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Vehicle City Heritage coasters featuring Flint street names.

Flint pride: In your home, at your fingertips, under your glass

Daniel Conner founded Vehicle City Heritage less than a year ago—and he was quickly overwhelmed to see others flock to the memorabilia.   

Carma Lewis brings personality, joy and deep commitment to her work at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub on Martin Luther King Avenue in Flint.
Bringing good Carma to Flint

Meet Carma Lewis, a woman whose hard work, determination, and knack for problem-solving has made her a central figure in the Flint water crisis response efforts. 

George Grundy II  hosts weekly mentoring for black men at his Court Street business.
From water to wisdom: Former Flint distribution site develops into mentoring program

Man 2 Man bridges generations, provides resources, and lifts young black men to new opportunities.  

The City of Flint's Planning and Development office in 2016 handled 4,000 resident complains, 101 cleanups and 38 community groups.
Fighting blight in Flint

A glimpse inside the office handling 4,000 resident complaints, leading 101 cleanups and working with 38 community groups.

Parker Oosterhof, 12, (left); Lydia Minzey, 12; and Alex Wickham, 13, (right) work to program a robot for competition. The students are members of the Carman-Ainsworth Middle School robotics team traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the world roboti
Genesee County: Home to some of world’s best robot builders … and they are teens (and younger)

Everyone knows the Flint area's tradition for excellence in basketball, football, boxing; It's time to add robotics to that list.

University of Michigan students tour the Ferris Wheel Innovation Hub in downtown Flint as part of their research in the Social Impact Challenge
Looking for the next great innovation

UM-Flint hosts competition with cash prize for students to develop—and implement—plans to boost Flint entrepreneurship.

The Fanous family continues to invest in Flint—and is now rebuilding after a car plowed into their business. Shown here is Elias, who owns University Market, and his father George, who often works there.
Investing in Flint: A corner store and so much more

University Market is staying open and rebuilding after unlikely setback 

7 women heroes from Flint and Genesee County

Take a look at the newest inductees into Genesee Women's Hall of Fame 

6 facts about Flint and Genesee County’s economy that you should know (but probably don’t)

Job losses? Declining income? Plummeting home values? Think again.

Bryant Nolden, executive director of the Friends of Berston, stands outside the facility on North Saginaw Street in Flint.
The rise of Berston Field House

'Berston is the home of champions, a place that makes a difference in the community.'

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