irish Pub in Downtown Flint on open mic night. His friend, Tony Ennis, pushed him to get on stage and do a little stand-up. “Tony said, ‘You’re funny. Get up there,’” McCree remembers. “I did five minutes off the top and it was exhilarating. That was it for me. I felt I had found my purpose.” McCree was 21 and 40 years later, he still lives on stage making audiences laugh with his odd, physical, Flint-style comedy. He has toured all over the U.S., gone head-to-head with some of the most successful comics of the day, done countless interviews and made appearances on sketch comedy shows such as “MADtv.” Now at the age of 60 (with two shiny, new hips), Flint’s King of Comedy opens up about life in Flint, family and what it takes to make it on the big stage.
In Genesee County, the skating community has always been happy to stay in the periphery. In the late 80s and early 90s, skateboarding was popular but stigmatized. Skaters practiced their craft wherever they could until they were threatened with legal actions and chased away. Skaters have never meant any harm – they just wanted a place to ride. Finally, in 2008, the skateboarding community united, found their voice, and (with help from some prominent area citizens) built the Flint Skate Park located on Miller Rd. next to the Swartz Creek Golf Course. They had created a place to skate, practice and learn.
Grab the kids and a picnic basket and head on out to Davison Township for a day in the sunshine and fresh air. There, you will find the Robert Williams Nature & Historical Learning Center – a beautiful, 100-acre park, mostly wooded with winding trails, wildlife and sun-kissed flowers. The original parcel on Atherton Road was donated to the township by Robert and Jill Williams to be used for the enrichment of the Davison community, to preserve nature, history and provide educational opportunities for residents, according to Casey Reed, Director of Davison Township Parks & Recreation.
At Todd’s Tavern, the conversation was boisterous. Pioneers and travellers from throughout the new country were sharing stories of new lands and new adventures. The air was one of triumph and good cheer. In the corner, tucked away from the revelry, sat Benjamin Pearson, a New Yorker. He had heard tales of the beautiful Michigan land and travelled far to see it. He was amazed – the land was exactly as they said it was, and more. Filled with game, winding rivers and rolling hills, it was to be his new home. As he sat in revelry, four more travellers entered the tavern. Pearson couldn’t contain his enthusiasm when he learned the men were also looking for land and hailed from the county of his birth. The four men were Lewis Buckingham, Isaac N. Robinson, John Pratt and Richard Marvin. Hoping for them to be future neighbors, Pearson took the four men to the area he had chosen to settle. Three of the four were in awe of the natural splendor. The next day, the men made a trip to Detroit and entered their claim. All but Marvin became some of the first residents of the land that would one day become Mount Morris and Genesee Township.
As history continues to grow with the times, there are certain little side stories, certain tiny ideas that stick in the collective mind of the populace. These stories are handed down from person to person through generations until they achieve the status of legend or myth. Greater Flint has more than its share of these “little side stories” that give our area a local and unique flavor.
