Well before Sheldon T. Banks became successful he promised himself one thing: He would never turn his back on Flint. And he has been true to his word. In fact, the Flint native is extending his footprint in the city through the expansion of one of his businesses, Serenity Funeral Chapel. For those who know […]
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 […]
On Carrie Edwards’ first day as a firefighter for the City of Flint, she almost quit. Edwards was assigned to body removal, a task as visceral as it sounds: Transporting the bodies ofthose who hadlost their life in a fireto the hospital. One of the first calls of the day tookherto the home of a […]
It’s eye candy for a cause. The Society of Firefighters has resumed a philanthropic tradition in Flint this year, publishing its first calendar in seven years. Featuring real city firemen as 12-month models, the item is a fundraiser for the annual Davis-Dixon Scholarship Fund, named after Flint’s first black firefighter, Joe Davis, and its first […]