Among all the activity was one special event this year: The single largest volunteer effort on MLK Day we've ever seen. The United Way of Genesee County gathered 550 volunteers at the Dort Federal Event Center to help pack 120,000 meals donated to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and local food pantries.
Tammie Mathis serves up 65 varieties of salads at Tee's Plentiful Salads in the Flint Farmers' Market — challenging customers to think differently about greens in a bowl.
Kettering students built a water filtration system for the garden powered with solar panels and connected to gutters that collect rain water and drains into a 700 gallon cistern, where it is also purified before being fed to the crops grown by Asbury Community Center.
Pastory Tommy’s vision is expansive, including Asbury Farms — a commercial farming operation with eight completed hoophouses and five under construction (with a goal for 40 to 50), a cafe, and a health and wellness center.
Internationally acclaimed artists Nomad Clan contributed to the murals now adorning the sides of Totem Books, one of many public projects popping up throughout Flint.
Flint CrossFit opened in August on University Avenue, a homecoming for owner Jake Saldana who had long wanted to invest in his hometown.
Owner Keysa Smith is a Flint native whose heart is filled with passion and determination. She is serving up her popular Chicken Alfredo potato and a whole lot of inspiration.
Well of Hope gave a washer and dryer set to Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary School. Parents can sign up for times to do their laundry and spend time with their children.
LaTashia M. Perry's writings have expanded into a six-book series that also includes “Skin Like Mine,” “Imagination Like Mine,” “Dreams Like Mine,” Hair Like Mine coloring book and a new release. “Baby Like Mine” came out on on Thanksgiving day.
With an interest-free loan from a Habitat for Humanity program, the two friends and UM-Flint alumni opened Great Escape Games — a gaming enthusiasts' playground — on West Court Street in October.
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