Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village (SBEV) has been awarded a grant by the NFL/LISC Grassroots Program and the Detroit Lions of $250,000 for a new synthetic turf field at the new Flint Sports Complex. The grant from the Lions, the NFL Foundation, and Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC) is part of $3 million in field refurbishment awards allocated this year.
National Pie Day is celebrated every year on January 23. Created by the American Pie Council in 1986, National Pie Day is a special day that is set aside to bake and cook all of your favorite pies. On this day, you are also encouraged to bake a few new pie recipes. And most importantly, it’s a day to eat pies!
This weekend presents an opportunity to lend support to a prized local charity, and institution.
Get your tickets now! Don’t miss the one and only Harlem Globetrotters in an all-new Pushing the Limits World Tour on Thursday, January 23 at the Dort Financial Event Center, 3501 Lapeer Rd. in Flint from 7-9pm. The All-New Pushing the Limits World Tour will feature new thrills, high flying dunks, and unforgettable family moments. You and your family will be on your feet, out of your seat, laughing until it hurts, and loving every moment. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.dorteventcenter.com/
Presented by Harambee Wellness, Flint Fit Fest will take place on Saturday, January 25 at the Flint Farmers’ Market in Downtown Flint. From 9:00am to 1:00pm, attendees will get a chance to “test drive exercise” to find a format that fits their lifestyle. Get a chance to speak with representatives of local gyms as well as independent fitness instructors. Participants will also be given tips and tricks for healthy eating during a live cooking demo. The festival is free and open to all at the Flint Farmers’ Market. Event sponsors are Flint Prints, Flint Farmers’ Market, T.W. Feaster Attorney at Law PLLC, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Flint Alumnae Chapter.
There are several events happening in Flint honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year marks the 57th anniversary of the great “I Have a Dream” speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. It is one of the greatest speeches ever given by one of our Nation’s greatest citizens. King believed in a world where the color of a person’s skin, their religion or nationality never factored into another person’s judgement. He believed in fairness and equality for all persons. He never backed down and he never lost hope. Even after the foulness administered to them in Birmingham, he believed. Even when he was jailed, spending eleven days behind bars, he believed. He believed in that the inherent goodness in all men, that someday man will finally realize that we are no different and that all deserve equality and have the right to live without fear of their neighbor. He fought for the rights of his brothers and sisters, not with his fists, but with his pen and his heart.
My daughter Melissa’s favorite meal that I cook is Chicken Divan. And every year, I make this for her birthday dinner. Since her birthday is in January, it is a warm, comforting and easy-to-make meal for a special occasion. There are many recipes for Chicken Divan but this is my own (tried and true) version of this delicious casserole.
Starting this weekend and running through January 26, the Flint Community Players will be performing the award-winning musical “Chicago.” Created by Fred Ebb, John Kander, Maurine Dallas Watkins and the legendary Bob Fosse, “Chicago” debuted in 1975 and became a musical phenomenon.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed January 2020 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the proclamation, in 2018, more than 10,000 suspected incidents of human trafficking were reported in the U.S.; and, human trafficking, in the forms of labor trafficking and sex trafficking, is a pervasive and exploitative crime occurring in communities across Michigan, throughout the United States, and around the world.
2020 Health & Wellness Expo takes place this weekend.
