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.
Renovations are almost complete on the worship space that will emphasize the industrial, blue-collar history of Flint and the building itself — which previously was an auto garage as well as more recently Hoffman's Deli and the Carriage Town Antique Center.
The opening of the Claressa Shields Community Project will be officially announced on May 14 at Joy Tabernacle Church, one of several highlights of a Civic Park Centennial Celebration summer kick off.
In 2014, the park became the focus of an eco-park restoration initiative — which included removal of invasive species, creation of sight lines across Max Brandon Park, restoration of a natural wetland system, and infrastructure and landscape improvements.
Look for these entrepreneurs to develop creative solutions to language barriers, sweaty hands while gaming, mental illness support, finding a pet, and drinking enough water through the day.
The workshop and training is hosted by Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint, a group established last year. Flint resident Mona Munroe-Younis serves as executive director and one of seven board members.
Coming to downtown Flint’s Brush Park, Beats x BBQ will feature five local DJs performing throughout the day alongside some of Flint’s favorite eats as well as a car and bike show, dance performance, live painting by Charles Boike, skateboarding demonstration, and Flint fashion vendors.
The additional flight leaves Flint at 3:15 p.m. and arrives at O’Hare at 3:33 p.m. local time — a key time to make connections to other destinations out of the Midwest hub. American Airlines also will begin flying larger planes from Flint, which opens up the opportunity to fly first class on two of the flights.
A summer kickoff of the Civic Park Centennial Celebration is set for 2-6 p.m. May 14 at Joy Tabernacle Church. Current and former residents of Civic Park — as well as the community at large — are invited to join the festivities, which are part of the neighborhood’s year-long effort to honor and preserve its history.
Flintside will serve the Civic Park neighborhood with weekly storytelling, paid journalism fellowships and training for residents to tell their own stories in their own words, a community newsroom, photography and video.
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