This 810 Kids! feature is a part of our monthly digital issue sponsored by the Michigan Fitness Foundation and its supporters the Crim Fitness Foundation, Genesee Intermediate School District and TheHUB Flint. Subscribe to receive the full newsletter. The end of the school year presents a new challenge to some students. For some Flint and Genesee […]
This 810 Kids! feature is a part of our monthly digital issue sponsored by the Michigan Fitness Foundation and its supporters including the Crim Fitness Foundation, Genesee Intermediate School District and TheHUB Flint. Subscribe to receive the full newsletter. Going green can have benefits beyond helping the environment, especially where children are concerned. Exposing the whole […]
Anyone can hustle, says Dwayne Clemons, hustle aerobics teacher. Clemons says doing the hustle is just moving one’s body to the rhythm of the music. Clemons has taught both great dancers and people with no rhythm at all. In Clemons’ class he uses a simple four- or eight-count beat to keep the body moving at […]
If you are looking for an easy hostess gift or need a simple appetizer with a big wow factor, the Milk Means More Team recommends delicious cheese options that are available in the supermarket cheese counter. Check out the handy suggestions below. Tip #1: Choose the Cheese You don’t have to purchase a lot […]
Bridge Card holder can double their buying power by purchasing fresh food at famers markets this summer. In addition to accepting Bridge Card payments, 144 Michigan farmers markets and farm stands also participate in the Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks, which allows Bridge Card holders to get double their money for fruits and […]
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 […]