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Reyna Hurand

Reyna Hurand

Reyna Hurand is a senior at Michigan State University studying professional writing. You can usually find her curled up with a good book, her two adorable dogs, and a hot cup of coffee. She is a graduate of Flushing High School and is a summer 2017 intern for Flintside. To learn more, you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @reynasblogxo.
 

Reyna Hurand's Latest Articles

Jason Trice opened his Bedrock Apparel storefront in August at the Capitol Theatre.
Bedrock Apparel gaining national attention while staying firmly rooted in Flint

Jason Trice's Bedrock brand is about more than selling clothes. It’s about Flint. It’s about strong roots. It’s about surviving and thriving.

Young Artistic Minds launches in the fall at Brownell STEM Academy in Flint.
Art classes are back at Flint elementary school—thanks to one creative UM-Flint student’s nonprofit

“If I can just be a small part of helping a few kids or a few schools, whatever it ends up being, then I feel that I have done something right,”

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan helps distribute the 1.2 million diapers to needy families. Shown here: A girl makes a donation during the annual Diaper Drive in May 2017.
Flint Diaper Bank ranks No. 1 in Michigan (see what we did there)

Working with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, The Flint Diaper Bank will distribute 1.2 million diapers this year—only slightly less than all other Michigan diaper banks combined.

While it maybe the most adorable reading program you’ll ever see, Tell-A-Tail also is effective. Flint Public Library will host additional Tell-A-Tail events July 8, 15, and 22.
Cuteness overload: Tell-A-Tail uses puppy love to encourage Flint kids to read

While it may be the most adorable reading program you’ll ever see, it also is effective. 

The Flint Institute of Arts exhibit "Self-Expressions" runs through July 30. It is the first exhibit developed by University of Michigan-Flint art history graduate students at the museum.
First-of-its-kind, student-curated exhibit at FIA features “Self-Expression”

“An exhibition, if done the right way, is supposed to be kind of a historical event. These works in this room will never be in this room together again.”

Flintside Launches #FlintFoundations

Look for #FlintFoundations on all our social media platforms. Join us in honoring Flint’s greats. Use #FlintFoundations to suggest who we should feature next.

A Central Michigan University researcher found marked improvement on a series of academic assessments among foster children who participated in Ennis Center for Children's program Fostering Creativity.
Research shows Flint arts program significantly boosts foster children’s academic scores

Fostering Creativity program at Ennis Center for Children has served 100 Flint kids—and now is being expanded to other locations.

Flint attorney Dean Yeotis opened Totem Books about a year and a half ago into a vacant former liquor store—tranforming it into a new home for weathered arts and symbol of neighborhood investment.
Totem Books in Flint—an independent bookstore where paper and vinyl classics thrive

It's a place that is as much about community as it is about the books of every genre, real vinyl records, unique art and collectables inside.

Nursing students at the University of Michigan-Flint pose in the state-of-the-art simulation lab. The nursing program will expand almost 50 percent in January.
UM-Flint School of Nursing grows almost 50 percent

The School of Nursing always has a waiting list—but starting in January the university will accept 176 undergraduate nursing students.  

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