Alfred Bruce Bradley might find it fitting that the art of tap is performed using legs and feet. The founder of Tapology draws direct correlations between the movements of dancers and the paths symbolically walked by artists, musicians and the ancestors who have contributed to the legacy he is devoted to preserving in Flint. “We’ve […]
As cities go, Flint has more than its fair share of neighborhood organizations, block clubs and concerned citizens who want nothing more than the growth and prosperity that has started to take hold to continue. Right alongside them are nonprofit organizations that are working to better the city. Primary among those is the Ruth Mott […]
A private passion led to his life’s purpose. Delrico “Rico” Shine had an active history of recreation and sports, including baseball and wrestling. Hailing from Flint’s north end, he also boxed at the city’s legendary Berston Field House where he became acquainted with one of the sport’s future Olympic gold medalists. “I knew little […]
Pastor R. Sherman McCathern recalls a neighborhood that, in some ways, resembled “a desert.” When Joy Tabernacle Church opened its doors in North Flint’s Civic Park neighborhood nine years ago it faced the tall order of attracting worshipers into a largely desolate subdivision marked by vacant land and decay. What’s more, the congregation had a […]
Our cities and neighborhoods need more seed sewing. The spark of investment, financial or otherwise, is especially crucial in communities challenged by underemployment and lack of other growth opportunities. But who has the vision to help cultivate blocks of often cracked and worn concrete into fertile ground? Where the goal of sowing seed is transformation, […]