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Edible Flint creating buzz at Farmers’ Market
By Kelsey Ronan
July, 27 2010
Edible Flint's stall at the Farmers' Market is a buzz of activity. Growers stand behind their crops, eager to talk about what they're selling and offer samples. Recipe cards sit in stacks on the...
Village life: Take some Bach for pain
By Jan Worth Nelson
July, 27 2010
I'm perched on the edge of the examination table, the white paper crinkling beneath me. It's a Saturday morning and I'm at the urgent care clinic because of a pain in the gut that kept me up most...
Opinion: Public pension issue
By Jack Minore
July, 29 2010
There has been much discussion in the news recently about public pensions — most of it growing out of the California town with the $800,000 city manager and part-time council members at nearly...
Election discussed at Eastside Business Association
By Kelsey Ronan
July, 28 2010
The Eastside Business Association July 28 discussed the Aug. 3 elections.
Chairman Mike Tobias introduced four speakers who talked about the upcoming elections.
Damika Pace-Byrd, an attorney...
Chairman Mike Tobias introduced four speakers who talked about the upcoming elections.
Damika Pace-Byrd, an attorney...
East Court group discusses crime watch, tax abatement, election
By Kelsey Ronan
July, 25 2010
The College Cultural Neighborhood Association July 22 discussed the neighborhood crime watch and the Aug. 3 election.
Mike Herriman, chairman of the neighborhood watch committee, said house signs...
Mike Herriman, chairman of the neighborhood watch committee, said house signs...
Opinion: Short preview of August primary
By Paul Rozycki
July, 28 2010
There are two reasons why making any meaningful predictions for the Michigan primary is difficult. This year there is a third reason.
First, we usually have a very low turnout, about 20 percent or...
First, we usually have a very low turnout, about 20 percent or...
Opinion: Library needs millage
By Jim Richardson
July, 27 2010
The Flint Public Library board has placed a millage proposal on the ballot for the Aug. 3 primary asking Flint voters for 1.4 mills. The 1.4 mills represent a .9 renewal plus a new .5 mills.
The...
The...
Potter-Longway group discusses Land Bank properties
By Kelsey Ronan
July, 23 2010
The Potter-Longway Neighborhood Association discussed Neighborhood Stabilization Program II (NSP) funds, vacant properties and crime July 19.
Doug Weiland, Genesee County Land Bank executive...
Doug Weiland, Genesee County Land Bank executive...
Opinion: Placement of political signs
By Jack Minore
July, 17 2010
I've been on both sides of the political sign issue. As a long-time office holder and candidate, I've been responsible for the placement of many of my own political signs. And, as a councilperson...
Events, meetings, exhibits planned July 2010
By Administrator
July, 16 2010
Continuing
Sloan Museum Exhibit. "From Here to There," various modes of transportation; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; through Sept. 5; $6 (237-3450)(web). Planetarium Shows. "Solar System...
Sloan Museum Exhibit. "From Here to There," various modes of transportation; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; through Sept. 5; $6 (237-3450)(web). Planetarium Shows. "Solar System...
Unclassified ads July 2010
By Administrator
July, 16 2010
Apartment/Office/Studio for Lease. A unique and large (1,200 sq. ft.) one-story space for a two-bedroom apartment/office/studio on East Second Street in historic East Village, within three blocks...
Opinion: Why primary election is primary
By Paul Rozycki
July, 11 2010
Like the dandelions of spring, the heat of summer brings political yard signs announcing the primary election on Aug. 3.
Primary elections, where voters could choose the nominees of their parties...
Primary elections, where voters could choose the nominees of their parties...
Opinion: Candidate must have been smoking funny stuff
By Jack Minore
July, 09 2010
It has become increasingly popular — among the general public and political candidates alike — to talk about cutting government, reducing taxes and making government smaller. As a result of...
Mayor Walling talks about the new police foot patrol
By Kelsey Ronan
July, 03 2010
The city announced a $1,150,000 grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation to initiate the 21st Century Community Policing effort in March.
However, the March 10 start date on the grant has long passed...
However, the March 10 start date on the grant has long passed...
Beard Street adult care facility still in limbo
By Kelsey Ronan
June, 26 2010
The Department of Human Services (DHS) held a hearing in mid-May that was supposed to decide the fate of the adult foster care facility at 1325 Beard St. Instead, the judge has asked for...
Poetry: Where the Wild Things Iz
By Nic Custer
July, 07 2010
Cloud the house with aerosol fumes and
pay your decorator with another beer.
The hangover is fading and a new Flint
is hazy.We are the pioneers, brownfield this frontier
so we can't repeat the...
pay your decorator with another beer.
The hangover is fading and a new Flint
is hazy.We are the pioneers, brownfield this frontier
so we can't repeat the...
Village life: It's about fear of crime
By Jan Worth-Nelson
June, 26 2010
This month, this column gave me fits.
I usually sit down and write glibly about attics, or my fourth-grade permanent that went wrong, or backyards — things that might bring a smile and wouldn't...
I usually sit down and write glibly about attics, or my fourth-grade permanent that went wrong, or backyards — things that might bring a smile and wouldn't...
Group approves plans for government building
By Steve L. Onore
July, 03 2010
The Flint Planning Commission June 8 approved site plans for a building for the Michigan Department of Human Services at the south end of Hallwood Plaza behind Citizens Bank on Clio...
Commission approves market rezoning, outdoor seating
By Steve L. Onore
July, 03 2010
The Flint Planning Commission June 22 recommended the Flint City Council rezone land for a meat market at 2850 E. Court St., and granted a special land use permit for a market on M.L. King...
Poetry: Chinese bell for the summer solstice
By Jan Worth-Nelson
June, 28 2010
1.
Long ago, when he was maybe 50,
my father took a solitary walkabout
by Greyhound bus, across the West,
across the Golden Gate, chasing something
he had missed. From a fish shack
on the wharf he...
Long ago, when he was maybe 50,
my father took a solitary walkabout
by Greyhound bus, across the West,
across the Golden Gate, chasing something
he had missed. From a fish shack
on the wharf he...
Potter watch group discusses crime, abandoned houses
By Kate Cole
June, 26 2010
The Potter Longway Neighborhood Association June 21 discussed crime, abandoned houses and Longway Park.
John Bednarski, co-founder of the group, summed up the group's goals.
"We've changed our...
John Bednarski, co-founder of the group, summed up the group's goals.
"We've changed our...
Poetry: A cherry tree is dying in our yard
By Grayce Scholt
June, 23 2010
Under an ancient cherry tree,
(or ancient as a cherry tree can be)
I sit in silent wonder at the sight —
most limbs are gnarled, dead,
the rest so rife with scales they look like fish;
I see...
(or ancient as a cherry tree can be)
I sit in silent wonder at the sight —
most limbs are gnarled, dead,
the rest so rife with scales they look like fish;
I see...
Poetry: Cryonics and other immortalities
By Grayce Scholt
June, 23 2010
Twenty-five earthworms
in March moonlight
are strung between black
snowbanks by a curb.
A dog comes barking,
barking. Summoned,
his man plucks
the squirming strings
and drops them in a pail
and...
in March moonlight
are strung between black
snowbanks by a curb.
A dog comes barking,
barking. Summoned,
his man plucks
the squirming strings
and drops them in a pail
and...
Common sense — lost concept with today’s drivers
By Jack Minore
June, 19 2010
I am not a prudish driver. I tend to think of city speed limits as "speed limit, plus five, equals actual speed limit." On the highway I tend to set my cruise control at 79 mph (except that I...
Central Park group discusses city updates, library millage
By Alan Matthews
June, 16 2010
The Central Park Neighborhood Association June 10 discussed city council updates, a Flint Public Library millage request, a trash abatement program, the Investor's Committee, Sen. Deb Cherry's run...
New group fights crime, blight
By Kate Cole
June, 15 2010
Can ordinary residents make a difference in their neighborhood? John Bednarski and Rob Gill think they can.
That's why they're working to revitalize their neighborhood association with a new name...
That's why they're working to revitalize their neighborhood association with a new name...
HDC reviews plans for Land Bank properties
By Kelsey Ronan
June, 05 2010
The Historic District Commission June 3 reviewed plans for Land Bank properties slated to receive NSP 1 funds.
A representative of the Genesee County Land Bank presented plans for 518 Mason St....
A representative of the Genesee County Land Bank presented plans for 518 Mason St....
Commission approves rezoning, outdoor dining requests
By Steve L . Onore
June, 05 2010
The Flint Planning Commission May 11 recommended the Flint City Council rezone four lots for funeral home parking on Glenn Avenue and granted a land use permit for outdoor dining...
Hoffman’s Deli gets outdoor dining
By Steve L. Onore
June, 05 2010
The Flint Zoning Board of Appeals approved a temporary use permit for outdoor dining for Hoffman's Deco Deli and Cafe, 503 Garland St.
Owner Nicholas Hoffman said the outdoor dining will be during...
Owner Nicholas Hoffman said the outdoor dining will be during...
Mott Park residents discuss, golf course, crime watch, revitalization plan
By Kate Cole
June, 05 2010
About 70 people at the Mott Park Neighborhood Association meeting June 3 discussed Mott Park Golf Course, the crime watch and a neighborhood revitalization plan.
"We're making a difference in our...
"We're making a difference in our...
Folk Music Society promotes unique music
By Alan Matthews
June, 05 2010
For almost 12 years, the primary goal of the Flint Folk Music Society has been to expose residents to a brand of music they might never hear.
"This kind of music wasn't available in the Flint...
"This kind of music wasn't available in the Flint...
Eastside business group holds open forum June 2
By Kate Cole
June, 02 2010
The Eastside Business Association meeting June 2 focused on the city of Flint's proposed budget for 2010-2011 and other challenges the city faces in the wake of a declining population.
While the...
While the...
Pierce Park Golf Course use rejected by MCC
By Kate Cole
June, 02 2010
Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut presented MCC board a plan to save Pierce Park Golf Course May 24 which would provide the college and its students a wide range of...
Opinion: Five attend Flint budget hearings
By Paul Rozycki
June, 01 2010
"Showing up is 80 percent of success." —Woody Allen.
Woody Allen isn't quoted much these days, but I was reminded of this line when I read the Flint Journal headline last Sunday about the Flint...
Woody Allen isn't quoted much these days, but I was reminded of this line when I read the Flint Journal headline last Sunday about the Flint...
Village life: She has passion for city chickens
By Jan Worth-Nelson
May, 28 2010
Erin Caudell has a yellow house in Carriage Town, a big dog named Daisy, a blue pickup truck, 1,100 Facebook friends and a passion for urban chickens.
And when we set off in the truck recently for...
And when we set off in the truck recently for...
Poetry (Read at Ink Takes a Village night)
By Nic Custer
May, 27 2010
Withdrawing from sleep
Withdrawing from sleep
tired legs carry us junkies
in ragged pajamas and baggy eyes
through the pillowed streets
back home to the
Sandman's shooting gallery.
A house...
Withdrawing from sleep
tired legs carry us junkies
in ragged pajamas and baggy eyes
through the pillowed streets
back home to the
Sandman's shooting gallery.
A house...
Opinion: Public employees are under siege
By Jack Minore
May, 27 2010
There is an assault on public employees that is on-going and unwarranted.
A recent letter to the editor in the Flint Journal suggested that one way to bring down the federal deficit is to just cut...
A recent letter to the editor in the Flint Journal suggested that one way to bring down the federal deficit is to just cut...
Different kind of sport gains local following
By Kate Cole
May, 27 2010
Geocaching, a family friendly outdoor game, combines technology with exploration and thanks to the ubiquitous GPS, players number over 1,100 in Michigan, according to Michael Spence.
"It's a...
"It's a...
College Cultural discusses crime, trash, golf course
By Kelsey Ronan
May, 25 2010
The College Cultural Neighborhood Association May 20 discussed crime, trash collection and the Pierce Park Golf Course.
Police Chief Alvern Lock talked about concerns that recent cuts in police...
Police Chief Alvern Lock talked about concerns that recent cuts in police...
Group rallies for public safety, mayor calls for cease-fire
By Kate Cole
May, 25 2010
Citizens for a Safer Flint demonstrated at City Hall May 24 calling for increased police protection before the Flint City Council meeting.
Organizer David Davenport said, "Our lives are on the...
Organizer David Davenport said, "Our lives are on the...
Essay: Hidden places (Read at Ink Takes a Village night)
By Alan Matthews
May, 24 2010
Lately my job has put me in a lot of hidden places. I run computer cables both in construction and renovation projects. Cabling, be it copper or fiber optic, backbone or horizontal, goes through...
Mott Park group rallies to preserve golf course
By Kate Cole
May, 21 2010
The Mott Park Neighborhood Association May 20 held a rally at Mott Park Golf Course to support their neighborhood, park and golf course.
A group of more than 100 people listened as Councilman...
A group of more than 100 people listened as Councilman...
City affairs, adopt-a-park, crime prevention discussed
By Alan Matthews
May, 20 2010
The Central Park Neighborhood Association May 13 heard from Councilman Dale Weighill, Sgt. Lloyd Nicholson of the Mott Police Department, the Flint Parks and Recreation Department director and a...
Village life: Being smart has price
By Jan Worth-Nelson
October, 11 2008
I loved sixth grade.
My teacher, Howard Linz, was the first male teacher I'd ever had, and he was charming — a robust, charismatic character with horn-rimmed glasses. He looked a lot like Clark...
My teacher, Howard Linz, was the first male teacher I'd ever had, and he was charming — a robust, charismatic character with horn-rimmed glasses. He looked a lot like Clark...
