Our readers asked for it, so here it is: A slideshow video featuring Flint's new murals. We hope you like the video … but even more so, we hope you go see these massive art installations for yourself. Nothing beats seeing a four-story painting in real life.
The farm will stretch along Lawndale and Forest Hill avenues near the old Civic Park Elementary School — and include both a vegetable garden and a fruit orchard.
Claressa Shields on Saturday will fight to become the fastest boxer — male or female — to win three world titles in three different divisions. On Sunday, she will be at Joy Tabernacle Church, which is hosting a community reception for Shields immediately following its 11:30 a.m. services.
"Isn't she beautiful?" says Linn Aikins, who led efforts to clean up Civic Park's Hidden Park — and thanks to some help, succeeded in a single summer.
The South African delegation is being hosted by UM-Flint professor Otrude Moyo to see the similarities and differences of our communities — and ultimately to see their home philosophy of Ubuntu put into practice more than 8,000 miles away in Civic Park neighborhood.
When you enter Civic Park — now, you know it. There are bold signs at the entrances to the neighborhood, flags on poles along Dayton Avenue, and a mural that specifically highlights the centennial.
Free groceries, health and dental screenings, haircuts, family portraits, job resources, veteran services, shoes, and a kids’ zone will fill Bassett Park during Convoy of Hope's third annual visit to Flint. The massive resource fair and family-fun event is set for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21.
Civic Park residents are in the midst of a six to eight month process with City of Flint planners to identify their neighborhood priorities and create an action plan for moving forward. It is one of 15 neighborhood collaborations conducted so far as part of the implementation process of the city's master plan.
Flintside Journalism Fellow Anna Mansfield tells the story of Taylor Jameson — a Flint attorney who is now heading a unique program that brings all of Legal Services of Eastern Michigan’s services directly to people in neighborhoods.
Ubuntu Village is a revitalization effort within Flint's Civic Park neighborhood inspired by the African proverb and philosophy often translated as “I am because we are.”
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