The Beats x BBQ Memorial Day Experience hits downtown Flint this weekend
he 3-day weekend will feature multiple events, including a networking mixer, brunch, a live comedy show, and a festival-style BBQ in Brush Park followed by an afterparty.
Downtown
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Transcending the limits of music with Flint creator Selah Zeus
"Music is what I use as a way to express emotions, to give experiences, and a safe place of growth."
Check out the views from Simmer, downtown Flint’s new rooftop bar
Simmer Rooftop Lounge, a new bar located in the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Flint, opened this month.
Mott Community College fine arts graduate has work featured in national exhibit
"Art is always something I’ve went to when I feel frustrated or anxious or sad."
Get to know Buckham Gallery’s first Writer in Residence
"I hope to transfer some perspectives that ultimately afford some freedom."
Environment at Factory Two helped a local maker design masks for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
"People are empowered to develop their own solutions, instead of just buying something online and hoping it works."
Flint family navigated giving birth and seeking out protections from COVID-19 during pandemic
"The Communication Access Center kind of took it into their hands to inform the Deaf community about vaccines becoming available for them and were able to host a clinic for that."
Flint Fury football team hoping to bring a championship to the city this summer
The Flint Fury have been a fixture in Flint since 2003. They're trying to bring a championship to the city this summer.
Live soccer returns to Flint as the Flint City Bucks open their season this weekend
The Flint City Bucks return to action -- and hope to bring another national championship to Flint this season.
Flint’s Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village is working to restore youth sports in the city
With support from community partners, the Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village envisions youth sports in Flint returning to the city's athletic peak.
