ArtPlace America taps north Flint as finalist for elite $200,000 grant
The North Flint Revitalization Initiative is among the top 7 percent of grant applications nationwide to be named a finalist for the major placemaking award.
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Hope and community grow from garden vandalism
Flintside contributor Bruce Edwards shares a personal story of seeing his garden destroyed and joy restored by neighbors he didn't know who live in neighborhoods he'd never heard of.
Flint recording studio exec: ‘I cannot predict the future, but I suspect it will be magnificent’
Soul Foundry is the brainchild of Ashley Peacock—a Flint native, music maker and dream recorder.
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.
Eyeing Flint expats, Flint Homecoming planned to show off investment opportunities
The goal is to bring together 100 potential investors who are Flint expats or friends of Flint to show them why it makes sense to build their business and put their dollars here.
This is what Martin Luther King Avenue deserves
Blight comes down and a peace garden takes root on Flint's northside.
$30,000 in prize money for small businesses, startups up for grabs
Local and regional prizes will be awarded in seven area counties. The competition targets the logistics, technology, professional services, advanced manufacturing, and craft agriculture and beverages industries.
YouthQuest lands $100,000 grant to expand outreach to middle schoolers
The after-school and summer program was chosen out of 450 applications nationwide for the “Aim High” grant from the New York Life Foundation.
Flint schools sports teams are now the Jaguars
The newly unified, citywide Flint high school sports teams will kick off their inaugural season this fall wearing teal and black.
Latina’s, a food family, for Flint families
“Our slogan is: 'Every topping in every bite,'” says owner Brigitte Hawley. “They’re loaded. It doesn’t matter if you’re getting a pie or six-sided pizza, they’re going to come loaded.”
Hope and community grow from garden vandalism
Flintside contributor Bruce Edwards shares a personal story of seeing his garden destroyed and joy restored by neighbors he didn't know who live in neighborhoods he'd never heard of.
Flint recording studio exec: ‘I cannot predict the future, but I suspect it will be magnificent’
Soul Foundry is the brainchild of Ashley Peacock—a Flint native, music maker and dream recorder.
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.
Eyeing Flint expats, Flint Homecoming planned to show off investment opportunities
The goal is to bring together 100 potential investors who are Flint expats or friends of Flint to show them why it makes sense to build their business and put their dollars here.
This is what Martin Luther King Avenue deserves
Blight comes down and a peace garden takes root on Flint's northside.
$30,000 in prize money for small businesses, startups up for grabs
Local and regional prizes will be awarded in seven area counties. The competition targets the logistics, technology, professional services, advanced manufacturing, and craft agriculture and beverages industries.
YouthQuest lands $100,000 grant to expand outreach to middle schoolers
The after-school and summer program was chosen out of 450 applications nationwide for the “Aim High” grant from the New York Life Foundation.
Flint schools sports teams are now the Jaguars
The newly unified, citywide Flint high school sports teams will kick off their inaugural season this fall wearing teal and black.
Latina’s, a food family, for Flint families
“Our slogan is: 'Every topping in every bite,'” says owner Brigitte Hawley. “They’re loaded. It doesn’t matter if you’re getting a pie or six-sided pizza, they’re going to come loaded.”
