Tucked away Downtown on Harrison St. stands the last icon of the vibrant days of Flint’s Floral Park neighborhood. Opened in 1921 by Magnus Clark as the Maple Leaf, Golden Leaf Club continues to be the city’s premier jazz haunt for enthusiasts, fans and musicians. It is the oldest African-American owned venue in Genesee County,
Just east of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario in his hometown of Pickering, Brennan Othmann spent hockey’s offseason finding ways to stick to a disciplined training regimen. That was not easy for the crafty, smooth-skating forward and his Flint Firebirds teammates during a global coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, Othmann, one of the Ontario Hockey
It isn’t very often that one hears about a nonprofit organization founded and operated by kids. Snuggle Sacks was founded in August 2015 by Stacy Daul’s three children: Addisyn, Jaxson and Sheridan. Based in Fenton, this group’s goal is to increase awareness of homelessness in our communities and provide survival kits for those in need.
Thanksgiving is the time of year to be grateful and to celebrate the simple things in life – family, friends, food. It is also the time of year to reach out a helping hand to those less fortunate and this year, there are local area organizations and businesses with plans to do so. With the
Let’s test your knowledge! How much do you know about the city you love? My City Magazine is issuing a challenge with 20 trivia questions. Just answer to the best of your ability (no cheating, you crazy Googlers). Good Luck! 1. The “AC” in AC Sparkplug stands for_____. A. Alternate Current B. Albert Champion C.
The best thing I like about carving pumpkins for Halloween is roasting the pumpkin seeds. The seeds are chock full of vitamins and are very good for you. Roasting the seeds is easy and you can use any flavor combination you want. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Ingredients 3/4 c. raw pumpkin seeds 1 T. olive oil
If you are up for some Halloween chills, Flint Community Players presents their first show of the 2020/21 season, “Night of the Living Dead” A Radio Drama this Friday (Oct. 30) and Saturday (Oct. 31). Both performances are will be streamed from the Flint Community Players Facebook and YouTube platforms and are FREE for any
Members of the Junior League of Flint will swap their purses for grocery bags from Oct. 18-24 to highlight the fact that when a child is removed from a home in police protective custody, (and in subsequent moves within the system) often their belongings are put in trash bags. JLF is raising money to purchase
It’s fall! And, one of my favorite fall deserts is a classic pumpkin roll. I use this scrumptiously delicious recipe from allrecipes.com and my family loves it! Pumpkin Roll Ingredients 3 large eggs, beaten 1 c. white sugar ½ t. ground cinnamon ⅔ c. pumpkin puree ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 2
Dear Readers, “Stay Healthy.” For many months, we’ve all been using this phrase to wish people well – ending text and email messages and conversations with two words that have taken on new meaning since the worldwide health crisis changed our lives in so many ways. “Healthy” can mean many things: recently, it means we’re
My City Magazine is happy to acknowledge the top vote recipients in our recognition of excellence in local health care. Congratulations to All!
Are you a healthy person? Do you feel well or do you think some aspects of your health could be better? What needs to change and how do you start? When it comes to our health, most of us know whether we could make better decisions and many of us are not surprised when a
