A part of Kettering University's celebration of its 100th year, Founders' Week included a technology showcase and expo complete with go-karts, a 2020 Chevy Camaro, and displays of breakthrough technology.
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.”
The possible expansion to Buick City wouldn’t be the company’s first tie to Flint. Researchers in Kettering University’s Advanced Power Electronics Lab partnered with GenZe, a Mahindra-owned sustainable transportation company, to develop a prototype of an electric scooter in 2013.
The Flint City Bucks, with an 18-3-3 record, host the national championship match at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Atwood Stadium. The team’s speed and defensive relentlessness — combined with the Bucks' large and vocal crowd of supporters — will prove to be a tough combination for Reading United AC (Pennsylvania).
Specializing in come-from-behind victories and epic last-second shots, Flint City Bucks have won their way into the national semi-finals. See them shoot for a spot in the national championship against FC Golden State (Los Angeles) 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Atwood Stadium.
With a full slate of 28 performers on two stages in eight hours — including the Grammy-winning headliner T-Pain — Atwood Stadium is sold out for the first time in decades.
A new storefront for Carriage Town Bakery featuring Blueline Donuts is expected to open in 2021. Located just down from Carriage Town Ministries and behind The Local Grocer, the project revitalizes the long-empty former auto repair building at the University Avenue corner.
Free tickets to T-Pain's performance at Kettering's Centennial Fest are available at Atwood Stadium, Berston Field House, Flint Farmers' Market, and Kettering University. Limit four per household.
Kettering University will host its Centennial Celebration at the stadium on July 20 — and the goal is nothing short of again making history and selling out the city’s largest venue.
The Young Innovators Fair is basically an old-school science fair on steroids. Hosted by Kettering University, it featured 102 students in fourth through seventh grade from five local schools with inventions that ran the gamut from stroller skis to a conditioner brush and styrofoam dissolving liquid to paw pads for pets.
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