Group hears from MCC police
By Kate Cole
May, 20 2010
Tammy Parillo, MCC police public safety department emergency responder coordinator, was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting May 18. Parillo, a retired Genesee County...
East Court group gets volunteers for neighborhood watch
By Kate Cole
May, 14 2010
A second special meeting of the College Cultural Neighborhood Association Crime Watch Committee May 13 resulted in 14 people volunteering to help organize a crime watch. The group will meet two...
Opinion: We need your help to save the Mott Park Golf Course
By Susan Burhans
May, 13 2010
As many of you may already know, it appears that the city is planning on reopening Kearsley Golf Course. The course has been mowed within the last day or so and we are excited for that area.
That...
That...
Human Services, Beard Street facility discussed at meeting
By Kelsey Ronan
May, 11 2010
A panel of government officials answered questions about the Human Services Department (DHS) and the adult foster care facility on Beard Street at a town hall meeting held by state Sen. John...
Music man addresses business group
By Kate Cole
May, 05 2010
Musician, craftsman and Flint business owner Mark Schwartz was the featured speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting May 5. The owner of Mark Schwartz Violins, 910 N. Vernon Ave., he...
Essay: Forty years later with two Old Testament dudes
By Jan Worth-Nelson
May, 04 2010
The earbuds are locked in and I've got old Neil Young cranked up loud. It's one of those weird mornings at the harbor where the fog still hangs over the docks but the hillside is bright, and for...
ZBA approves variance for Hurley
By Steve L. Onore
May, 01 2010
The Flint Zoning Board of Appeals April 20 approved a variance to park temporary mobile construction office trailers and for temporary parking at areas on North Grand Traverse, between Sixth and...
East Court group discusses crime watch
By Kate Cole
May, 01 2010
Members of the College Cultural Neighborhood Association April 29 discussed ways to deter crime in the 1,400-household residential area and determine if there is enough support for a neighborhood...
Essay: Next new thing at airport security
By Jan Worth-Nelson
April, 27 2010
The two men in blue gloves, sort of kindly jocular but serious too, pull me off the line and say, "excuse me, ma'am, we have to check your hands."
"This is new," I say, curious but there can't be...
"This is new," I say, curious but there can't be...
Village life: Thinking about escape from Flint
By Jan Worth-Nelson
April, 27 2010
I've been thinking about escape.
Note that I wrote: "thinking" and not "dreaming of," and also note that I said "escape" and not "escaping." Because if I'd said "dreaming of" it would sound like...
Note that I wrote: "thinking" and not "dreaming of," and also note that I said "escape" and not "escaping." Because if I'd said "dreaming of" it would sound like...
Opinion: Bike trails are valuable
By Jack Minore
April, 26 2010
The Friends of the Flint River Trail (FFRT) members lead bike rides on the Flint Trail, round trips of about 13 miles, generally from the Flint Farmers' Market to either Blue Bell Beach or Stepping...
City summit targets people’s concerns
By Kate Cole
April, 24 2010
Improving neighborhood action was the focus of more than 200 people at the Citywide Neighborhood Action and Public Safety Summit April 24 at Mott Community College's Ballenger Field House.
Mayor...
Mayor...
Opinion: To recall or not to recall? That is the question
By Paul Rozycki
April, 25 2010
In the past I made bet with my students that they couldn't go through two weeks of the newspaper without finding at least one story on a recall in the Genesee County area.
Today, I'd still make...
Today, I'd still make...
Poetry: Wrens in spring
By Grayce Scholt
April, 25 2010
My mother said that spring had come
when house wrens called her name.
Such scurrying, such fluttering
of stumpy tail and wings
and twigs and sticks and
in and out and out and in
until the...
when house wrens called her name.
Such scurrying, such fluttering
of stumpy tail and wings
and twigs and sticks and
in and out and out and in
until the...
Poetry: Excommunication
By Grayce Scholt
April, 22 2010
Beside you in a county park
we fight off May,
its honey load between us
like a hive at point of drip.
Sweetly sick we speak
of icy lives that will not melt
in hottest sun (the code...
we fight off May,
its honey load between us
like a hive at point of drip.
Sweetly sick we speak
of icy lives that will not melt
in hottest sun (the code...
Central Park group discusses student housing, security
By Kelsey Ronan
April, 13 2010
Central Park Neighborhood Association April 8 discussed student housing and security concerns.
President Jerry Rule said he and Vice President Edwin Custer had attended an off-campus housing fair...
President Jerry Rule said he and Vice President Edwin Custer had attended an off-campus housing fair...
Durant Hotel to open in September
By Kelsey Ronan
March, 25 2010
Since 1973 the Durant Hotel has been a vacant colossus on Saginaw Street. The Genesee County Land Bank acquired the property in 2005 and began renovation in 2008. Construction is scheduled to end...
Beard Street foster care facility investigated
By Kelsey Ronan
April, 03 2010
The state Department of Human Services will decide April 5 if the adult foster care facility at 1325 Beard St. will remain open.
The facility, opened eight years ago, has been a problem since day...
The facility, opened eight years ago, has been a problem since day...
Village life: Surviving with wrath and yoga
By Jan Worth-Nelson
March, 29 2010
As an experiment this morning, I said the word “wrath” out loud to my reflection in the bathroom mirror. It’s an interesting word. I noticed how in saying it, the mouth has to open, pushing...
Poetry: Easter Sunday
By Jan Worth-Nelson
April, 05 2010
"Crocus" is just another one
of the words my father can no longer
remember. He asks my mother,
"What are the colors of those
little flowers by the house?"
He is bald from surgery;
seven metal...
of the words my father can no longer
remember. He asks my mother,
"What are the colors of those
little flowers by the house?"
He is bald from surgery;
seven metal...
Group discusses use of deadly force in self-defense
By Kate Cole
April, 02 2010
Members of the Eastside Business Association meeting March 31 heard Genesee County's Assistant Prosecutor Tim Cassidy explain what the law is in the use of deadly weapons in self-defense. Cassidy...
South Side group discusses police layoffs, trash collection
By Kelsey Ronan
March, 29 2010
The South Side Business and Residents Association March 27 discussed police lay-offs, trash collection, code enforcement and beautification grants.
Patrick Gerace, director of neighborhood...
Patrick Gerace, director of neighborhood...
Opinion: What do we do about public safety?
By Jack Minore
March, 28 2010
No one can be pleased with the cuts the city has made in public safety. Since I see little hope in the short term of restoring the police and fire cuts, it's critical that we do all that we can on...
Public safety dominates East Court group agenda
By Kate Cole
March, 20 2010
Public safety layoffs, a crime watch and communication barriers between the Flint City Council and the Mayor's Office dominated the College Cultural Neighborhood Association (CCNA) meeting March 18...
Central Park group discusses Richert Manor
By Kelsey Ronan
March, 13 2010
Central Park Neighborhood Association March 1 discussed Richert Manor, neighborhood action sessions and a neighborhood cleanup.
Gloria Chatman, property manager of Richert Manor, a...
Gloria Chatman, property manager of Richert Manor, a...
HDC approves plans to expand homeless shelter
By Kelsey Ronan
March, 10 2010
The Historic District Commission March 4 approved plans to repair a building to provide services to the homeless in Carriage Town and discussed Stat EMS in Grand Traverse District...
Village life: Food happiness starts with Mom
By Jan Worth-Nelson
March, 02 2010
In the last few years of her life my mother ate almost nothing. She had had colon cancer and for a tortuous few months bore a colostomy bag. Then they unhooked it and reconnected her digestive...
Village life: Just gotta dance
By Jan Worth-Nelson
September, 12 2009
Dancing and I renewed our vows last June on the upper deck of the Lake Winnepesaukee party boat. And, after asking around, it seems I'm not the only one lately getting the funky leg.
Here's how it...
Here's how it...
Village life: Can we slake our hungers without being destroyers?
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 01 2007
Let us begin, in this brown month of November, with that most sensuous word, cornucopia.
As RJ the Raccoon explained to his forest buddies in Over the Hedge, "For humans, enough is never...
As RJ the Raccoon explained to his forest buddies in Over the Hedge, "For humans, enough is never...
Village life: Smell of sawdust, honoring what is lost
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
When I was a kid in Ohio, we lived just a few miles from the runway of the Canton-Akron airport. We used to make fun of our father who'd stop whatever he was doing every time a plane went over...
Arab-American Council wants to make difference
By Kelsey Ronan
February, 13 2010
The Arab-American Heritage Council (AAHC) was founded in 1980 by a few concerned Arab-Americans with the aim of helping Arab-American through immigration and to learn English. Since April 2009, it...
Hairdresser volunteers at Shelter of Flint
By Kelsey Ronan
February, 09 2010
Lorraine Morrisette was at work one day at Wild Side Salon in Davison and was tired of hearing all the negativity from her clients.
She asked herself, "What can I do to make the negative...
She asked herself, "What can I do to make the negative...
Village life: No pawnshop for stories
By Teddy Robertson
January, 23 2010
Turning the key in the lock, gazing distractedly through the lowest pane of the back door window, I see a slight but unaccustomed disorder in the dining room. Chairs at an oblique angle to the...
Essay: Walking quotidian
By Jan Worth-Nelson
February, 18 2010
Enough blessed light now for after-work walking in fluffy snow. Watched the flakes land on my old leather coat sleeve - old magic retrieved. IPod in the pocket the greatest invention since the...
Essay: On the other hand
By Jan Worth-Nelson
February, 18 2010
Anger is a powerful physiological experience — as I've been experiencing.
Adrenaline, I've been telling myself, is there for a reason — to propel fight or flight. As always, the conundrum is...
Adrenaline, I've been telling myself, is there for a reason — to propel fight or flight. As always, the conundrum is...
Village life: Circus parades to Buckham
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 11 2009
Edwin Custer is a quiet man, and on entering his beautiful Craftsman-style house on Crapo Street one hears just the subtle bubbling of a small fountain and low-key jazz.
It’s a space...
Village life: Trapped in iron lung
By Jan Worth-Nelson
January, 15 2010
I was lying in bed one night in mid-December before the solstice, when the day's supply of light was still miserably shrinking.
It was cold. I'd turned the furnace down to 62, resolved to be an...
It was cold. I'd turned the furnace down to 62, resolved to be an...
Village life: Ghost lived in my closet
By Jan Worth-Nelson
October, 10 2009
Maybe my potlatch went too far when I threw away my wedding dress.
On the other hand, who wants to see a white ghost every time you open the closet door, reminding you of failure?
It was my first...
On the other hand, who wants to see a white ghost every time you open the closet door, reminding you of failure?
It was my first...
Village life: We all had our trial by fire
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 27 2009
This month I'm starting my seventh decade. If the Biblically-allotted three-score and 10 bears out, I'm down to the 10.
It's a bit shocking.
I've been experimenting with calling myself "60" for...
It's a bit shocking.
I've been experimenting with calling myself "60" for...
Essay: I blame the lilacs
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 01 2007
Aren't lilacs just too damn sentimental and audacious for their own good, climbing over everything and exuding their promiscuous spring perfume, making everybody feel light in the head and full of...
Essay: My ancestors aren't listening
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 01 2007
The energetic and wonderful New York hip hop playwright Will Power, who's a visiting professor at UM-Flint this semester, came to my fiction-writing class recently. At one point, he said he calls to...
Essay: One bird
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 01 2007
The flutter of a silver wing at breakfast, and there was a tufted titmouse, one of my favorite birds, perched on the power line just outside the window. We peeked shyly at each other for just a...
Essay: My imaginary family
By Jan Worth-Nelson
November, 01 2007
One of my favorite features in the Saturday Flint Journal is People, the thin little pull-out tabloid almost lost between sports and classifieds. It usually features some local yokel on the front (I...
Essay: Owl at night in silver maple
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
There's no hour of the day or night more ambiguously quiet or more lonely, depending on the night, than 2:30 a.m. I'm restless in my bed when Ted's not here. I pile on quilts, preferring the...
Essay: Lord Jim, a mother lode and my mother tongue
By Jan Worth-Nelson
July, 01 2007
It's amazing how one thing leads to another. A couple of weeks ago, from a box in a closet, looking for something else, I retrieved my high school paperback copy of Lord Jim and started rereading...
Essay: Voyeur at the round house
By Jan Worth-Nelson
July, 01 2007
Every day when I'm in Flint I walk by the round house. It's on a corner lot at Brookside and Sunnyside by Gilkey Creek, where the colonials and Tudors give way to flat roofed 60s moderns. Its single...
Essay: It's slow news day
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
I just heard a "report" on CNN about a woman who had a 10-pound hairball removed from her stomach. I swear, they even had a photo of it. How could Tony Harris keep a straight face?
How could this...
How could this...
Essay: Furniture makes me feel grown up
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
Furniture makes me feel grown up. Even that word " furn-i-ture " sounds substantial, reliable, and reassuring. I suppose at my age this should be far past relevant, but anybody older then 30 knows...
Essay: I pledge to put on hope with my shoes every morning
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
I woke up today, my birthday, with a keen sense of delight. My husband was next to me in our big brass bed, the world outside was bathed in warm late autumn sun, and gold leaves from the silver...
Essay: Duende such a common word
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 01 2007
So, Gary Custer made me take a reference to "duende," out of my latest East Village Magazine column draft. He said he didn't know what it was and my husband, kibbutzing in the background, said...
Essay: Under the street light in February
By Jan Worth-Nelson
February, 18 2010
Walking out to the dark parking lot after yoga tonight, it's an intensely surreal moment.
I saw my old red car waiting for me under the lights, the old car I leeched from my last marriage...
I saw my old red car waiting for me under the lights, the old car I leeched from my last marriage...
