When he was just a boy he became a “grill man.” Decades later it’s still a family affair at Charlie’s Smokin’ BBQ, one of the most popular vendors at Flint Farmers’ Market. Owned by Weston and his wife, and operated with help from about a dozen relatives, Charlie’s has been “smokin’” for 13 years. A […]
Longevity is hard enough to come by in the restaurant business. Tastes change, and what was considered trendy in dining one year is cliché the next. Not to mention the stresses that go along with finding the right staff, weathering an economic recovery and, if you’re lucky enough to last longer than a few years, […]
Once upon a time not too long ago, two little girls had an idea to set up a lemonade stand. They set up a TV tray with a pitcher of homemade lemonade and snacks. People lined up to buy their tasty beverage and drank all they had to offer. The girls, who have been best […]
When it comes to preparing great dishes James Lewis has a way of taking recipes and making them his own, like his delectable lettuce wraps, which infuse the heartier flavors we all love with healthier ingredients that love us back. Lewis is part of the reason Flint has a plethora of new possibilities for dining. […]
Yevette McClain-Henley realized it was time to change her life when she woke up in the morgue at Hurley Hospital where she’d been pronounced dead on arrival, tagged and covered with a sheet. She doesn’t remember much about her near-death experience, but she knows she overdosed during an evening of smoking and snorting cocaine at […]
Marcus Bieth is a firm believer Flint is making a comeback. He’s seen it. The co-owner of Flint City T-Shirts was barely 16 when he started working at the shop screen printing garments. Back in 2003, few businesses were downtown and Saginaw Street was a lonely strip with that small shop, Paul’s Pipe Shop, the […]