The Flint business is flourishing as a cutting edge provider of Italian, handcrafted, vintage-inspired glasses to 300 independent optometrists nationwide.
Thank Crystal Pepperdine for bringing coloring parties to breweries and art shows to grocery stores as part of her mission to build a community where creativity thrives.
Nancy DeKatch saw vintage shops popping up in bigger cities. She kept wondering why doesn't Flint have stores like that? Then, she thought: Why not open one herself?
At Flint City T-shirts, you'll find unique screen printing, hometown love, and a few unicorns.
“The idea here is to have items that you can’t find anywhere else, but also it's a place to have fun and get ready for the party,” says Mya Adkisson, owner of The Beauty Box.
Michelle Cardillo is a free spirit who loves Flint—with a special affinity for its architecture, history, entrepreneurs, inventors, and (especially) its underdogs.
Walethia Aquil makes sure that all Flint and Genesee County girls can have a “Cinderella experience” at prom through her nonprofit—aptly named My Dreams Do Come True.
Working to revitalize Flint through “collective, creative action" and giving artists of all mediums a stage for 15 years.
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