Step Up, Pick Up winners announced
Communities First, Inc., Keep Genesee County Beautiful, and Flint Neighborhoods United teamed up for a first annual citywide cleanup.
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Teaching unity and community using bikes, cardboard, and a little spray paint
A group of artists and neighborhood residents got together to help kids design creative bikes for a "silly parade" on November 7.
A collaboration between iconic Flint and Detroit brands will help provide clean water
Eight One Zero and DETROIT VS EVERYBODY are teaming up to create Flint-based apparel, with proceeds supporting Quartz Water Source.
UM-Flint Jazz Ensemble finds a creative way to showcase live music — and Flint — during pandemic
The University of Michigan-Flint Jazz Ensemble had to get creative to perform this semester, so they chose the Flint skyline as their backdrop.
Photo Gallery: Halloween 2020 in Flint
A look at some of the scenes from Halloween in Flint this year.
“Don’t let anyone tell you your vote doesn’t count”
Chia Morgan, a community activist and local organizer of Flint's #walkthevote parades, discusses Tuesday's election and the importance of voting.
I-475 is a relic of systemic racism, and if there’s a way to get rid of it, Flint should
I-475 has a past rooted in the displacement of Black Flint residents. If the city can get rid of a portion of it and restore its connection to neighborhoods near downtown, it should.
Vacant Carriage Town apartment complex to get new life
Communities First. Inc., held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for Georgia Manor Apartments, a building that has been vacant in the Carriage Town Neighborhood for nearly 20 years.
Meet Jada, Flint’s 5-year-old lip gloss entrepreneur
Being entrepreneurial runs in the family for Jada Wilburn, a 5-year-old business owner and daughter of two Flint fashion entrepreneurs.
Step Up Pick Up event the latest of many creative ways neighborhoods have been engaged this year
Communities First, Inc., Flint Neighborhoods United, and Keep Genesee County Beautiful are teaming up for a cleanup event this week.