Essay: I think I’m beginning to understand
By Jan Worth-Nelson
February, 18 2010
I think I'm beginning to understand that life is simply like this— cycles of worry and doubt and disappointment punctuated by the considerable pleasures of daily life. It's just the way it...
Essay: The bread gun or you can raise a pacifist
By Jan Worth-Nelson
January, 15 2010
I was at the optometrist's office on an ordinary Tuesday morning waiting to get an errant lens put back in my glasses, and I ran into a man I know from work who was talking about his kids and...
Poetry: Be still and know that I am God
By Jan Worth-Nelson
June, 08 2010
1.
Daily life
bangs at the door
city trucks sucking up dust,
Skeins of syllabi, schedules, slugs
In the marigolds, my body twanging
Angst like acupuncture gone wrong
And oh yeah, the meaning of...
Daily life
bangs at the door
city trucks sucking up dust,
Skeins of syllabi, schedules, slugs
In the marigolds, my body twanging
Angst like acupuncture gone wrong
And oh yeah, the meaning of...
Poetry: Ash Wens
By Nic Custer
April, 28 2010
Ashes to ashes,
pus to dust.
My city is burning,
my city is rust.
The trees that built
houses were
clear cut from Flint,
now our
urban forest is
sprouting flames
not
cultivating...
pus to dust.
My city is burning,
my city is rust.
The trees that built
houses were
clear cut from Flint,
now our
urban forest is
sprouting flames
not
cultivating...
Poetry: Warbler at Crane Creek (for Chuck)
By Grayce Scholt
March, 27 2010
Linnaeus named you
Vermivora chrysoptera.
But on the net that
links the world today
you're called N.T.,
"Near Threatened" bird.
It's hard to think
that in your cup of nest
your...
Vermivora chrysoptera.
But on the net that
links the world today
you're called N.T.,
"Near Threatened" bird.
It's hard to think
that in your cup of nest
your...
Poetry: The cat kills on winter solstice
By Jan Worth-Nelson
December, 13 2008
Frost glitters on old boards at the back
of the garage when I pull in, and I say
out loud to no one, what a beautiful world.
Back with whiskey and bread and Roquefort,
I'm ready to wait out...
of the garage when I pull in, and I say
out loud to no one, what a beautiful world.
Back with whiskey and bread and Roquefort,
I'm ready to wait out...
Poetry: At Longway Planetarium
By Grayce Scholt
March, 14 2009
(At February's Poetry Under the Stars)
I kept searching for Leo
in the years' revolutions
that passed overhead
in near nauseous
reruns,
I kept seeking my
heart star, Regules,
pole...
I kept searching for Leo
in the years' revolutions
that passed overhead
in near nauseous
reruns,
I kept seeking my
heart star, Regules,
pole...
Poetry: Cranes at twilight
By Grayce Scholt
February, 14 2009
(At the Great Lakes National Cemetery near Holly)
Marble markers cross,
re-cross the rolling hills so
green against the blue of
Fagan Lake, beside the road
that curves between the
Avenue of...
Marble markers cross,
re-cross the rolling hills so
green against the blue of
Fagan Lake, beside the road
that curves between the
Avenue of...
Poetry: Walking to Delphi
By Grayce Schol
January, 10 2009
The building now is Schoolhouse Mall.
There's concrete on the path,
the swath between the grass so worn
it had become a rut of mud or dust
or snow or slush whatever month it was,
whatever...
There's concrete on the path,
the swath between the grass so worn
it had become a rut of mud or dust
or snow or slush whatever month it was,
whatever...
Poetry: Crows in the morning
By Grayce Scholt
December, 13 2008
From deep within syringeal folds
comes morning music of a single crow,
this Sousa of the dawn,
that's standing on a broken stub
of one dead ash tree's podium,
its beak a black baton that...
comes morning music of a single crow,
this Sousa of the dawn,
that's standing on a broken stub
of one dead ash tree's podium,
its beak a black baton that...
Poetry: Does it ever snow in Fiji?
By Grayce Scholt
December, 13 2008
This is that kind of morning
when I'd want to take my skates
to Gleckler's Brickyard pond
and wobble round and round
and fall and fall and never mind,
or haul my sled up Bunker Hill
(all...
when I'd want to take my skates
to Gleckler's Brickyard pond
and wobble round and round
and fall and fall and never mind,
or haul my sled up Bunker Hill
(all...
Poetry: Dawn, May 5
By Grayce Scholt
May, 09 2009
In valleys
deep with sleep,
a bright throat
cries its mischief
at the May,
and flashes through
on red wings
scattering light
the apple blossoms
of exploding...
deep with sleep,
a bright throat
cries its mischief
at the May,
and flashes through
on red wings
scattering light
the apple blossoms
of exploding...
Poetry: Reflections on a morning in early April
By Grayce Scholt
April, 11 2009
1.
I walk across wet grass
where yesterday
a warrior's feet touched
long before it was a lawn,
or where a sleepy garter snake
left winter skin awakening to the sun;
or long, long time ...
I walk across wet grass
where yesterday
a warrior's feet touched
long before it was a lawn,
or where a sleepy garter snake
left winter skin awakening to the sun;
or long, long time ...
Poetry: Fall equinox
By Grayce Scholt
September, 12 2009
The equinox has come,
a fall day oddly warm,
the gulf stream having snaked
across the weather map
and dropped its blue snow
on the North.
But this warm blessing
still abounds, so out of...
a fall day oddly warm,
the gulf stream having snaked
across the weather map
and dropped its blue snow
on the North.
But this warm blessing
still abounds, so out of...
Poetry: For Honey Boy, a dog
By Grayce Scholt
August, 08 2009
(At Gravel Lake)
His golden hair streams out behind his hocks
in aureoles of light, as crashing through the grasses
toward the shore, he splashes into swirls of lake
and stops.
With...
His golden hair streams out behind his hocks
in aureoles of light, as crashing through the grasses
toward the shore, he splashes into swirls of lake
and stops.
With...
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By Ann Goldon - Jul. 30, 2010
Researchers with the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) tobacco section recently completed analysis of results from a public opinion survey about Michigan's statewide smoke-free air...
By Ann Goldon - Jul. 30, 2010
Researchers with the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) tobacco section recently completed analysis of results from a public opinion survey about Michigan's statewide smoke-free air...
Golf outing to benefit Food Bank Aug. 3
By Tracy Fowler-Johnston - Jul. 30, 2010
Golfers will tee off at 10 a.m. Aug. 3 for the Drive to End Hunger golf outing at Timbers of Frankenmuth for the ninth year. The event is an 18-hole scramble that includes a silent auction and...
By Tracy Fowler-Johnston - Jul. 30, 2010
Golfers will tee off at 10 a.m. Aug. 3 for the Drive to End Hunger golf outing at Timbers of Frankenmuth for the ninth year. The event is an 18-hole scramble that includes a silent auction and...
Big Brothers presents talk by ESPN's Chris Broussard Sept. 17
By Ellen Brothers - Jul. 30, 2010
At any given time, there are about 468 children matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister mentor. However, there are also 360 children waiting to be matched and over 60 percent are boys. To further...
By Ellen Brothers - Jul. 30, 2010
At any given time, there are about 468 children matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister mentor. However, there are also 360 children waiting to be matched and over 60 percent are boys. To further...
Escherichia coli bacteria results for Genesee County lakes July 26
By Brian McKenzie - Jul. 30, 2010
The advisory that had been issued for Pinewood Lake has been lifted as the bacteria levels have returned to acceptable levels. All monitoring points in Genesee County are in compliance with state...
By Brian McKenzie - Jul. 30, 2010
The advisory that had been issued for Pinewood Lake has been lifted as the bacteria levels have returned to acceptable levels. All monitoring points in Genesee County are in compliance with state...
Potter Park Zoo mourns death of river otter
By Billie Harris - Jul. 29, 2010
Potter Park Zoo staff is sadden to announce today that Shaq, a male 21-year-old North American river otter, was euthanized early Wednesday morning.
"Shaq was a favorite among zoo visitors, staff...
By Billie Harris - Jul. 29, 2010
Potter Park Zoo staff is sadden to announce today that Shaq, a male 21-year-old North American river otter, was euthanized early Wednesday morning.
"Shaq was a favorite among zoo visitors, staff...
Genesys conducts free talk on arthritis treatments
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 29, 2010
Genesys will hold a free talk on arthritis — how to manage it, how to relieve the pain and disability associated with arthritis, newest information on this medical condition and treatments...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 29, 2010
Genesys will hold a free talk on arthritis — how to manage it, how to relieve the pain and disability associated with arthritis, newest information on this medical condition and treatments...
Glenwood Cemetery theater project seeks community memories
By Janet Haley and Mel Serow - Jul. 29, 2010
Do you have a story or remembrance about Glenwood Cemetery or someone buried there? Do you have a story of Flint's struggle for restoration and revival? Your stories are needed to help create...
By Janet Haley and Mel Serow - Jul. 29, 2010
Do you have a story or remembrance about Glenwood Cemetery or someone buried there? Do you have a story of Flint's struggle for restoration and revival? Your stories are needed to help create...
Craft supply swap to be held Aug. 1
By Crystal Pepperdine - Jul. 29, 2010
Flint Handmade will hold a free semi-annual craft supply swap from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Lunch Studio, 444 S. Saginaw St.
Bring your old craft supplies and swap them with supplies from...
By Crystal Pepperdine - Jul. 29, 2010
Flint Handmade will hold a free semi-annual craft supply swap from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Lunch Studio, 444 S. Saginaw St.
Bring your old craft supplies and swap them with supplies from...
Land estimates 1.7 million voters expected to cast ballots Aug. 3
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 28, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today estimated that 1.7 million voters will turn out at the polls for Tuesday's primary.
"This number was reached using past primary turnouts, absent voter...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 28, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today estimated that 1.7 million voters will turn out at the polls for Tuesday's primary.
"This number was reached using past primary turnouts, absent voter...
Kettering plans robotics camp Aug. 16-20
By Dawn Hibbard - Jul. 28, 2010
Kettering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is holding a one-week, half-day robotics summer camp for 11th grade students from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 to Aug. 20. There are still openings...
By Dawn Hibbard - Jul. 28, 2010
Kettering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is holding a one-week, half-day robotics summer camp for 11th grade students from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 to Aug. 20. There are still openings...
Share your stories to help Social Security celebrate 75 years
By Cynthia Edwards - Jul. 28, 2010
Michael J. Astrue, Social Security commissioner, July 28 announced that Social Security is asking the public, as well as current and former employees, to help the agency celebrate its 75 years of...
By Cynthia Edwards - Jul. 28, 2010
Michael J. Astrue, Social Security commissioner, July 28 announced that Social Security is asking the public, as well as current and former employees, to help the agency celebrate its 75 years of...
Flint’s cultural programming boosted with Mott Foundation grants
By Carol Rugg - Jul. 28, 2010
Fifty years ago, Flint, Michigan's ambitious goal of creating one of the country's first cultural districts was on its way to becoming a reality after more than $20 million was raised from...
By Carol Rugg - Jul. 28, 2010
Fifty years ago, Flint, Michigan's ambitious goal of creating one of the country's first cultural districts was on its way to becoming a reality after more than $20 million was raised from...
MCC’s holding open house for media arts center Aug. 16
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 28, 2010
It's a virtual field of dreams for future actors, journalists, screenwriters, TV producers, video producers, web designers — right here in Flint. Mott Community College has transformed the former...
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 28, 2010
It's a virtual field of dreams for future actors, journalists, screenwriters, TV producers, video producers, web designers — right here in Flint. Mott Community College has transformed the former...
Burton Eagles contributes $7,600 to Hurley Cancer Center
By Alina Harrington - Jul. 28, 2010
The Burton Fraternal Order of Eagles recently presented a $7,600 contribution to the Hurley Foundation for the Hurley Cancer Center. The funds will benefit the Hurley Cancer Center for community...
By Alina Harrington - Jul. 28, 2010
The Burton Fraternal Order of Eagles recently presented a $7,600 contribution to the Hurley Foundation for the Hurley Cancer Center. The funds will benefit the Hurley Cancer Center for community...
Genesys designated Stroke Center of Excellence
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 28, 2010
Genesys has been designated a Stroke Center of Excellence (COE). In order to achieve this status, health care facilities first must obtain advanced primary care stroke center certification from the...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 28, 2010
Genesys has been designated a Stroke Center of Excellence (COE). In order to achieve this status, health care facilities first must obtain advanced primary care stroke center certification from the...
Flint River Kettering Trail being built
By Victor Lukasavitz - Jul. 28, 2010
Construction is about 60 percent complete on a new universal multi-use hard surface blacktop pathway in Flint along the Flint River. This facility, the Flint River Kettering Trail, was provided...
By Victor Lukasavitz - Jul. 28, 2010
Construction is about 60 percent complete on a new universal multi-use hard surface blacktop pathway in Flint along the Flint River. This facility, the Flint River Kettering Trail, was provided...
Flint author to speak at Reading Program Parents' Academy
By Robert Campbell - Jul. 28, 2010
Author Christopher Paul Curtis will be the guest speaker at the Super Summer Success Reading Parents' Academy from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. July 29 at the Sarvis Conference Center.
Curtis, winner...
By Robert Campbell - Jul. 28, 2010
Author Christopher Paul Curtis will be the guest speaker at the Super Summer Success Reading Parents' Academy from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. July 29 at the Sarvis Conference Center.
Curtis, winner...
