Dear Readers, We’ve featured many images of Flint on our cover, but the story this month’s artwork represents is a bit different. The conceptual drawing is from the 1960 Master Plan for Flint, a view of Downtown First St. For our piece entitled, “Flint’s Future: Community Leaders Think Forward,” we reached out to a group
Dear Readers, Our cover photo of Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley shows a man facing a challenge with determination, hoping to lead the city to a new level of unity. With a long history of service, he’s “Flint, through-and-through.” He shared his thoughts with MCM about how he plans to make much-needed changes. We wish him
Dear Readers, Happy New Year! The start of a New Year is always a time for reflecting back – I’m always amazed when we look at the previous year of My City. Our annual “Year in Review” feature highlights the engaging variety of our content, which is always remarked about by first-time MCM readers. Look
Dear Readers, Happy New Year! As we start a new decade, it’s logical to think about our health and all the advancements in medicine that we’ll see in the years ahead. On the cover is a machine that delivers proton therapy to cancer patients – and it’s right here in Flint! Located on the campus
Dear Readers, It goes without saying, but this is the time of year when we all acknowledge our gratitude for what we have. I believe that if this message is reaching you, you also have a grateful heart and are finding ways to give back, to help those less fortunate. I feel that I do
Dear Readers, I must begin by mentioning the man on our cover, former Charles Stewart Mott Foundation CEO, William S. White. He was gracious, generous and highly regarded by people all over the world. In short, our community has lost its greatest champion. If you are familiar with the Flint Institute of Music, Flint Institute
Dear Readers, I’m writing this letter on the first day of fall … where did summer go? We were blessed with great weather for some of Greater Flint’s most exciting events – I hope you were able to attend. If not, you can always count on MCM to be there to capture the action and
Dear Readers, Can you tell we’re ready for football season? Our cover design features the Top 10 greatest players to come from Greater Flint. I was fortunate to be a student at UM Ann Arbor when Rick Leach was MVP of the Rose Bowl in 1976. Check out the other “GOAT” – it’s a great
Dear Readers, We finally got the Michigan summer weather we were waiting for! Looking cool on our cover is local rock band, Avalon Black – three-time MCM City’s Choice Award Winner. It’s no secret that Flint has produced some stellar musical talent, and these guys have a pretty impressive following. Also impressive: the Flint Farmers’
Dear Readers, On this beautiful first day of summer, I write this letter with a very heavy heart. My mother, Estelle Burgett, passed away early this morning at the age of 87. Along with profound sadness, I’m filled with thoughts about how she was always my biggest fan. From the day I opened my first
Dear Readers, Welcome to Volume 7 of My City Magazine! Hundreds of stories later, we’re still having fun bringing you this publication every month. As Greater Flint continues to be an exciting place to live, we’re here to share it with you. The face of Downtown continues to evolve with another unique project – a
Dear Readers, Finally! The great state of Michigan has been blessed with spring weather – well, at least the lower half. I mean, the snow-removal people have to make a living, but come on! I’ve often been asked how our team comes up with enough engaging and relevant content to fill 100 pages every
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