El Mes de la Historia de la Mujer es una celebración anual de las contribuciones y logros de las mujeres a lo largo de la historia. En Flint y el Condado de Genesee, Michigan, un grupo de mujeres Latinx se reunieron para celebrar este importante mes de una manera...
What would March be like (Yes, I know this is the April edition) without a story about hoops? (Stay with me here…) But I’m not talking about basketball. I’m talking about hoop houses! You’ve seen them all over town. Perhaps a neighbor has one and you thought how...
April showers bring spring flowers. Gratitude that the worst of winter is over and done. Thankfultude that the promise of Spring is being displayed in a riot of colors and smells. The days are longer, but so is our “to do” list. Our future is filled with Hopetude,...
The water crisis and the pandemic have changed so many things in life, but if your child is enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the program for children from birth to their 5th birthday, the monthly arrival of a book in the mailbox is one thing Flint...
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with LISC, operates the LISC Financial Opportunity Center (FOC), where Genesee County residents can receive financial coaching free of charge. Heston and Celeste discovered the FOC while attending a Show Me the...
Holmes STEM Academy is going to be having a series of spring events happening April 22nd, 23rd and 24th. April 22nd and April 23rd will be dedicated to renovating the school's community garden and courtyard spaces to be used as outdoor classrooms. For those two...
Last year at this time the Community Foundation of Greater Flint graced us with a grant to help with this newspaper. Then Covid 19 hit and it became necessary to amend the grant request because, suddenly, many of our distribution points were closed and many remain...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
Full disclosure: I am not a Flint native. But, I have come to adopt Flint as my second home town. Maybe more correctly, Flint adopted me. I arrived in Flint for keeps on December 18, 1978 when I started the first day of my 21 years at WJRT-TV. I had finished up a...
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has granted $208,579 to the Genesee Conservation District (GCD) for the removal of more than 330 dead and dangerous trees throughout the city of Flint. The targeted trees are referred to as street trees, which are city-owned...
By March 22, 2021, all areas of the state may, as vaccine supplies are available, implement vaccination of people who are aged 50 and up (part of Phase 2), as well as vaccination of people aged 16 and up who have disabilities and/or medical conditions, as well as...
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. The policy is finalized and FEMA is now...
It’s a common adage, numbers tell the story. Numbers are NOT biased or prejudiced, they just talk. And our radar sign, that was operating in covert mode when drivers passed by, was talking loudly to our data-collection cloud in the sky, collecting our traffic...
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...
Q. Kia how can I tell my best friend that her boyfriend is cheating on her? I saw him with another girl, and I’m really upset that he is not being up front and honest with my friend. A. I suggest you examine yourself and your motives for wanting to tell your friend...
