Knowing what the weather is going to be like helps make life a little easier. Just this week alone, it was 50 degrees outside on Monday, down to the teens in the middle of the week, with snow in the forecast for the next couple days!
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America. The first Friday of February has been designated by the awareness campaign, Heart Truth, as National Wear Red Day. On this day, men and women are encouraged to wear red to raise awareness of heart disease in women.
This weekend, February 7-9, Back to the Bricks and General Motors presents the Chrome & Ice Winter Classic Car Event at the Dort Financial Event Center. This annual event showcases the best classic cars in an entertaining atmosphere. This year, Chrome & Ice pays honor to the great American sports car – the Corvette. The lobby of the event center will feature a Corvette from each of its 8 generations and visitors to Chrome & Ice will get the opportunity to take a peek at the latest 2020 edition of the car.
On Friday, February 7, The Captain’s Club at Woodfield (10200 Woodfield Dr., Grand Blanc) will host “A Night to Give Back: Honoring Local Service Heroes” from 5-9pm. General admission to the event is $30 with a percentage of all proceeds to be donated to United Veterans of Michigan, Fenton Firefighters Charities, Concern Over Police Safety and Grand Blanc Educational Foundation.
Visitors can explore the deep sea and have fun with physics at Sloan Museum this upcoming Saturday. Two new exhibits, “Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss” and “Roll, Drop, Bounce,” open Saturday, February 1 at Sloan Museum at Courtland Center Mall, according to a recently released statement.
Ever since Mr. Whiting and Billy Durant brought Buick to the city in the early 1900s, Flint has been teeming with diversity. People flooded the city from all around the world looking for a better life. One that Flint provided. Diversity is still on the rise in Flint and beyond. Our county holds a wonderful mix if culture, race and individuality, and it should be celebrated.
They have won Stanley Cups, Olympic gold medals and NCAA Championships. Some rank among the NHL’s best American-born players.
A united Flint – this is the wish of the city’s newest leader, Mayor Sheldon Neeley. The residents of Flint elected him to the position in November 2019. His pledge to the citizens of Flint was to bring transparency and fiscal responsibility to City Hall and he and his staff are busy working to honor that pledge. Neeley took time out of his busy schedule to chat with MCM.
The room was silent. Everyone sat in anticipation as the record album was pulled from its sleeve. The vinyl disc was lovingly brushed and carefully placed on the turntable, the tonearm lifted and gently set. After a slight hiss and a few crackles, the soft piano tones and thumping guitar of “Death on Two Legs,” the first song of Queen’s 1975 album, A Night at the Opera came pulsing through the speakers. The group of music aficionados closed their eyes and were transported.
By 1916, Flint was in the middle of an automobile manufacturing frenzy. Buick was already in operation and AC Spark Plug was off and running. Streets were crowded with Monroe, Paterson and Dalton cars. General Motors, started in 1908, was just beginning to rev the engine. All of this hustle and bustle was attracting thousands of immigrants to the city with hope of forging a better life. Irish, Jewish, Polish, Spanish, Italians, Ukrainians and others brought their families to Flint. Another group, the Scots, joined them.
In January, millions of people around the country honored the work and the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by volunteering and participating in special celebrations and events. The federal holiday is observed on the third Monday of January, which is around King’s birthday, January 15 – he would have been 91 this year. Here’s how Greater Flint residents paid tribute to the famous leader of the modern American Civil Rights Movement.
