You know you need to get out. We do, too. That’s why TheHUB Flint created the HUB City Guide. We’re making it easier for you to find the best cultural and entertainment happenings and nightlife in and around Flint. Need to know what’s up? Check out the guide. Friday, June 22 4 p.m. – 11 […]
We’re all going to leave this earth. That’s inevitable. The question we need to ask ourselves, says NorthGate President and Word of Life Christian Church Pastor George Wilkinson, is: How much of ourselves do we want to leave behind?” Despite his many personal and professional achievements, Wilkinson preaches that self-fulfillment cannot be achieved without purposeful […]
Investors wanted. That’s Roderick Miller’s mantra. The City of Flint’s incoming economic development director is assembling proof that Flint is more nimble, responsive and ready for development than many might think. The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has, for example, supported more than $296 million in new investment and government contracts in 2017, according […]
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 […]
There are promising signs of rising investment interest in Flint. There are fewer parking spaces and more open for business signs along Saginaw Street, the city’s downtown business corridor. The anticipated opening of Mott Community College’s $13 million Culinary Art Institute, the newly minted $31.4 million renovation of the Capitol Theatre and launch of the […]
There are real-world solutions right here in our community to some of the biggest public safety concerns in Flint. On June 2, three teams will compete in the Flint City Smart City Reverse Pitch Competition at Factory Two. They will vie for more than $30,000 in prizes and the opportunity to apply their concepts into […]
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 […]
Flint’s young entrepreneurs will be out in full force on Saturday, May 5 when they begin selling their services and products as part of the first-ever YQ Inc. Business Fair in the Flint Farmer’s Market. More than 40 young vendors in grades K through 12 will sell everything from cat toys and action figures to […]
Flint kids have talent. There is no question. You can take look at their work in the atrium of Diplomat, 4100 S. Saginaw St., where 1,500 pieces of student-created artwork are on display April 24-26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The event will also include live drumline performances, dance routines and more. […]
You can make it. That was a central theme of Flint’s recent GoGetHER Conference, which showcased the success stories of women like Naturalicious Hair Care Products Founder & CEO Gwen Jimmere. As an unemployed, single mother, Jimmere launched her national business with only $32 in assets and a desperate mandate to support her young son. […]