Library receives Mott grant to upgrade technological services, capacity
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 28, 2010
The Flint Public Library will soon begin ramping up its technological capacity — and ultimately improve services to area patrons — thanks to a one-year, $425,000 grant from the Charles Stewart...
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 28, 2010
The Flint Public Library will soon begin ramping up its technological capacity — and ultimately improve services to area patrons — thanks to a one-year, $425,000 grant from the Charles Stewart...
Michigan slips to No. 30 in child well-being
By Judy Putnam - Jul. 27, 2010
Michigan fell to No. 30 among the 50 states in the annual Kids Count report on child well-being released today, the state's worst ranking in more than a decade. Michigan ranked 27th for child...
By Judy Putnam - Jul. 27, 2010
Michigan fell to No. 30 among the 50 states in the annual Kids Count report on child well-being released today, the state's worst ranking in more than a decade. Michigan ranked 27th for child...
Potter Park Zoo to dedicate baby garden July 29
By Billie Harris - Jul. 27, 2010
Potter Park Zoo and Tomorrow's Child announce the dedication of the Tomorrow's Child Memorial Baby Garden at 5 p.m. July 29. The garden, in Potter Park Zoo, was created as a loving tribute to all...
By Billie Harris - Jul. 27, 2010
Potter Park Zoo and Tomorrow's Child announce the dedication of the Tomorrow's Child Memorial Baby Garden at 5 p.m. July 29. The garden, in Potter Park Zoo, was created as a loving tribute to all...
Hurley holds free Back-to-School Health Fair Aug. 4
By Kara Sherd - Jul. 27, 2010
As summer winds down and families throughout the community think about heading back to the classroom, Hurley Medical Center holds a free Back-to-School Health Fair from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at the...
By Kara Sherd - Jul. 27, 2010
As summer winds down and families throughout the community think about heading back to the classroom, Hurley Medical Center holds a free Back-to-School Health Fair from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at the...
Longway to hold annual Star Quilt Show Sept. 9-12
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 27, 2010
Longway Planetarium Star Quilt Show invites all area quilters to enter their quilts that contain either star blocks, star fabrics, star quilting or all three. The quilt should not be made from a...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 27, 2010
Longway Planetarium Star Quilt Show invites all area quilters to enter their quilts that contain either star blocks, star fabrics, star quilting or all three. The quilt should not be made from a...
Red Wagon, Charlie’s were winners at BBQ Battle
By Karianne Martus - Jul. 26, 2010
The seventh annual BBQ Battle at the Flint Farmers' Market presented by Dort Federal Credit Union took place July 24. Eight professional barbecue experts from the Flint area participated. Market...
By Karianne Martus - Jul. 26, 2010
The seventh annual BBQ Battle at the Flint Farmers' Market presented by Dort Federal Credit Union took place July 24. Eight professional barbecue experts from the Flint area participated. Market...
HRC to hold annual awards dinner Sept. 16
By Rosia Anderson Murphy - Jul. 26, 2010
The Flint Human Relations Commission will hold its annual meeting and People's People Award Dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Sarvis Conference Center, 1231 E. Kearsley St.
As in the past, the...
By Rosia Anderson Murphy - Jul. 26, 2010
The Flint Human Relations Commission will hold its annual meeting and People's People Award Dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Sarvis Conference Center, 1231 E. Kearsley St.
As in the past, the...
Local police coordinate support for Back to the Bricks
By Jared Field - Jul. 26, 2010
Like a light on the dashboard, just consider it a friendly reminder. At this year's Back to the Bricks Cruise Festival, public safety agencies from across Genesee County will join forces in a...
By Jared Field - Jul. 26, 2010
Like a light on the dashboard, just consider it a friendly reminder. At this year's Back to the Bricks Cruise Festival, public safety agencies from across Genesee County will join forces in a...
Free Hubble telescope lecture at Longway Aug. 10
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 26, 2010
The space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble space telescope into orbit 20 years ago. Since then, the Hubble has generated remarkable images and astounding scientific discoveries. It has also...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 26, 2010
The space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble space telescope into orbit 20 years ago. Since then, the Hubble has generated remarkable images and astounding scientific discoveries. It has also...
Electrophysiologist joins Genesys Heart Institute team
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 26, 2010
Dr. Kenneth Steibel, president of the Genesys Regional Medical Center medical staff, announces the appointment of Dr. Matthew Ebinger, electrophysiologist, to the Genesys Heart Institute...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 26, 2010
Dr. Kenneth Steibel, president of the Genesys Regional Medical Center medical staff, announces the appointment of Dr. Matthew Ebinger, electrophysiologist, to the Genesys Heart Institute...
Vintage car show to be held at Sloan Sept. 19
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 24, 2010
The 16th annual Golden Memories Auto Show, an event exclusively for original or authentically restored vehicles produced in 1960 or earlier, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Sloan...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 24, 2010
The 16th annual Golden Memories Auto Show, an event exclusively for original or authentically restored vehicles produced in 1960 or earlier, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Sloan...
Cool off at Sloan Museum through Sept. 5
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 24, 2010
Come to the Sloan Museum and cool off through Sept. 5 with lots of family fun. It won't take all day, unless you want it to.
Trains, planes, boats, automobiles and many other modes of...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 24, 2010
Come to the Sloan Museum and cool off through Sept. 5 with lots of family fun. It won't take all day, unless you want it to.
Trains, planes, boats, automobiles and many other modes of...
Big Brothers, Big Sisters holds summer fun day July 27
By Leonna Hale - Jul. 24, 2010
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint will welcome "bigs," "littles" and their families to a day of outdoor fun at the annual summer fun day at Kearsley Park from 5 to 7 p.m. July 27. More than...
By Leonna Hale - Jul. 24, 2010
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint will welcome "bigs," "littles" and their families to a day of outdoor fun at the annual summer fun day at Kearsley Park from 5 to 7 p.m. July 27. More than...
Genesys holds survivor celebration for cancer patients Aug. 13
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 23, 2010
Genesys Health Foundation is sponsoring Reunion with a Cause, the seventh annual memory walk and survivor celebration held at Holly High School to raise funds for Genesys cancer patients.
This...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 23, 2010
Genesys Health Foundation is sponsoring Reunion with a Cause, the seventh annual memory walk and survivor celebration held at Holly High School to raise funds for Genesys cancer patients.
This...
Longway Planetarium showing space-soaring programs through Sept. 4
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 23, 2010
Longway Planetarium is showing space-soaring programs through Sept. 4. Be amazed as dwarf planets come to life or marvel at the triumphs of the Apollo missions. All shows are $5 general admission...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 23, 2010
Longway Planetarium is showing space-soaring programs through Sept. 4. Be amazed as dwarf planets come to life or marvel at the triumphs of the Apollo missions. All shows are $5 general admission...
Wild Ones to tour Seven Ponds Nature Center Aug. 13
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 23, 2010
The Flint River chapter of Wild Ones will tour the Seven Ponds Nature Center, 3854 Crawford Rd. in Dryden, from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 13. This event is open to the public.
The Wild Ones is an...
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 23, 2010
The Flint River chapter of Wild Ones will tour the Seven Ponds Nature Center, 3854 Crawford Rd. in Dryden, from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 13. This event is open to the public.
The Wild Ones is an...
MCC offers state-approved electrical apprentice training
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 22, 2010
Under new regulations established by Michigan's Electrical Administrative Board, all electrical apprentices must participate in an approved electrical training program. The Michigan Electrical...
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 22, 2010
Under new regulations established by Michigan's Electrical Administrative Board, all electrical apprentices must participate in an approved electrical training program. The Michigan Electrical...
Escherichia coli bacteria results for Genesee County lakes July 19
By Brian McKenzie - Jul. 22, 2010
The Genesee County Health Department advises against swimming at Pinewood Lake in Flushing due to elevated escherichia coli bacteria.
All other monitoring points in Genesee County are currently in...
By Brian McKenzie - Jul. 22, 2010
The Genesee County Health Department advises against swimming at Pinewood Lake in Flushing due to elevated escherichia coli bacteria.
All other monitoring points in Genesee County are currently in...
Save money on tickets to Sloan, Longway
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 21, 2010
Get admission to Sloan Museum, Longway Planetarium and Buick Automotive Gallery for half price. You can make a great makeshift planetarium using a shoebox, star charts, scissors and a flashlight...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 21, 2010
Get admission to Sloan Museum, Longway Planetarium and Buick Automotive Gallery for half price. You can make a great makeshift planetarium using a shoebox, star charts, scissors and a flashlight...
Red Cross seeks volunteer drivers
By Jeanette Lake - Jul. 21, 2010
The American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter Med-A-Ride Program needs volunteer drivers. The Genesee-Lapeer Chapter works with Lapeer County residents who need help with transportation to...
By Jeanette Lake - Jul. 21, 2010
The American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter Med-A-Ride Program needs volunteer drivers. The Genesee-Lapeer Chapter works with Lapeer County residents who need help with transportation to...
Secretary Land reminds you to vote Aug. 3
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 21, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land encourages residents to cast ballots in the primary Aug. 3. She also reminds military and overseas voters that new laws will help them get ballots more...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 21, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land encourages residents to cast ballots in the primary Aug. 3. She also reminds military and overseas voters that new laws will help them get ballots more...
McCree opens 2010-2011 season ticket campaign
By Leslie Colston - Jul. 21, 2010
The New McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn, has announced the kick-off of its subscription campaign for the 2010-2011 season. Season tickets can be purchased for $40 for adults and $30 for students...
By Leslie Colston - Jul. 21, 2010
The New McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn, has announced the kick-off of its subscription campaign for the 2010-2011 season. Season tickets can be purchased for $40 for adults and $30 for students...
Chef St. Souver wins Food Network challenge
By Karianne Martus - Jul. 19, 2010
Chef Douglas St. Souver of Davisburg wins Edible Landscapes Challenge on the Food Network and a $10,000 prize. The challenge took place at HighNoon Entertainment Studios in Denver in January and...
By Karianne Martus - Jul. 19, 2010
Chef Douglas St. Souver of Davisburg wins Edible Landscapes Challenge on the Food Network and a $10,000 prize. The challenge took place at HighNoon Entertainment Studios in Denver in January and...
Allison Durham Speer to appear Aug. 1
By Bobbi Johnston - Jul. 19, 2010
Allison Durham Speer, a regular on the popular Gaither Homecoming Videos, will be performing in Burton at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the South Flint Church of the Nazarene, 4075 E. Atherton Rd., Burton.
The...
By Bobbi Johnston - Jul. 19, 2010
Allison Durham Speer, a regular on the popular Gaither Homecoming Videos, will be performing in Burton at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the South Flint Church of the Nazarene, 4075 E. Atherton Rd., Burton.
The...
Voters now able to track absentee ballots online
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 19, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that all voters casting absentee ballots can now track their ballots online.
"I'm pleased to highlight the newest feature available on the...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 19, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that all voters casting absentee ballots can now track their ballots online.
"I'm pleased to highlight the newest feature available on the...
Summer reading program has openings
By Robert Campbell - Jul. 19, 2010
There are still books available in the second annual Flint Community Schools' Super Summer Success Reading Program. The program runs through Aug. 31.
For currently enrolled students of the Flint...
By Robert Campbell - Jul. 19, 2010
There are still books available in the second annual Flint Community Schools' Super Summer Success Reading Program. The program runs through Aug. 31.
For currently enrolled students of the Flint...
Lifesaving classes offered at MCC's Fenton branch
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 15, 2010
The Institute for Medical Simulation at Mott Community College's Southern Lakes Branch Center in Fenton is holding CPR courses that are a step up from the traditional CPR courses because...
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 15, 2010
The Institute for Medical Simulation at Mott Community College's Southern Lakes Branch Center in Fenton is holding CPR courses that are a step up from the traditional CPR courses because...
Hurley presents DAISY award
By Lorri Rishar Jandron - Jul. 15, 2010
Hurley Medical Center announces Marsha Schmit of Grand Blanc as its sixth DAISY award winner.
DAISY is an acronym for "diseases attacking the immune system." The DAISY Foundation was formed in...
By Lorri Rishar Jandron - Jul. 15, 2010
Hurley Medical Center announces Marsha Schmit of Grand Blanc as its sixth DAISY award winner.
DAISY is an acronym for "diseases attacking the immune system." The DAISY Foundation was formed in...
You can contact Social Security when abroad
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Jul. 15, 2010
Are you considering a visit abroad? Or maybe you're planning to live overseas for an extended period of time. Whether you're outside the country for a week or a decade, you may be unaware of how to...
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Jul. 15, 2010
Are you considering a visit abroad? Or maybe you're planning to live overseas for an extended period of time. Whether you're outside the country for a week or a decade, you may be unaware of how to...
New school immunization required
By Mark Valacak - Jul. 15, 2010
New school immunization requirements are going into effect in Michigan for the next school year. These new requirements are: Two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine for children 4 and older who...
By Mark Valacak - Jul. 15, 2010
New school immunization requirements are going into effect in Michigan for the next school year. These new requirements are: Two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine for children 4 and older who...
MCC holding registration for fall semester
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 13, 2010
Registration for classes offered for the 2010 fall semester at Mott Community College is open. The first day of classes for the fall semester at MCC is Sept. 7. Students are encouraged to register...
By Sharon Campbell - Jul. 13, 2010
Registration for classes offered for the 2010 fall semester at Mott Community College is open. The first day of classes for the fall semester at MCC is Sept. 7. Students are encouraged to register...
Computer help offered nonprofits
By Julia Zaher - Jul. 13, 2010
Want to see geeks cry? Come to the closing ceremonies of Ann Arbor GiveCamp this September and that's exactly what you'll find — web developers, programmers and graphic artists moved to tears...
