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Congressman Kildee Announces $1.9 Million in Federal Funding
At a press conference held recently at Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint, Congressman Dan Kildee announced $1,905,421 to support a range of extracurricular programming in Genesee County for six Flint-based nonprofits. $1 Million in funding was awarded to the Sloan...
Blighted Structure Demolition to Begin in Earnest
The first of more than 2,000 homes and businesses targeted for demolition by the Genesee County Land Bank will start to come down by mid-April, marking the start of a massive tear-down plan fueled by more than $43 million in grants and American Rescue Plan Act...
The Power of “Positude”
We are powerful beings for good or evil. We think, we speak, we act, on words, February is done and gone. March comes in with the promise of spring, the days are definitely longer and warmer. The robins are flocking in droves, buds and blossoms are a riot of...
Beginnings
This paper continues to be a community paper…. remembering beginnings: Before there was a FLINT: Our Community, Our Voice, a back room of Neighborhood Engagement Hub (it was still Salem Housing then), sometime in 2010, 2011, a variety of folks busy in Flint-that...
New Century Chorale
Bringing our love of choral music to Flint and the surrounding communities. “Enriching lives, one song at a time.” New Century Chorale will be presenting “Enchanted Isles – The Music of Scotland and Ireland.” The concert will be Sunday March 12, 4 PM at St. Paul’s...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
On Sunday March 19 at 4 PM St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be presenting a program called “Portraits of a Man.” This is a piano concert by Tyler Kivel. Music will include Grande sonate: Les quatre âges (The Four Ages) by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The concert will...
Spring Break Fun!
Spring break is fast approaching and that means you’ll need some fun things to keep the kids occupied. Flint Public Library is the place to be! We’re offering special drop-in activities during the week of March 27, including a free movie on March 31. Check out...
March Calendar for the Flint Voter Outreach Center
League of Women Voters of Flint Area In the Flint Development Center 4121 Martin Luther King Ave. To register or get further information, call 810-766-9772 Avoiding Cons and Scams (Recognize the Tools and Tips that Can Be Used to Trick You.) Tuesday, March 7,...
City of Flint Receives $1M Grant for Development of St. John Street Neighborhood Memorial Park
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced recipients of its Michigan Spark Grants recently, awarding $1 million to the City of Flint for development of the St. John Street Neighborhood Memorial Park on Flint’s north side. This grant will support...
Top Spring Cleaning Tasks to Complete this Year
Does anyone set aside time for Spring Cleaning anymore? If you do, here are some tips… If you don’t, there’s always next year, right? Declutter and Minimize Household Inventory Wash Walls and Baseboards Wash Your Shower Curtains and Bath Mats Vacuum Furniture and...
UM-Flint Physician Assistant Students Help to Launch Free Narcan Vending Machine
UM-Flint students Emily Barrie (left), Lauren Allen and Zehra Alghazaly worked with the Genesee Community Health Center to install a Narcan vending machine in Flint. Naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdoses and is delivered via the Narcan nasal...
March Free Food Pantries
Monday, March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28 Every Nation Church (Riverside Tabernacle) – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, March 7,...
Shamrock Cookies (They’re GREEN!)
Prep Time: 25 minutes + chilling Bake Time: 10 minutes Makes 3 dozen Ingredients: 1 cup shortening 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt Green paste food coloring Green...
Block Club, Neighborhood Association and Crime Watch Meetings
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Ask Kia (For Sound Solutions)
Q: Kia, I am so saddened by the continuously increasing violence in our country. The senseless killing of innocent people breaks my heart. What can we, as ordinary citizens, do to make a difference in stopping, or at least reducing, the heartbreaking acts of...
Mayor Neeley Urges City Council to Move Forward on Public Safety Initiatives
As a result of loss of quorum when wards’ 1, 5, and 6 councilpersons departed last night's meeting, the Flint City Council failed to act on business integral to public safety inside the city of Flint. During the seven-hour meeting, City Council failed to act on a...
Kildee Announces $11 Million in New Federal Funding Supporting Affordable Health Care in Mid-Michigan
Congressman Dan Kildee) announced on February 24 new federal grants to provide high-quality, affordable health care to Michigan children, families and seniors. The $11,940,869 in federal grants, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will...