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Scott Atkinson

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Factory Two invites public to compete with ideas on public safety solutions
An illustration of the under-construction Hyatt Place in Mundy Township.
$16-million Hyatt Place coming to Mundy Township

Builders broke ground recently at the Hill Road exit on US-23 for the hotel that will have 106 guest rooms.

Vehicle City Tacos food truck sets up permanent home at Tenacity Brewing

Vehicle City Tacos is taking up residency at Tenacity Brewing, where it will serve up its signature, atypical tacos alongside Flint-brewed beer six days a week.  

Part of the “wilder stretch” of the Flint River, home to  bald eagles, osprey, herring, smallmouth bass, turtles, and walleye.
Middle and high school students from three counties studying Flint River quality
Even before GoodBoy Clothing became a reality, Oaklin Mixon always left me feeling that things were good—and getting better.
Believing and dreaming: The making of a Flint entrepreneur

Oaklin Mixon came to Flint as a teenager in the foster system and fell in love with the city at a time when it wasn’t easy to fall in love with.

The tees at Flint City T-shirts always have an air of familiarity and authenticity, like this one featuring a traditional arrowhead.
Are you a Flintoid or a Flintstone?

It is the great debate—unless of course you prefer Flintite or Flintonian.

Scott Atkinson: Highlighting the resilience and weirdness that make us Flint

Beyond the headlines the rest of the world sees, we know there’s an entire world right here and that it deserves to be celebrated. I hope that’s what I did with “Happy Anyway” and what I hope to do now with Flintside.

Sandra Brewer on the set of the original Broadway production of "Pippin," in 1972.
Remembering Sandra Brewer: A Kamikaze in Three Acts

Broadway, potato festival—it didn’t matter. Famed local choreographer and dancer Sandra Brewer taught that people deserved to be entertained, and entertainers deserved a chance to give their best performance. Always.

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