Studio on the Go to teach Flint kids about music production
The first session starts for Studio on the Go at the Bryan Leach Studio inside V2xV. Registration is still available.
Civic Park
Flintside office opens in Civic Park
Flintside has opened an office inside Joy Tabernacle Church, 2505 N. Chevrolet Ave. in Flint, and we are hosting weekly open office hours 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. You can often find Flintside staff working there at other times, but these hours will be specifically set aside to sit, visit, listen, and learn.
A seed of hope: Shirlet Earnest builds community garden in Flint’s Civic Park
Fond memories of her childhood in Civic Park motivated Shirlet Earnest to found My Community Resource House and Garden in 2016 as a place to grow vegetables and focus on overall well being.
Music Mogul Bryan Leach pledges to help build music industry in Flint
Bryan Leach is CEO of Polo Grounds and is credited with discovering stars including Lil Jon, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Yo Gotti, and Pitbull. The recording studio at V2xV inside Joy Tabernacle Church was named in his honor during its grand opening Saturday, June 8.
Anna Mansfield joins Flintside team as On the Ground engagement manager
As engagement manager, Anna Mansfield said she is excited to meet residents throughout the Civic Park neighborhood, hear their issues and ideas, and further connect them to a project that prioritizes their stories.
What stories need to be told about Flint’s Civic Park neighborhood?
Civic Park is the first neighborhood selected for a six-month intensive journalism project called On the Ground. A part of Flintside, this program is designed to serve as a launching pad for bringing more attention to Flint’s neighborhoods.
Flint’s neighborhood liaison Carma Lewis takes new job in congressional office
As a Civic Park resident and president of Flint Neighborhoods United, many know Lewis simply for her ability to streamline public health information online and off—a crucial service during the height of Flint’s water crisis when she served as Outreach Coordinator for the Flint Action Coordination Team.
Music mogul Bryan Leach partners with Flint church to open recording studio
The V2xV Grand Opening and Talent Showcase is set for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Joy Tabernacle Church. V2xV is home to the Bryan Leach Recording Studio — and the Polo Grounds Music CEO will be on hand to hear from local up-and-coming artists.
One woman’s fight to save Flint’s hidden park
Known for its tall trees and wide spaces, it always has been the perfect place for wild imaginations — at least for the few who know how to find it. Long neglected, Linn Aikins is on a mission to unearth this hidden community gem.
See Inez Taylor’s unwavering, awe-inspiring commitment to Flint’s historic Civic Park neighborhood
For Inez Taylor, the Civic Park neighborhood was love at first sight. Now 81 years old, she mows her lawn and her neighbor’s and the neighbor’s across the street — simply because she cares.
