Come 2019, Flint will have a new free charter school. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Flint Cultural Center Academy took place June 26 on the vacant land behind Sloan Museum and Flint Institute of Music. Projected to open in fall of 2019, the Flint Cultural Center Academy is a free charter school beginning with […]
It’s a totally rad idea. 1980’s icons like Mary McFly, Madonna, Ronald Regan and others are popping up all over Flint to promote 80’s In the Hole RiverFest. This is the second year for the event. This year it is done in collaboration with RiverFest, which celebrates the Flint Riverfront Restoration downtown. 80’s In the […]
Some people are satisfied with a 9-to-5 routine and a career that lasts most of their lifetime. Not Deria Brown. The owner of Glam Box Boutique is always looking for her next challenge. “I need to constantly reinvent myself,” she says. “Sometimes I ask myself when it will be enough, but that fire, it just […]
Asa Zuccaro never bought into negative mythology about Mexico. Stereotypical depictions of an impoverished nation where filth and violence were plagued every corner just didn’t resonate with his experience as the product of proud, hard-working Mexican immigrants who positively contributed to Flint. After college he visited the nation to see things for himself. The self-discovery […]
She is known for her “Soul Food Sundays” and “Wing Wednesdays,” especially the “vegan wings,” a novelty when it comes to diehard chicken-lovers. For Talicia Campbell, trying out new things with her emerging business is already old hat. As the owner of T.aste of C.ulture Catering, the young entrepreneur is already pushing her talent in […]
Few things excite a chef more than shiny, new kitchen equipment – well, few things besides shiny new kitchens. It’s a truism in the culinary world and Flint is no exception, the city’s proud food professionals say. Mott Community College is helping take the lead to expand physical surroundings and opportunities for both scholars and […]
During the golden era of black theatre in America Flint gave birth to a community jewel. The decade that followed the civil rights movement and its racial, social, and political conflicts saw a generation of writers, painters, choreographers and cultural activists emerge, eager to assert their identity through self-expression. Black artists in Flint shared the […]
When Andy Watchorn went looking for a house in Flint he chose a place within walking distance of the Longway Planetarium and the Flint Institute of Music, so he could enjoy his favorite pastimes without charging up his Chevy Volt for an expedition. “I’ve lived in Austin, Texas, Chicago, Ill. and other places and I like […]
Bilal Kareem Tawwab took on more than a job when he accepted the leadership of Flint Community Schools in 2015. The new superintendent took it upon himself to learn everything he could about the school system before he set about the task of improving the quality of education for thousands of the community’s young people. […]
She’s young, gifted and ambitious. She’s also torn. Jia Ireland, a recent University of Michigan-Flint graduate and Flint native, says she wants to stay and build a professional life in the city that nurtured her. But when she looks around the community, she doesn’t see a surplus of opportunity. Like Ireland, 24, countless others in […]