By Julia Zaher - Jul. 13, 2010
Want to see geeks cry? Come to the closing ceremonies of Ann Arbor GiveCamp this September and that's exactly what you'll find — web developers, programmers and graphic artists moved to tears...
Deadlines approach for filing campaign finance statements
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 13, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today reminded candidates and committees to meet upcoming campaign finance filing deadlines or risk paying late filing fees.
"We're getting down to the wire for...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 13, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today reminded candidates and committees to meet upcoming campaign finance filing deadlines or risk paying late filing fees.
"We're getting down to the wire for...
Shelter of Flint holds golf scramble to benefit homeless Aug. 7
By Anne Grantner - Jul. 13, 2010
Shelter of Flint will hold its Fifth Annual Golf Scramble Aug. 7 at the Arnold Palmer signature Coyote Preserve Golf Course. This year's event will feature special guest Eric Hipple, former Detroit...
By Anne Grantner - Jul. 13, 2010
Shelter of Flint will hold its Fifth Annual Golf Scramble Aug. 7 at the Arnold Palmer signature Coyote Preserve Golf Course. This year's event will feature special guest Eric Hipple, former Detroit...
Whaley Home to benefit from golf outing Aug. 8
By Katie Parker - Jul. 13, 2010
King Par is teaming up with Prestige Automotive Group and Copper Ridge Golf Club Aug. 8 for a charity golf tournament to benefit Whaley Children's Center. The tournament will be held at Copper...
By Katie Parker - Jul. 13, 2010
King Par is teaming up with Prestige Automotive Group and Copper Ridge Golf Club Aug. 8 for a charity golf tournament to benefit Whaley Children's Center. The tournament will be held at Copper...
Flint begins Blue Badge Volunteer Corps training
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 13, 2010
Flint will begin Blue Badge Patrol Volunteer Corps training beginning July 13. The training sessions are for residents interested in being a volunteer at one of the city's police mini-stations, a...
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 13, 2010
Flint will begin Blue Badge Patrol Volunteer Corps training beginning July 13. The training sessions are for residents interested in being a volunteer at one of the city's police mini-stations, a...
Genesys to realign emergency care services, open facility in downtown Flint
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 13, 2010
As part of its ongoing commitment to provide appropriate levels of medical care and services in the most effective and needed settings, Genesys announced July 13 its plans to realign emergency care...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jul. 13, 2010
As part of its ongoing commitment to provide appropriate levels of medical care and services in the most effective and needed settings, Genesys announced July 13 its plans to realign emergency care...
Salvation Army prepares for Christmas in July campaign
By Connie Peters - Jul. 13, 2010
For the first time in the Genesee County Salvation Army's more than 115-year history, volunteers will be hitting the streets to ring bells at the familiar red kettles for Christmas in July.
"As...
By Connie Peters - Jul. 13, 2010
For the first time in the Genesee County Salvation Army's more than 115-year history, volunteers will be hitting the streets to ring bells at the familiar red kettles for Christmas in July.
"As...
DeCourval, Maddrell, Mattarella to hold exhibit July 18 — Aug. 13
By Tom Price - Jul. 13, 2010
Fandangles' will hold a mixed media exhibit by Winnie DeCourval, Virginia Maddrell and Ann Mattarella July 18 through Aug. 13 at the restaurant, 6429 W. Pierson Rd, Flushing. Fandangles' will...
By Tom Price - Jul. 13, 2010
Fandangles' will hold a mixed media exhibit by Winnie DeCourval, Virginia Maddrell and Ann Mattarella July 18 through Aug. 13 at the restaurant, 6429 W. Pierson Rd, Flushing. Fandangles' will...
McCree holds auditions Aug. 2-3
By Leslie Colston - Jul. 10, 2010
The McCree Theatre will hold auditions for its season opener production, The Saints of St. John St., an original drama with music written by Charles H. Winfrey, at 7 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 at 5005...
By Leslie Colston - Jul. 10, 2010
The McCree Theatre will hold auditions for its season opener production, The Saints of St. John St., an original drama with music written by Charles H. Winfrey, at 7 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 at 5005...
Organ donors could be expanded by proposed tax form checkoff
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 09, 2010
Michigan residents wishing to sign up as organ donors could simply check a box on their annual tax form, under a proposal offered today by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
"This will greatly...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 09, 2010
Michigan residents wishing to sign up as organ donors could simply check a box on their annual tax form, under a proposal offered today by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
"This will greatly...
FIA receives Merkley-Youth grant
By Janice Henry - Jul. 08, 2010
The Children's Literacy Equals Art + Reading (CLEAR) Program at the Flint Institute of Arts has received a grant for $2,500 from the Merkley-Youth Charitable Trust. The program is designed for...
By Janice Henry - Jul. 08, 2010
The Children's Literacy Equals Art + Reading (CLEAR) Program at the Flint Institute of Arts has received a grant for $2,500 from the Merkley-Youth Charitable Trust. The program is designed for...
Online application for businesses wins international award
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 07, 2010
Michigan's new web-based application for Uniform Commercial Code filings has won a 2010 Merit Award from the International Association of Commercial Administrators, a group representing commercial...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 07, 2010
Michigan's new web-based application for Uniform Commercial Code filings has won a 2010 Merit Award from the International Association of Commercial Administrators, a group representing commercial...
You can deal with extreme heat
By Gary Johnson - Jul. 07, 2010
Summer often brings very high temperatures that may last for days or weeks. A heat wave can cause severe heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Very high body temperatures...
By Gary Johnson - Jul. 07, 2010
Summer often brings very high temperatures that may last for days or weeks. A heat wave can cause severe heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Very high body temperatures...
McLaren offering healthy back program
By Sherry Stewart - Jul. 07, 2010
A program offered through McLaren Wellness and Fitness can help people concerned about having better posture, those suffering from nagging back pain or anyone with or at risk for osteoporosis or...
By Sherry Stewart - Jul. 07, 2010
A program offered through McLaren Wellness and Fitness can help people concerned about having better posture, those suffering from nagging back pain or anyone with or at risk for osteoporosis or...
Senior centers to serve as daytime cooling facilities
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 07, 2010
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said today that senior citizens looking for relief from the summer heat can visit one of the city's three senior centers during the day. The senior centers will be open...
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 07, 2010
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said today that senior citizens looking for relief from the summer heat can visit one of the city's three senior centers during the day. The senior centers will be open...
People advised not to turn on fire hydrants
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 06, 2010
Flint officials are advising people not to turn on fire hydrants for relief from the sweltering heat of summer. The use of fire hydrants by unauthorized persons is a violation of Flint city...
By Dawn Jones - Jul. 06, 2010
Flint officials are advising people not to turn on fire hydrants for relief from the sweltering heat of summer. The use of fire hydrants by unauthorized persons is a violation of Flint city...
Land posts department spending report online
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 06, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has posted her department's latest expenditure report online because of her commitment to offer taxpayers a full accounting about how their money is spent.
The...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 06, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has posted her department's latest expenditure report online because of her commitment to offer taxpayers a full accounting about how their money is spent.
The...
Events planned at Sloan, Longway this summer
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 02, 2010
Star and laser shows, classes, camps and exhibits are held at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium this summer.Star and Laser Shows at Longway Planetarium
Solar System Safari ~ 12:30 p.m. Mondays...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jul. 02, 2010
Star and laser shows, classes, camps and exhibits are held at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium this summer.Star and Laser Shows at Longway Planetarium
Solar System Safari ~ 12:30 p.m. Mondays...
Library holds weekly travelogues
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 02, 2010
The Armchair Traveler, a weekly travelogue, is held at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St. in Room 205. Bring your lunch, coffee is provided. July 6 ~ Rome July 13...
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 02, 2010
The Armchair Traveler, a weekly travelogue, is held at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St. in Room 205. Bring your lunch, coffee is provided. July 6 ~ Rome July 13...
Digital Bookmobile to help Library launch new service
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 02, 2010
Check out e-books, audio books and videos and download to a PC or compatible technology at the Flint Public Library's new digital branch FPL to Go. The library's new service will launch July 16...
By Wanda Harden - Jul. 02, 2010
Check out e-books, audio books and videos and download to a PC or compatible technology at the Flint Public Library's new digital branch FPL to Go. The library's new service will launch July 16...
Troops on leave should consider short-term plates
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 02, 2010
U.S. military personnel and other Michigan motorists have the option of buying temporary license plates for vehicles they drive infrequently, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminded them...
By Kelly Chesney - Jul. 02, 2010
U.S. military personnel and other Michigan motorists have the option of buying temporary license plates for vehicles they drive infrequently, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminded them...
Merrill elected president of Sunrise Rotary Club
By Connie Peters - Jul. 02, 2010
Stacy Merrill, General Motors engineer and international parts manager, was elected president of the Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary Club. Merrill's term begins July 1. He is a graduate of Kettering...
By Connie Peters - Jul. 02, 2010
Stacy Merrill, General Motors engineer and international parts manager, was elected president of the Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary Club. Merrill's term begins July 1. He is a graduate of Kettering...
Get grossed out at Children’s Museum during July
By Margo Strebig - Jul. 02, 2010
"Oh, yuck ... again" is the theme this July at the Flint Children's Museum. It's bringing back an entire month of icky, sticky, slimy, grimy, and gross stuff. Visit the museum to experience gross...
By Margo Strebig - Jul. 02, 2010
"Oh, yuck ... again" is the theme this July at the Flint Children's Museum. It's bringing back an entire month of icky, sticky, slimy, grimy, and gross stuff. Visit the museum to experience gross...
Woodside holding intergenerational Bible school Aug. 23-26
By Annie Oper - Jul. 02, 2010
Come and celebrate God's creation. That is the central message of this year's vacation Bible school at Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St. The theme, And God created... will be explored over four...
By Annie Oper - Jul. 02, 2010
Come and celebrate God's creation. That is the central message of this year's vacation Bible school at Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St. The theme, And God created... will be explored over four...
Red Cross receives funds to support emergency program
By Jeanette Lake - Jul. 02, 2010
Residents can count on help from the American Red Cross Genesee Lapeer Chapter for assistance with emergency medical and dental needs. A grant for $5,000 was recently received from the Stella and...
By Jeanette Lake - Jul. 02, 2010
Residents can count on help from the American Red Cross Genesee Lapeer Chapter for assistance with emergency medical and dental needs. A grant for $5,000 was recently received from the Stella and...
Online renewal of repair facility licenses allowed
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 30, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that registered auto repair facility owners now have the convenient option of renewing their licenses online.
The Secretary of State's Online...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 30, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that registered auto repair facility owners now have the convenient option of renewing their licenses online.
The Secretary of State's Online...
Salvation Army’s Coats for Kids program gets grant
By Connie Peters - Jun. 30, 2010
The Stella and Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust has awarded the Salvation Army of Genesee County a $5,000 grant to support the Coats for Kids program.
Through the contributions of the Stella and...
By Connie Peters - Jun. 30, 2010
The Stella and Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust has awarded the Salvation Army of Genesee County a $5,000 grant to support the Coats for Kids program.
Through the contributions of the Stella and...
Salvation Army gets grant for program
By Connie Peters - Jun. 30, 2010
The Stella and Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust has awarded the Salvation Army Flint Citadel Corps a $2,500 grant to support its after-school program.
The program provides tutoring, homework...
By Connie Peters - Jun. 30, 2010
The Stella and Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust has awarded the Salvation Army Flint Citadel Corps a $2,500 grant to support its after-school program.
The program provides tutoring, homework...
Mott alumni board announces scholarship
By Sue Frownfelter - Jun. 30, 2010
The Alumni Association board of directors has announced the availability of an alumni scholarship to assist at least six second-year Mott students with tuition, fees and books.
The foundation...
By Sue Frownfelter - Jun. 30, 2010
The Alumni Association board of directors has announced the availability of an alumni scholarship to assist at least six second-year Mott students with tuition, fees and books.
The foundation...
Blues Festival bringing Bland to Flint Aug. 7
By Brandon Morel - Jun. 30, 2010
The 2010 Flint Blues Festival will be held Aug. 7 on the Flint Cultural Center lawn at the corner of Chavez and Longway. It will have an incredible lineup this year with Larry McCray, Joanna Connor...
By Brandon Morel - Jun. 30, 2010
The 2010 Flint Blues Festival will be held Aug. 7 on the Flint Cultural Center lawn at the corner of Chavez and Longway. It will have an incredible lineup this year with Larry McCray, Joanna Connor...
Drivers with disabilities encouraged to carry ‘Pump Guide’
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 29, 2010
Motorists with disabilities can make their travels easier by remembering the Pump Guide as they prepare for a long Fourth of July weekend, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land advised Michigan...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 29, 2010
Motorists with disabilities can make their travels easier by remembering the Pump Guide as they prepare for a long Fourth of July weekend, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land advised Michigan...
Transition executive director joins Children’s Museum
By Margo Strebig - Jun. 29, 2010
The Flint Children's Museum board of directors announces the appointment of Susan Schneberger as transition executive director. She will assist the Flint Children's Museum to achieve its goals and...
By Margo Strebig - Jun. 29, 2010
The Flint Children's Museum board of directors announces the appointment of Susan Schneberger as transition executive director. She will assist the Flint Children's Museum to achieve its goals and...
Students filming movie about novel ‘Bud, Not Buddy’
By Robert Campbell - Jun. 29, 2010
The Classical Academy, Southwestern Academy and Lake Fenton High School have been awarded a $13,000 arts grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation to produce an educational DVD based on the novel Bud...
