There’s a rule about success. If it works, repeat it. And, that’s exactly what Flint Handmade founder Crystal Pepperdine is doing with the 12th Annual Spring Craft Market Saturday, April 27th – repeating success. “We were so excited about the momentum around our post Thanksgiving Small Business Saturday event last year that we decided to host […]
Thirty-eight-year-old Latashia Perry had a doll when she was 1, but she has a relationship with dolls now that she never had before. Perry recalls having a doll made of cloth with yellow and white hair. “My sister and I would put t-shirts on our hair so we could pretend like we had long, straight […]
Fifty to 100 people walk into the doors of Totem Books daily. Most of the thousands of bookstore visitors who have entered the cultural oasis since it opened three years ago in November have returned, says manager Tyler Bailey. “Inventory-wise we stock and store everything from Flint authors to fairy tales, to Faulkner,” Bailey says. […]
Flint’s scenery just got an international touch. Through the graffiti art of world-renown muralists, various locations around the city will receive eye-catching makeovers in the coming days. One site adding to the community’s visual appeal is a downtown-area cultural attraction. Located at 620 West Court St., Totem Books is now the proud canvas of Brazil’s Binho […]
At Flint Handmade you can express your creativity by tearing up old books to create art. “Creativity is one of the aspects of life that gets into our humanity … there is something about working with your hands and creating something new and beautiful in the world,” says founder of Flint Handmade, Crystal Pepperdine. Begun […]
Vinyl records have seen a consistent rise in popularity as once again everything old is new again. Last year vinyl album sales hit another Nielsen Music-era record high as14.32 million were sold. That’s up 9 percent from 2016. Flint’s record stores are feeling pretty good about the growth. While two local music shops have emerged […]
Food lovers are finding more and more great places to eat in Flint. You can sample many of them during Flint Restaurant Week May 15-19. Foodies can enjoy the fare at 20 restaurants that will showcase the flavors of Flint in a special, limited-time menu. There will be everything from fine dining cuisine in a […]
Literacy became a cause worth celebrating at a recent Totem Books event, complete with food, music, and dancing. As part of festivities in conjunction with National Independent Bookstore Day on April 28, the Hispanic Technology & Community Center hosted “Celebrando Dia del Niño y Dia del Libro” at the downtown Flint bookstore. Combining the Latino […]
Celebrando dia del Nino y Libro, a celebration of children’s well-being and their love of books, happens Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Totem Books in downtown Flint. Come and enjoy music, dancers, bilingual stories, performers and snacks and take in the cultural art. El Ballet Folkorico will perform a series […]