There will be six new playgrounds coming to Flint parks this summer and you can help by volunteering to help build them in one or all of the parks. The parks include: Clara Hilborn Park Cook Park Dewey Park Eldorado Vista Park Farnumwood Park Whaley Park Check out playground build dates here and register to volunteer here. Here’s the schedule: […]
Flint continues taking steps to eliminate lead exposure as it adds new community resources and raises awareness. As part of that plan, three members of Flint Lead Free, a work group of the Flint Registry, recently attended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Training Center conference in […]
When the last big-box grocery store left Flint, about 100,000 residents were left with one less major shopping option for affordable, fresh food. The void punctuated by Kroger’s closing on Davison Road in 2015 left residents, community leaders and local government to seek solutions, but the effort has grown into something bigger. Several independent retail […]
Summer’s here and it time to get out the kayak (or borrow one) and get ready to paddle on the Flint River. The Flint River Watershed Coalition is holding guided kayaking trips along various stretches of the Flint River in both Genesee and Lapeer Counties several times a month June through October. Here’s the schedule: […]
By Kristin Longley It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when Greg Gaines didn’t know a green from a weed. That was long before he became farmer-in-chief of Catholic Charities’ award-winning gardening and mentoring program for at-risk youth, where he’s spent more than a quarter of a century helping Flint-area teens learn how […]
They say soup feeds both the body and the soul. During the winter months especially, truer words were never spoken. Options abound for brothy elixirs, creamy vegetable concoctions, and even hearty thick stews that warm our bodies and souls. A seemingly endless variety can be whipped up with the most basic ingredients – vegetables, meats, […]
It’s Michigan. It’s cold. It’s time for hot beverages. Nothing satisfies more than coming in from the cold to a steaming mug of hot cocoa or a cup of other warm dairy delights. In the winter, we tend to crave foods that fuel our bodies and provide a comforting warm feeling that comes from sipping […]
Saturdays in Flint are a lot busier for 300 youth thanks to the revival of an old community tradition. Cheers and spirit fill multiple gymnasiums from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on game days as students from elementary to high school enjoy participating in the first city-sponsored basketball league in 15 years. The opportunity for […]
Four years ago the Hasselbring Senior Center on West Home Avenue was headed toward demolition. Then along came Garald Haralson, a local DJ and entertainer who had been spinning and performing at Loving Hands, another senior center in town. There he would play older music– Motown from the ’60s and funk from the ’70s – […]
As a teenager in middle school, Billie DeVille was given to the emotions that plague many girls that age – low self-worth and a longing for self-confidence and a better feeling about herself. She knew she was coming into her own but didn’t quite know how to get to where she needed to be. “When […]