By Robert Campbell - Jun. 29, 2010
The Classical Academy, Southwestern Academy and Lake Fenton High School have been awarded a $13,000 arts grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation to produce an educational DVD based on the novel Bud...
Congratulations given to graduating class
By Robert Campbell - Jun. 29, 2010
The Flint Community Schools congratulates its 725 seniors who received their high school diplomas in commencement exercises this spring.
"I congratulate the entire Class of 2010 for earning their...
By Robert Campbell - Jun. 29, 2010
The Flint Community Schools congratulates its 725 seniors who received their high school diplomas in commencement exercises this spring.
"I congratulate the entire Class of 2010 for earning their...
Hurley offers summer camp
By Kara Sherd - Jun. 26, 2010
The Hurley Health and Fitness Center is offering a summer day camp for kids. Activities include swimming, volleyball, basketball, game bikes (PS2), rock climbing, Dance Dance Revolution, obstacle...
By Kara Sherd - Jun. 26, 2010
The Hurley Health and Fitness Center is offering a summer day camp for kids. Activities include swimming, volleyball, basketball, game bikes (PS2), rock climbing, Dance Dance Revolution, obstacle...
Ramona Sain hired by Cultural Center
By Monica Panik - Jun. 24, 2010
Linda L. Moxam, Flint Cultural Center Corporation (FCCC) director of development, has announced that Ramona L. Sain is the new corporate relations development officer.
"Ramona is a wonderful...
By Monica Panik - Jun. 24, 2010
Linda L. Moxam, Flint Cultural Center Corporation (FCCC) director of development, has announced that Ramona L. Sain is the new corporate relations development officer.
"Ramona is a wonderful...
McLaren spine program aligns with Spine-health.com
By Barbara Worrell - Jun. 24, 2010
The McLaren Regional Medical Center Spine Program features a unique and specialized multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of back and neck pain. As part of its efforts to holistically treat...
By Barbara Worrell - Jun. 24, 2010
The McLaren Regional Medical Center Spine Program features a unique and specialized multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of back and neck pain. As part of its efforts to holistically treat...
Know what to look for when buying, selling car
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 24, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today encouraged vehicle buyers and sellers to be aware of their rights and responsibilities and to remember key tips when making a deal.
"Because there is no...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 24, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today encouraged vehicle buyers and sellers to be aware of their rights and responsibilities and to remember key tips when making a deal.
"Because there is no...
Secretary Land gives her customers ‘credit’
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 23, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land always believes in giving her customers credit. Now, she's doing it in a way that makes their lives easier.
Land announced that all Secretary of State offices...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 23, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land always believes in giving her customers credit. Now, she's doing it in a way that makes their lives easier.
Land announced that all Secretary of State offices...
Involved citizens are key to success of foot patrol programs
By Ann Richards - Jun. 23, 2010
Neighborhood foot patrol officers can make a critical difference — especially in communities facing tough budget cuts — if residents are willing to "step up" and work with their officer and...
By Ann Richards - Jun. 23, 2010
Neighborhood foot patrol officers can make a critical difference — especially in communities facing tough budget cuts — if residents are willing to "step up" and work with their officer and...
McLaren designated center for spine surgery, replacement of knee, hip
By Barbara Worrell - Jun. 23, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network have designated McLaren Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and...
By Barbara Worrell - Jun. 23, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network have designated McLaren Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and...
State breaks record for online registration renewals
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 23, 2010
The Department of State's online renewal program for vehicle and watercraft license plate registrations has reached an all-time high for the number of transactions recorded, Secretary of State...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 23, 2010
The Department of State's online renewal program for vehicle and watercraft license plate registrations has reached an all-time high for the number of transactions recorded, Secretary of State...
Sink into sea with yellow submarine at Children's Museum
By Margo Lee Strebig - Jun. 18, 2010
Make a splash at the Flint Children's Museum's newest exhibit, Into the Deep, June 22 through Sept. 4. Children will dive into fun with plenty of sea-theme, hands-on activities.
The yellow...
By Margo Lee Strebig - Jun. 18, 2010
Make a splash at the Flint Children's Museum's newest exhibit, Into the Deep, June 22 through Sept. 4. Children will dive into fun with plenty of sea-theme, hands-on activities.
The yellow...
MCC announces new degree, certificate programs
By Sharon Campbell - Jun. 18, 2010
Mott Community College continues to offer a variety of strong, future-oriented academic programs, preparing students for cutting-edge, 21st century careers.
The college is announcing the addition...
By Sharon Campbell - Jun. 18, 2010
Mott Community College continues to offer a variety of strong, future-oriented academic programs, preparing students for cutting-edge, 21st century careers.
The college is announcing the addition...
MDOT honors Indian Trails
By Tina Ray - Jun. 18, 2010
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan State Transportation Commission has honored Indian Trails, an Owosso-based motor coach company, for its 100th anniversary.
"Indian...
By Tina Ray - Jun. 18, 2010
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan State Transportation Commission has honored Indian Trails, an Owosso-based motor coach company, for its 100th anniversary.
"Indian...
New game room opens at Hurley Medical Center
By Lorri Rishar Jandron - Jun. 18, 2010
Pediatric patients at Hurley Medical Center will enjoy a new game room featuring an Xbox gaming system courtesy of the Children’s Miracle Network and Microsoft beginning June 21.
Last fall...
By Lorri Rishar Jandron - Jun. 18, 2010
Pediatric patients at Hurley Medical Center will enjoy a new game room featuring an Xbox gaming system courtesy of the Children’s Miracle Network and Microsoft beginning June 21.
Last fall...
Flint residents arrested on violent crime offenses
By Dawn Jones - Jun. 18, 2010
Mayor Dayne Walling joined United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade for the announcement on the arrest of 27 individuals from Flint. Charges against these individuals include firearm offenses...
By Dawn Jones - Jun. 18, 2010
Mayor Dayne Walling joined United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade for the announcement on the arrest of 27 individuals from Flint. Charges against these individuals include firearm offenses...
Churchill’s is back in business
By Jared Field - Jun. 15, 2010
Call it creative destruction.
Nadine Cook, part-owner of Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 S. Saginaw in downtown Flint, says she doesn't need to wait a few years to see a silver lining.
"I can...
By Jared Field - Jun. 15, 2010
Call it creative destruction.
Nadine Cook, part-owner of Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 S. Saginaw in downtown Flint, says she doesn't need to wait a few years to see a silver lining.
"I can...
Be safe around slow-moving farm equipment
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 15, 2010
With summer almost here and farm activity in full swing, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds motorists to use extra caution when they encounter slow-moving vehicles, such as farm...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 15, 2010
With summer almost here and farm activity in full swing, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds motorists to use extra caution when they encounter slow-moving vehicles, such as farm...
FIA joins Blue Star Museums Program
By Janice Henry - Jun. 15, 2010
The Flint Institute of Arts has joined the Blue Star Museums Program and will offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, Sept. 6.
The Blue Star...
By Janice Henry - Jun. 15, 2010
The Flint Institute of Arts has joined the Blue Star Museums Program and will offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, Sept. 6.
The Blue Star...
Walling will not veto council’s budget
By Dawn Jones - Jun. 15, 2010
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling announced June 14 that he will not veto the 2011 fiscal year budget. The budget was unanimously adopted by the nine-member Flint City Council June 7. It takes effect July...
By Dawn Jones - Jun. 15, 2010
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling announced June 14 that he will not veto the 2011 fiscal year budget. The budget was unanimously adopted by the nine-member Flint City Council June 7. It takes effect July...
Sunrise Rotary Club gives two scholarships
By Connie Peters - Jun. 11, 2010
Brittany McAdory, 2010 Bentley High School graduate, and Dominique Person, 2010 Northern High School graduate, were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary Club...
By Connie Peters - Jun. 11, 2010
Brittany McAdory, 2010 Bentley High School graduate, and Dominique Person, 2010 Northern High School graduate, were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary Club...
Get into Sloan, Longway free when pass holder
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jun. 10, 2010
If you love Sloan Musuem, Buick Automotive Gallery or Longway Planetarium, you'll love getting in free. Become an annual pass holder and you can enjoy free admission to all three buildings...
By Cathy Jaruzel Gentry - Jun. 10, 2010
If you love Sloan Musuem, Buick Automotive Gallery or Longway Planetarium, you'll love getting in free. Become an annual pass holder and you can enjoy free admission to all three buildings...
Whooping cough outbreak escalating
By Fatema Mamou - Jun. 10, 2010
The number of pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, in Genesee County this year continues to increase, exceeding the highest numbers seen in more than 10 years. Ten cases have been...
By Fatema Mamou - Jun. 10, 2010
The number of pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, in Genesee County this year continues to increase, exceeding the highest numbers seen in more than 10 years. Ten cases have been...
Officials trained on new software for August election
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 10, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today applauded area election officials who successfully completed E-Pollbook training during recent sessions in Caro, Port Huron and Saginaw.
"I'm pleased...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 10, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today applauded area election officials who successfully completed E-Pollbook training during recent sessions in Caro, Port Huron and Saginaw.
"I'm pleased...
Whaley’s Victoria Odom dies
By Katie Parker - Jun. 10, 2010
On behalf of the entire Whaley Children's Center community, we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Victoria Odom's family, friends and colleagues.
As a youth specialist, she was a...
By Katie Parker - Jun. 10, 2010
On behalf of the entire Whaley Children's Center community, we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Victoria Odom's family, friends and colleagues.
As a youth specialist, she was a...
Sexual health text messaging system begins
By Deborah Cain - Jun. 10, 2010
The Genesee County Health Department received a grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation for the development of the (((getreal))) text messaging system. Innovative technology allows teens to connect up...
By Deborah Cain - Jun. 10, 2010
The Genesee County Health Department received a grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation for the development of the (((getreal))) text messaging system. Innovative technology allows teens to connect up...
Pediatric medical director named to Genesys team
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 10, 2010
Dr. Sara Pendleton has joined Genesys as its pediatric medical director. In this newly created job, she is responsible for overseeing all areas of pediatrics and the clinical quality of pediatric...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 10, 2010
Dr. Sara Pendleton has joined Genesys as its pediatric medical director. In this newly created job, she is responsible for overseeing all areas of pediatrics and the clinical quality of pediatric...
Type O negative blood levels drop to emergency levels
By Jeanette Lake - Jun. 10, 2010
The supply of type O negative blood at the American Red Cross has dropped to emergency levels. Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with any blood...
By Jeanette Lake - Jun. 10, 2010
The supply of type O negative blood at the American Red Cross has dropped to emergency levels. Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with any blood...
Library millage campaign begins June 9
By Dawn Hibbard - Jun. 09, 2010
The Citizens for the Flint Public Library want to keep "access for all" in Flint. To do that, they are supporting a millage proposal for the Flint Public Library in the August primary.
Citizens...
By Dawn Hibbard - Jun. 09, 2010
The Citizens for the Flint Public Library want to keep "access for all" in Flint. To do that, they are supporting a millage proposal for the Flint Public Library in the August primary.
Citizens...
‘From Here To There’ at Sloan until Sept. 5
By Cathy Jaruzel - Jun. 08, 2010
Sit down, strap in and fly through the air on this amazing hovercraft. Ride on a cushion of air that lets you twist, turn and travel with ease across the floor at Sloan Museum until Sept...
By Cathy Jaruzel - Jun. 08, 2010
Sit down, strap in and fly through the air on this amazing hovercraft. Ride on a cushion of air that lets you twist, turn and travel with ease across the floor at Sloan Museum until Sept...
Genesys Wound Center offers healing therapies
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 08, 2010
The longer a wound takes to heal, the greater the risk of serious infection. The staff at Genesys Wound and Hyperbaric Center offer advanced clinical approaches that can improve healing rates and...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 08, 2010
The longer a wound takes to heal, the greater the risk of serious infection. The staff at Genesys Wound and Hyperbaric Center offer advanced clinical approaches that can improve healing rates and...
Social Security is an open book
By Cynthia W. Edwards - Jun. 04, 2010
President Barack Obama has called for greater transparency in government. In response, Social Security has released its Open Government Plan, which you can read online at...
By Cynthia W. Edwards - Jun. 04, 2010
President Barack Obama has called for greater transparency in government. In response, Social Security has released its Open Government Plan, which you can read online at...
You can follow Social Security on Facebook, Twitter
By Cynthia W. Edwards - Jun. 04, 2010
It seems that these days everyone is on Facebook. It's hard to believe that as recently as 2006, Facebook didn't even exist. Now, even if you don't have a Facebook account of your own, you're...
By Cynthia W. Edwards - Jun. 04, 2010
It seems that these days everyone is on Facebook. It's hard to believe that as recently as 2006, Facebook didn't even exist. Now, even if you don't have a Facebook account of your own, you're...
Andy Kruse named vice president of mission integration at Genesys
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 03, 2010
Andy Kruse has been named vice president of mission integration for Genesys Health System. In this position, he will lead mission integration activities for the organization and oversee community...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 03, 2010
Andy Kruse has been named vice president of mission integration for Genesys Health System. In this position, he will lead mission integration activities for the organization and oversee community...
Genesys Athletic Club offers summer sports camp for kids June 21
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 03, 2010
Genesys Athletic Club is offering a summer sports camp for kids 6 through 12 and a Tiny Tots junior camp for kids 3 to 5. Camp begins June 21.
Summer sports camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Jun. 03, 2010
Genesys Athletic Club is offering a summer sports camp for kids 6 through 12 and a Tiny Tots junior camp for kids 3 to 5. Camp begins June 21.
Summer sports camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3...
Dancers create project at Good Beans Cafe Aug. 10-12
By Megan Donahue - Jun. 03, 2010
Some dances are big. Some dances are small. These dances are tiny.
