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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sign up for the 2019 summer camp is set for 2-4 p.m. May 25 at Joy Tabernacle Church, 2505 N. Chevrolet Avenue. The open house also will include a tour of the facilities as well as an opportunity to meet Shields in person.
Civic Park is Flint’s engine, a neighborhood that is home to many who are at the core of efforts to transform, shape and better the entire city as well as their own few blocks of it.
Residents, community partners, and volunteers came together on Dayton Street in the Civic Park Centennial Pavilion on Tuesday for the Centennial Summer Kickoff Celebration with nostalgia, hopes, and anticipation of budding changes for Civic Park.
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