City-wide youth basketball league launching in January
by Harold C. Ford A boost for basketball in Flint is arriving in 2018, with the launch of a new city-wide youth basketball league starting Jan. 6. For some, the announcement sets off hopes for a return of Flint’s faded reputation as a formidable basketball town. But for those involved in the planning, what matters most is providing positive, healthy activities for Flint youth in a safe environment. “The league is the first...
Health in their hands: Flint’s sixth graders share “community action” science projects
by Harold C. Ford More than 200 sixth graders from six Flint Community Schools shared results of their “community action projects” with peers, parents, press, and others Dec. 12 at Flint’s Riverfront Banquet Center. The students had been studying Type 2 diabetes in their science classes as part of a new project-based curriculum titled “Health in Our Hands: What Controls My Health?” The program, a research project led by the CREATE for...
City Council appoints MTA directors, clears step for culinary institute, names street administrator
By Meghan Christian The Flint City Council approved two appointments, unanimously voted for four resolutions, and designated a new street administrator at their Dec. 19 meeting. Quincy Murphy and Chief Recovery Officer Jameca Patrick-Singleton were appointed to the Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) Board of Directors for two-year terms. Murphy’s term will begin retroactively March 9, 2017 and last until March 31, 2019....
Review: Christmas favorites, talented performers highlight “A Merry, Merry McCree Christmas”
By Patsy Isenberg The dress rehearsal for “A Merry, Merry McCree Christmas” Wednesday promised a worthwhile way to spend some holiday time this weekend. The production, which opened Thursday evening, features 27 numbers performed by a big group of enthusiastic local thespians. One standout in particular is the artistic director of the production, Chris Young. He has gathered together a group of talented singers, dancers and actors...
Educare Flint a model for education reform: “What kids need…what kids deserve”
by Harold C. Ford A broad coalition of public and private organizations—led by the Flint-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation—publicly launched a dazzling new state-of-the-art school that will provide early childhood education for 220 Flint children from birth to age five. Educare Flint opened its doors to students on Dec. 4, less than a year after construction began on the almost 36,000-square-foot school. “The facility, combined...
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