Get ready for Flint’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration May 5, when Mexican-American culture is celebrated in countries like the USA, Canada and Australia where Latinx people from Mexico have settled. Cinco de Mayo has become a day to reflect on Mexican-American heritage and issues the ... View Post

When southeast Michigan was in the middle of the polar vortex this past winter, Consumers Energy asked everyone to set their thermostats to 65 degrees on a day when temperatures reached about 30 below with the windchill, after a fire took out one of their stations. That short-term rationing reminded ... View Post

Genesee County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH) has been working since 1990 to build, rehabilitate and repair homes in Genesee County. For our 2019 real estate issue, we wanted to highlight its accomplishments and those of its partnering Flint neighborhood groups. “Although Genesee County Habitat for ... View Post

The city of Flint has been in the nationwide spotlight the past few years and to the chagrin of the many dedicated, passionate residents who are working to restore its proud legacy while forming foundations for an enduring, optimistic future. However, there is a movement happening that may help ... View Post

It all started in 1982 when Terrance P. Sheehan, Michael J. Carr and Harry McVey spontaneously decided over a traditional Irish beverage to formally celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Flint with a parade and all the customary happenings. And so it was, as Sheehan was “voted” Flint’s first grand marshal. ... View Post