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In The News Map of 100 murals

Here's a map to all 100 of the murals transforming Flint neighborhoods


In The News Local muralist Charlie Boike painting a mural of Claressa Shields on the side of Julie's Pawn shop on 2820 South Saginaw for Flint's Free City Mural Festival on Saturday, October 12.

Flint's 22-mural grand finale 'is history in the making'


In The News William S. White receiving the first-ever Philanthropy Compass Prize from the European Foundation Centre in 2009. Photo by Andreas Franke.

Thank you, Bill White. For everything.


In The News "Isn't she beautiful?" says Linn Aikens, who led efforts to cleanup Civic Park's Hidden Park — and thanks to some help, succeeded in a single summer.

Help pours in for woman cleaning up Flint's Hidden Park


Feature Story The Hilton Garden Inn project in Flint is renovating the former Genesee County Savings Bank Building. Built in 1920, it had sat vacant for years.

New hotel in downtown Flint symbolizes city's comeback


In The News The former lobby area of Genesee County Savings Bank will be transformed into an Italian restaurant that features all of its historic grandeur.

Downtown Flint hotel to feature Italian restaurant, rooftop bar


In The News South African delegates and UM-Flint professor Otrude Moyo  visit Convoy of Hope Saturday as part of their study of Ubuntu in Flint.

South African academics visit Flint to see Ubuntu at work here


In The News The Stockton House is one of several locations included in 'Haunted Flint.'

Local authors explore Flint's cryptic past in 'Haunted Flint'


In The News 'Under the Radar' host Tom Daldin visits with Ruth Mott Foundation President Raquel Thueme at Applewood.

'Under the Radar' television show features 3 Flint destinations


Feature Story This home sits among fields along Forest Hill Avenue and Rankin Street, in the heart of the Civic Park neighborhood.

The ruralization of Flint's Civic Park neighborhood


In The News Members of the Flintside Journalism Fellowship for the Civic Park neighborhood include (left to right) Anna Mansfield, Derrick Poe, Cornelius Jones, Camelia Pano.

Flintside launches journalism fellowship