From her office at Metro Community Development, Emily Doerr and the staff of the nonprofit organization look at Flint’s housing and community development with optimistic yet realistic eyes, realizing that it will take years of hard word, investment and innovation to develop a strong home base from which Flint and its residents will grow. If […]
While many teenagers are enjoying the final weeks of their summer break, some of Vehicle City’s youth will spend July 31 making Flint a little more vibrant for everyone. As part of the 2019 Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) Volunteer Service Day, nearly 400 Genesee County teens will conduct cleanup and beautification projects in five local […]
This coming Monday, July 22, Sandra Johnson is going to be at the North Flint Food Market from 5-8:30 p.m., and she’s inviting everyone in her community to join her for a special meeting. As manager of Hamilton Community Health Network’s Illuminating Community Change (IC2) project, Johnson has been at the forefront of organizing the […]
The Live Flint series is a part of TheHUB ‘s on-going reports on the resurgence of Flint’s economy and related housing trends. Today, we meet Smith Village homeowner Kevin Grayden who is a part of a growing number of residents who see promise in Flint’s neighborhoods. For Kevin Grayden’s family, it was like Christmas in […]
If you live in the city you might have noticed some positive changes. More Flint businesses are setting up shop downtown, home values are rising and neighborhoods are buzzing with new life. Even national perception of the city is changing: Flint was recently named one of U.S. News and World Report’s “125 Best Places to […]
Todd Womack remembers Bassett Park from his early years of growing up. Like other landmarks in the city, the park reminds him of the larger community and the various residents who form its tapestry. Thousands of the residents and their families are expected to visit Bassett, located at 1300 Greenway Ave., at 10 a.m. Sept. […]
Music, a marketplace and more are all a part of the inaugural Heritage & Harmony Festival, which kicks off Monday, July 2. The aim of the event is simple: To bring Flint residents together through music and fellowship in the heart of the historic Civic Park Neighborhood, which was among America’s first planned neighborhoods. The neighborhood […]
A vigilant community is a more vibrant one. Neighborhoods with watchful, active residents who look out for one another have been shown not only to be less impacted by crime, but to make themselves more attractive for investment and development. Flint’s dedicated community and residential associations help keep the city-at-large more enjoyable to its citizens, […]
Food lovers are finding more and more great places to eat in Flint. You can sample many of them during Flint Restaurant Week May 15-19. Foodies can enjoy the fare at 20 restaurants that will showcase the flavors of Flint in a special, limited-time menu. There will be everything from fine dining cuisine in a […]
After countless mid-winter warm-ups and numbing spring snows, it appears that Mother Nature finally got the memo. We’ve got our spring on Flint. Time to ditch the boots, lace up the sneakers, get out and re-introduce ourselves to the great outdoors and free seasonal events that have become time-honored traditions. Walk paved pathways and grounds […]