Tiny Dances is a collaborative performance, slated to perform at the Good Beans Cafe, 328 N. Grand Traverse, from Aug. 10 to...
By Megan Donahue - Jun. 03, 2010
Some dances are big. Some dances are small. These dances are tiny.
Tiny Dances is a collaborative performance, slated to perform at the Good Beans Cafe, 328 N. Grand Traverse, from Aug. 10 to...
Training offered those who want to be on nonprofit boards
By Julia Zaher - Jun. 03, 2010
Have you ever considered volunteering by being on the board of directors of an area nonprofit agency? Most people don't realize that nonprofit organizations are constantly searching for new board...
By Julia Zaher - Jun. 03, 2010
Have you ever considered volunteering by being on the board of directors of an area nonprofit agency? Most people don't realize that nonprofit organizations are constantly searching for new board...
McLaren selects Smolak for business development team
By Liz Hill - Jun. 02, 2010
McLaren Health Plan welcomes Tiffany Smolak as a business development specialist.
Smolak previously worked for the United State Steel Corporation in Troy as an associate account representative...
By Liz Hill - Jun. 02, 2010
McLaren Health Plan welcomes Tiffany Smolak as a business development specialist.
Smolak previously worked for the United State Steel Corporation in Troy as an associate account representative...
Children's Musuem gets $3,000 grant for monthly programs
By Margo Lee Strebig - Jun. 02, 2010
The Flint Children's Museum is the recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Veit Youth Charitable Trust.
The grant will name Veit Youth Charitable Trust as the sponsor for the months of June, July and...
By Margo Lee Strebig - Jun. 02, 2010
The Flint Children's Museum is the recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Veit Youth Charitable Trust.
The grant will name Veit Youth Charitable Trust as the sponsor for the months of June, July and...
Pedestrians reminded to travel safely
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 01, 2010
As summer approaches in Michigan, residents are finding themselves outdoors more often, enjoying the weather, walking, jogging or riding bicycles.
But before you set out, Secretary of State Terri...
By Kelly Chesney - Jun. 01, 2010
As summer approaches in Michigan, residents are finding themselves outdoors more often, enjoying the weather, walking, jogging or riding bicycles.
But before you set out, Secretary of State Terri...
Hurley named Blue Distinction Center for knee, hip replacement
By Lisa Stanick - Jun. 01, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Blue Care Network have designated Hurley Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
Blue Distinction Centers for Knee...
By Lisa Stanick - Jun. 01, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Blue Care Network have designated Hurley Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
Blue Distinction Centers for Knee...
Michael J. Thorp’s new book available at Sloan Museum
By Cathy Jaruzel - May. 28, 2010
The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test: The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of Michigan by Michael J. Thorp is now available at Sloan Museum.
This book is full of questions that will test your...
By Cathy Jaruzel - May. 28, 2010
The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test: The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of Michigan by Michael J. Thorp is now available at Sloan Museum.
This book is full of questions that will test your...
Enhanced licenses also benefit pleasure boaters
By Kelly Chesney - May. 27, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Department of Homeland Security officials encourage Michigan pleasure boaters to obtain an enhanced driver's license as a convenient means of meeting federal...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 27, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Department of Homeland Security officials encourage Michigan pleasure boaters to obtain an enhanced driver's license as a convenient means of meeting federal...
Granholm, Walling announce State Police stepped up presence in city
By Dawn Jones - May. 27, 2010
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and Mayor Dayne Walling today announced that the city's request for additional presence of Michigan State Police (MSP) in Flint is being honored and went into effect May...
By Dawn Jones - May. 27, 2010
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and Mayor Dayne Walling today announced that the city's request for additional presence of Michigan State Police (MSP) in Flint is being honored and went into effect May...
Whaley changes hours, holds special tours
By Andrew Clark - May. 24, 2010
The Whaley House Museum will change its tour hours June 4. It will add Fridays to its weekday tour line-up. On weekends, it will no longer be open on Sundays (except during Christmas) to switch to...
By Andrew Clark - May. 24, 2010
The Whaley House Museum will change its tour hours June 4. It will add Fridays to its weekday tour line-up. On weekends, it will no longer be open on Sundays (except during Christmas) to switch to...
Students find success in auto restoration industry
By Sharon Campbell - May. 24, 2010
It's a high growth area of the automotive body repair and service industry — the restoration of antique, classic or old cars — and a number of Mott Community College students are choosing it as...
By Sharon Campbell - May. 24, 2010
It's a high growth area of the automotive body repair and service industry — the restoration of antique, classic or old cars — and a number of Mott Community College students are choosing it as...
Sunrise Rotary Club gives grants
By Connie Peters - May. 24, 2010
The Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary has raised more than $297,000 through their annual golf outing, including more than $13,000 in 2009, during the past 17 years. The funds raised have provided...
By Connie Peters - May. 24, 2010
The Greater Flint Sunrise Rotary has raised more than $297,000 through their annual golf outing, including more than $13,000 in 2009, during the past 17 years. The funds raised have provided...
Towing tips offered as boating, camping seasons begin
By Kelly Chesney - May. 24, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds Michigan residents to ensure they are towing their trailers safely as they get their campers or boats ready for a trip.
"Michigan summers are made for...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 24, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds Michigan residents to ensure they are towing their trailers safely as they get their campers or boats ready for a trip.
"Michigan summers are made for...
Buick City clean-up planned
By Dawn Jones - May. 19, 2010
The final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan for the clean-up of Buick City comes on the heels of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers announcement Tuesday of...
By Dawn Jones - May. 19, 2010
The final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan for the clean-up of Buick City comes on the heels of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers announcement Tuesday of...
EPA finalizes Buick City cleanup plan
By Dawn Jones - May. 19, 2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced its final decision on an estimated $5 million to $7 million cleanup plan to address historical contamination on the south end portion...
By Dawn Jones - May. 19, 2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced its final decision on an estimated $5 million to $7 million cleanup plan to address historical contamination on the south end portion...
Whooping cough outbreak escalates
By Fatema Mamou - May. 19, 2010
The outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, continues to escalate in Genesee County. Nearly every community in Genesee County has been affected by this outbreak. Spread of this disease...
By Fatema Mamou - May. 19, 2010
The outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, continues to escalate in Genesee County. Nearly every community in Genesee County has been affected by this outbreak. Spread of this disease...
Hurley's warns parents about heat stroke dangers
By Ilene Cantor - May. 19, 2010
Hurley Medical Center's Trauma Center, Hurley's Injury Prevention Department and Safe Kids Greater Flint, continue to educate parents and care givers about the dangers of heat stroke to children...
By Ilene Cantor - May. 19, 2010
Hurley Medical Center's Trauma Center, Hurley's Injury Prevention Department and Safe Kids Greater Flint, continue to educate parents and care givers about the dangers of heat stroke to children...
MCC offers robotic programming certificate
By Sharon Campbell - May. 19, 2010
Mott Community College is offering a new certificate program designed for individuals interested in pursuing careers in the cutting-edge, high-tech field of robotic programming.
MCC's new...
By Sharon Campbell - May. 19, 2010
Mott Community College is offering a new certificate program designed for individuals interested in pursuing careers in the cutting-edge, high-tech field of robotic programming.
MCC's new...
MCC joins Achieving the Dream
By Sharon Campbell - May. 18, 2010
Mott Community College has joined Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count signifying a commitment to student success and institutional improvement. With support from the Charles Stewart Mott...
By Sharon Campbell - May. 18, 2010
Mott Community College has joined Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count signifying a commitment to student success and institutional improvement. With support from the Charles Stewart Mott...
Hurley Foundation receives $25,000 grant from March of Dimes
By Ilene Cantor - May. 18, 2010
The March of Dimes has awarded $25,000 to the Hurley Foundation to expand a Hurley pilot support group program for women suffering from postpartum depression (PPD).
Before the program at Hurley...
By Ilene Cantor - May. 18, 2010
The March of Dimes has awarded $25,000 to the Hurley Foundation to expand a Hurley pilot support group program for women suffering from postpartum depression (PPD).
Before the program at Hurley...
Michigan ranks below average for reading skills
By Judy Putnam - May. 18, 2010
Michigan has a long way to go to make sure children have the reading skills they need by the end of third grade, a report released May 18 from the national Kids Count project concludes.
The state...
By Judy Putnam - May. 18, 2010
Michigan has a long way to go to make sure children have the reading skills they need by the end of third grade, a report released May 18 from the national Kids Count project concludes.
The state...
Boaters urged to plan for emergencies
By Kelly Chesney - May. 18, 2010
Being prepared is the best response in an emergency.
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and boating advocates recommend that boaters make sure that their craft and all aboard are properly equipped...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 18, 2010
Being prepared is the best response in an emergency.
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and boating advocates recommend that boaters make sure that their craft and all aboard are properly equipped...
Beef brand seeks out community volunteers
By Sarah Derreberry - May. 18, 2010
There's nothing that bolsters a community like everyday acts of kindness — volunteering for a charity, coaching a team or helping a Michigan neighbor in need. Tender Ridge Angus beef, available...
By Sarah Derreberry - May. 18, 2010
There's nothing that bolsters a community like everyday acts of kindness — volunteering for a charity, coaching a team or helping a Michigan neighbor in need. Tender Ridge Angus beef, available...
You can buy license plate tabs without waiting in line in Davison
By Kelly Chesney - May. 17, 2010
Customers served by the Davison Secretary of State office now have the convenience of a self-service option readily available for easy license plate tab renewals, Secretary of State Terri Lynn...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 17, 2010
Customers served by the Davison Secretary of State office now have the convenience of a self-service option readily available for easy license plate tab renewals, Secretary of State Terri Lynn...
Two glass exhibitions coming to FIA
By Janice Henry - May. 13, 2010
The Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) will be the only Midwest venue this summer for two major glass exhibitions. Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass features 160...
By Janice Henry - May. 13, 2010
The Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) will be the only Midwest venue this summer for two major glass exhibitions. Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass features 160...
2010 Hospitality Awards to honor area's best
By Katie Bach - May. 13, 2010
The Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau will honor the frontline staff of its member organizations during the 22nd annual Hospitality Awards banquet May 13 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre...
By Katie Bach - May. 13, 2010
The Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau will honor the frontline staff of its member organizations during the 22nd annual Hospitality Awards banquet May 13 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre...
City re-hires 34 firefighters
By Dawn Jones - May. 10, 2010
Flint has re-hired 34 laid off firefighters. The layoffs date back to 2007 including 21 firefighters who were laid off March 24. The city plans to hire five additional firefighters by July 1...
By Dawn Jones - May. 10, 2010
Flint has re-hired 34 laid off firefighters. The layoffs date back to 2007 including 21 firefighters who were laid off March 24. The city plans to hire five additional firefighters by July 1...
Awareness of marine sites helps keep state secure
By Kelly Chesney - May. 10, 2010
You can help protect the state's waterways from terrorist threats and other illegal activities using only your eyes and ears. Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and U.S. Coast Guard officials...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 10, 2010
You can help protect the state's waterways from terrorist threats and other illegal activities using only your eyes and ears. Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and U.S. Coast Guard officials...
Mott Foundation’s Jack Litzenberg honored
By Duane M. Elling - May. 07, 2010
For more than 25 years, Jack Litzenberg, senior program officer at the Mott Foundation, has overseen grant making in several key areas, including the development, study and replication of...
By Duane M. Elling - May. 07, 2010
For more than 25 years, Jack Litzenberg, senior program officer at the Mott Foundation, has overseen grant making in several key areas, including the development, study and replication of...
Isabella, Jacob are most popular baby names
By Cynthia Edwards - May. 07, 2010
There's a new queen of baby names. Isabella took the crown from last year's winner, Emma, to claim the top girl baby name of 2009. Jacob continued his remarkable run by holding onto the top boy...
By Cynthia Edwards - May. 07, 2010
There's a new queen of baby names. Isabella took the crown from last year's winner, Emma, to claim the top girl baby name of 2009. Jacob continued his remarkable run by holding onto the top boy...
New ‘twist’ in law can help your mom
By Cynthia West-Edwards - May. 07, 2010
Mom has always been there to nurture and take care of you. Mother's Day is the perfect time to give back and look out for her. If she's having a hard time paying for her prescription drugs, tell...
By Cynthia West-Edwards - May. 07, 2010
Mom has always been there to nurture and take care of you. Mother's Day is the perfect time to give back and look out for her. If she's having a hard time paying for her prescription drugs, tell...
Jeff Daniels returns to Whiting Oct. 8
By Wendi Fournier - May. 06, 2010
The Whiting will present An Evening with Jeff Daniels in concert as part of its 2010-2011 season at 8 p.m. Oct. 8.
When you think of "grassroots" and "down to earth," you don't normally think of a...
By Wendi Fournier - May. 06, 2010
The Whiting will present An Evening with Jeff Daniels in concert as part of its 2010-2011 season at 8 p.m. Oct. 8.
When you think of "grassroots" and "down to earth," you don't normally think of a...
Board of Education approves sinking fund millage
By Bob Campbell - May. 05, 2010
Flint voters on Aug. 3 will be asked to approve four mills for 10 years to fund capital improvements for school buildings of the Flint Community Schools.
The Flint Board of Education authorized...
By Bob Campbell - May. 05, 2010
Flint voters on Aug. 3 will be asked to approve four mills for 10 years to fund capital improvements for school buildings of the Flint Community Schools.
The Flint Board of Education authorized...
Electronic poll book program expands
By Kelly Chesney - May. 04, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that today's action taken by the State Administrative Board will allow over 450 cities and townships to use an electronic poll book in the August and...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 04, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that today's action taken by the State Administrative Board will allow over 450 cities and townships to use an electronic poll book in the August and...
