Field trips to the Flint Cultural Center have opened up uncountable young minds in Flint and Genesee County. They gazed at the stars and dreamed of discovering far-off plants at the Longway Planetarium, discovered a love of art at the Flint Institute of Arts, learned about acting at the Flint Youth Theatre and dreamed of […]
Come 2019, Flint will have a new free charter school. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Flint Cultural Center Academy took place June 26 on the vacant land behind Sloan Museum and Flint Institute of Music. Projected to open in fall of 2019, the Flint Cultural Center Academy is a free charter school beginning with […]
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 […]
When Andy Watchorn went looking for a house in Flint he chose a place within walking distance of the Longway Planetarium and the Flint Institute of Music, so he could enjoy his favorite pastimes without charging up his Chevy Volt for an expedition. “I’ve lived in Austin, Texas, Chicago, Ill. and other places and I like […]