Motorcycles training safety still essential
By Kelly Chesney - May. 03, 2010
Motorcycles have come a long way since their invention in 1885 but the need for rider training and safety hasn't changed, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said today.
Land was joined by safety...
By Kelly Chesney - May. 03, 2010
Motorcycles have come a long way since their invention in 1885 but the need for rider training and safety hasn't changed, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said today.
Land was joined by safety...
More than 170,000 applications received for border-ready cards
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 21, 2010
More than 170,000 applications have been received for Michigan's enhanced driver's license (EDL) since it became available in April 2009, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced...
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 21, 2010
More than 170,000 applications have been received for Michigan's enhanced driver's license (EDL) since it became available in April 2009, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced...
Mayor welcomes Diplomat Pharmacy expansion
By Dawn Jones - Apr. 21, 2010
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy company, has received a $61.5 million tax credit from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board for a...
By Dawn Jones - Apr. 21, 2010
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy company, has received a $61.5 million tax credit from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board for a...
Local author publishes book
By Chris Ringler - Apr. 21, 2010
Dark clouds have formed in the Kingdom of Man, clouds of dissent, doubt and worse yet, fear. After a century of peace and sunshine, darkness has come to this land. With it the rumors of unrest...
By Chris Ringler - Apr. 21, 2010
Dark clouds have formed in the Kingdom of Man, clouds of dissent, doubt and worse yet, fear. After a century of peace and sunshine, darkness has come to this land. With it the rumors of unrest...
Tips offered for private vehicle sales
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 20, 2010
Selling a car through the classifieds or from your front yard are simple ways of disposing of an unwanted vehicle. But Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds residents that handling this...
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 20, 2010
Selling a car through the classifieds or from your front yard are simple ways of disposing of an unwanted vehicle. But Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds residents that handling this...
MCC program earns national accreditation
By Sharon Campbell - Apr. 19, 2010
Mott Community College is doing its part to make certain that highly trained teachers will be ready for the children and families in our community.
MCC's associate of applied science (AAS) Early...
By Sharon Campbell - Apr. 19, 2010
Mott Community College is doing its part to make certain that highly trained teachers will be ready for the children and families in our community.
MCC's associate of applied science (AAS) Early...
Dispensary of Hope provides medications to needy
By Cindy Ficorelli - Apr. 15, 2010
Dispensary of Hope, in partnership with Genesys Health System and Genesee Health Plan, offers medications to Genesee County residents without prescription drug coverage who otherwise would not be...
By Cindy Ficorelli - Apr. 15, 2010
Dispensary of Hope, in partnership with Genesys Health System and Genesee Health Plan, offers medications to Genesee County residents without prescription drug coverage who otherwise would not be...
Military, overseas voters have more time to vote
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 15, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today commended the Legislature for acting promptly passing bills improving voting opportunities for military and civilian voters outside the United States.
"I...
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 15, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today commended the Legislature for acting promptly passing bills improving voting opportunities for military and civilian voters outside the United States.
"I...
MCC, Northwood University offering bachelor business degrees
By Sharon Campbell - Apr. 15, 2010
Mott Community College is launching a new collaboration with Northwood University that will offer a new four-year college option to area students.
A special signing ceremony of an articulation...
By Sharon Campbell - Apr. 15, 2010
Mott Community College is launching a new collaboration with Northwood University that will offer a new four-year college option to area students.
A special signing ceremony of an articulation...
New multimedia company emphasizes education
By Donna Ullrich - Apr. 13, 2010
Individually, their professional experiences took them around the world and across the country before landing them in Flint, where positions at WFUM and the UM-Flint caused their paths to...
By Donna Ullrich - Apr. 13, 2010
Individually, their professional experiences took them around the world and across the country before landing them in Flint, where positions at WFUM and the UM-Flint caused their paths to...
Whiting gets $10,000 Welch Foundation grant
By Linda Moxam - Apr. 13, 2010
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the James A. Welch Foundation, 200 local honors and advance placement students will experience special performances and outreach activities by the nationally renowned...
By Linda Moxam - Apr. 13, 2010
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the James A. Welch Foundation, 200 local honors and advance placement students will experience special performances and outreach activities by the nationally renowned...
Five selected as Marable’s students of the month
By Herman Marable - Apr. 13, 2010
Flint 68th District Judge Herman Marable Jr. and his Citizens Advisory Committee announced today that Rachel Neumann, 15, of Flint Township; Alexis Bonilla, 16, of Mt. Morris Township; Eveleen...
By Herman Marable - Apr. 13, 2010
Flint 68th District Judge Herman Marable Jr. and his Citizens Advisory Committee announced today that Rachel Neumann, 15, of Flint Township; Alexis Bonilla, 16, of Mt. Morris Township; Eveleen...
Whiting announces its 2010-11 season
By Wendi Fournier - Apr. 08, 2010
The Whiting announces its 2010-2111 season line-up. Get ready for a season of excitement as the Whiting presents a wide variety of performances from Monty Python's Spamalot, Grease, Cirque...
By Wendi Fournier - Apr. 08, 2010
The Whiting announces its 2010-2111 season line-up. Get ready for a season of excitement as the Whiting presents a wide variety of performances from Monty Python's Spamalot, Grease, Cirque...
Residents urged to enroll on state Organ Donor Registry
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 06, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is asking residents today to look at their driver's license or state ID and see if there's a red heart on the front of the card.
If not, Land is urging residents...
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 06, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is asking residents today to look at their driver's license or state ID and see if there's a red heart on the front of the card.
If not, Land is urging residents...
Here’s to green planet in retirement
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Apr. 02, 2010
Social Security has been practicing environmental stewardship long before "going green" was a fashionable catch-phrase. Here's just one example.
When it became necessary to renovate one of the...
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Apr. 02, 2010
Social Security has been practicing environmental stewardship long before "going green" was a fashionable catch-phrase. Here's just one example.
When it became necessary to renovate one of the...
Many to benefit from faster disability application process
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Apr. 02, 2010
Tens of thousands more people will benefit from a faster and more efficient process when they apply for disability benefits, thanks to an expansion in Social Security's Compassionate...
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Apr. 02, 2010
Tens of thousands more people will benefit from a faster and more efficient process when they apply for disability benefits, thanks to an expansion in Social Security's Compassionate...
Self-Service Station program turns five
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 02, 2010
After five years, Michigan's Self-Service Station program for conveniently renewing vehicle license plate tabs continues to set records for customers served, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said...
By Kelly Chesney - Apr. 02, 2010
After five years, Michigan's Self-Service Station program for conveniently renewing vehicle license plate tabs continues to set records for customers served, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said...
Mott’s legacy in community policing revived with new grants
By Ann Richards - Mar. 24, 2010
Across the country, escalating crime rates and diminishing municipal budgets are motivating police departments to develop new ways of deploying services. The city of Flint is no exception.
To...
By Ann Richards - Mar. 24, 2010
Across the country, escalating crime rates and diminishing municipal budgets are motivating police departments to develop new ways of deploying services. The city of Flint is no exception.
To...
Patty Duke Show cast to tell Americans about online Medicare application
By Cynthia Edwards - Mar. 24, 2010
Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue today joined award-winning actress Patty Duke and the cast of her hit 1960s sitcom, The Patty Duke Show, to unveil Social Security's newest online...
By Cynthia Edwards - Mar. 24, 2010
Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue today joined award-winning actress Patty Duke and the cast of her hit 1960s sitcom, The Patty Duke Show, to unveil Social Security's newest online...
Michigan Aging Services releases 2010 Long Term Care Report
By Angela Witwer - Mar. 23, 2010
Aging Services of Michigan today released its 2010 annual Long Term Care Report at the state Capitol.
Aging Services represents the mission-based, nonprofit organizations that deliver care and...
By Angela Witwer - Mar. 23, 2010
Aging Services of Michigan today released its 2010 annual Long Term Care Report at the state Capitol.
Aging Services represents the mission-based, nonprofit organizations that deliver care and...
Hurley physicians perform newest lifesaving option for patients on dialysis
By Ilene Cantor - Mar. 22, 2010
Hurley surgeon, Dr. John A. Carr, and Dr. P.C. Shetty, interventional radiologist, performed the region's first HeRo vascular access procedure — the newest and most lifesaving option for end...
By Ilene Cantor - Mar. 22, 2010
Hurley surgeon, Dr. John A. Carr, and Dr. P.C. Shetty, interventional radiologist, performed the region's first HeRo vascular access procedure — the newest and most lifesaving option for end...
Flint featured in ‘Pure Michigan’ book
By Jared Field - Mar. 10, 2010
As the temperatures continue to rise, so too does the Flint area's reputation in the state as a springtime destination.
The Flint area is featured front and center in the recently published spring...
By Jared Field - Mar. 10, 2010
As the temperatures continue to rise, so too does the Flint area's reputation in the state as a springtime destination.
The Flint area is featured front and center in the recently published spring...
Social Security welcomes your ideas
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Mar. 09, 2010
In support of President Barack Obama's transparency and open government initiative, Social Security has launched a new Open Government web page.
The new web page serves as the portal for all...
By Cynthia West-Edwards - Mar. 09, 2010
In support of President Barack Obama's transparency and open government initiative, Social Security has launched a new Open Government web page.
The new web page serves as the portal for all...
Rep. Kildee recognized for supporting health centers
By Dana Hughes - Mar. 05, 2010
During the National Association of Community Health Centers' (NACHC) 35th Policy and Issues Forum held in Washington, D.C., last week, Rep. Dale Kildee was recognized for his support of Community...
By Dana Hughes - Mar. 05, 2010
During the National Association of Community Health Centers' (NACHC) 35th Policy and Issues Forum held in Washington, D.C., last week, Rep. Dale Kildee was recognized for his support of Community...
McCree Theater takes steps to secure a second chance at success
By Ann Richards - Feb. 25, 2010
When the McCree Theatre closed its doors in 1989, almost two decades after its debut as Flint's first and only venue dedicated to African American artists, few believed the beloved inner city...
By Ann Richards - Feb. 25, 2010
When the McCree Theatre closed its doors in 1989, almost two decades after its debut as Flint's first and only venue dedicated to African American artists, few believed the beloved inner city...
Flint gets $1.1 million grant for neighborhood police
By Dawn Jones - Feb. 23, 2010
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded the Flint $1,150,000 to fund the city's 21st Century Community Policing Program. The award will support a pilot program for one year beginning March...
By Dawn Jones - Feb. 23, 2010
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded the Flint $1,150,000 to fund the city's 21st Century Community Policing Program. The award will support a pilot program for one year beginning March...
Buckham Gallery receives $2,000 grant
By Theresa Roach - Feb. 23, 2010
Support from local community organizations and fund-raising efforts have given staff at Buckham Gallery renewed confidence in the nonprofit art gallery's ability to thrive in a challenging...
By Theresa Roach - Feb. 23, 2010
Support from local community organizations and fund-raising efforts have given staff at Buckham Gallery renewed confidence in the nonprofit art gallery's ability to thrive in a challenging...
Social Security questions answered
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
Question: I recently applied for a replacement Social Security card, but I might be moving before it arrives in the mail. What do I do if I move before I get it?
Answer: Once we have verified all...
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
Question: I recently applied for a replacement Social Security card, but I might be moving before it arrives in the mail. What do I do if I move before I get it?
Answer: Once we have verified all...
Social Security showcases history in 75th year
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
What you may not have realized when you rang in 2010 was that you also were ringing in the 75th anniversary of Social Security.
On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social...
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
What you may not have realized when you rang in 2010 was that you also were ringing in the 75th anniversary of Social Security.
On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social...
To tax or not to tax — a Social Security question
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
When it comes to Social Security benefits, you may be wondering who must pay taxes on them and who does not. Let's look at the numbers.
If you file a federal tax return as an individual and your...
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
When it comes to Social Security benefits, you may be wondering who must pay taxes on them and who does not. Let's look at the numbers.
If you file a federal tax return as an individual and your...
Chubby Checker announces new 'twist' in Medicare law
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
If you've been thinking about applying for extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs, then now's the time to get on the dance floor and hop to it.
Chubby Checker, the Grammy Award...
By Jennifer L. Moore - Feb. 02, 2010
If you've been thinking about applying for extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs, then now's the time to get on the dance floor and hop to it.
Chubby Checker, the Grammy Award...
Land posts latest department spending online
By Judi A. Johnston - Feb. 01, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land posted her department's latest expenditure report online today as another affirmation of taxpayers' right to know how government is spending their money.
The...
By Judi A. Johnston - Feb. 01, 2010
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land posted her department's latest expenditure report online today as another affirmation of taxpayers' right to know how government is spending their money.
The...
Social Security makes new data available to public
By Jennifer Moore - Jan. 22, 2010
Michael J. Astrue, Social Security commissioner, today announced that the agency is making new data about beneficiaries and the agency's disability and hearing processes available to the public. ...
By Jennifer Moore - Jan. 22, 2010
Michael J. Astrue, Social Security commissioner, today announced that the agency is making new data about beneficiaries and the agency's disability and hearing processes available to the public. ...
Michigan children’s future cloudy
By Judy Putnam - Jan. 15, 2010
Childhood poverty, abuse and neglect continue to rise in Michigan, but child deaths are down dramatically, the latest Kids Count report finds.
The Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2009, released...
By Judy Putnam - Jan. 15, 2010
Childhood poverty, abuse and neglect continue to rise in Michigan, but child deaths are down dramatically, the latest Kids Count report finds.
The Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2009, released...