Category: News Briefs
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News Brief: Soccer team coming to Flint 2019–help pick new name, color and logo
The Michigan Bucks, a minor league soccer team moving to Flint in 2019, announces a contest to choose the team’s name, colors and logo. The winner will receive four VIP season tickets with VIP parking passes to the inaugural season and a team-autographed jersey, and will be recognized at the press conference where the team’s…
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News Brief: Help Habitat for Humanity on “Giving Tuesday” Tool Drive
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity seeks public support on “Giving Tuesday.” The cash donation goal is $5,000 to build wheelchair ramps for two local families. Donations of tools are also sought in the “Giving Tools-day” Tool Drive, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Our Risen Lord Lutheran Church, 4040 Lapeer Rd, Burton. Bring a tool to donate and enjoy…
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Whaley House resumes December holiday traditions after fire recovery hiatus
Whaley Historic House Museum resumes its holiday traditions after three years’ hiatus due to a fire. The Victorian mansion, showcasing Flint’s gilded age, will be decorated for Christmas and open every weekend in December. Several special events are open to the public. History Happy Hour, a 2018 monthly lecture series, concludes 7 p.m. Dec. 6.…
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News Brief: CANCELLED: Dec. 8 concert by R&B star Melvin Davis at Totem Books
Totem Books posted the following CANCELLATION notice: “Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, the Melvin Davis show this Saturday has been canceled. If you have previously purchased tickets at Totem, please stop by Totem or call the team at 810-407-6402 for a full refund. We apologize for having to reschedule this anticipated show. Please stay tuned for…
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News Brief: “Classy, Brassy Christmas” at Whiting Dec. 5
A holiday concert, “A Classy Brassy Christmas & More,” is 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Capitol Theatre, presented by ELGA Credit Union. The event is free, but tickets are required, available at The Whiting Ticket Center, 1241 E. Kearsley St., the Ticket Center kiosk in the Flint Farmers’ Market, or by phone, 810-237-7333. The…
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“Demolition Means Progress” discussion continues Dec. 8 at Broome Center
Community Read, a project of the Flint Genesee Literacy Network, continues discussion Dec. 8 of Andrew Highsmith’s look at 20thcentury Flint, Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis. Highsmith shows how much of Flint’s racial division and economic devastation is the result of public policies enacted over decades, including education,…
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News Brief: African American Film Series continues at FIA with December, January, February shows
Communities First, Inc., and the Flint Institute of Arts continue their fourth annual African American Film Series, which began Nov. 15, with documentary films on Dec. 13, Jan. 10 and Feb. 14. The Nov. 15 film was Brothers Hypnotic, in which eight sons of an anti-establishment jazz legend find the values their father taught them…
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Choice Neighborhoods Team seeks five for $30 million HUD grant implementation
Charged with overseeing a $30 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded to the City of Flint and the Flint Housing Commission, The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Team announces five full-time employment positions. Flint was one of five U.S. cities awarded neighborhood HUD grants in July. Tied to South Flint and specifically the…
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News Brief: Edward Christy installed as Genesee County Medical Society president
Dr. Edward Christy, a Davison internist specializing in hospice and palliative care, was sworn in as president of the Genesee County Medical Society Nov. 10 at the GCMS and Medical Society Alliance President’s Ball. He replaces Gerald Natzke, DO, who completed his term. Dr. Asif Ishaque, an internist and geriatrician also based in Davison, moved…
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News Brief: Annual Santa Run/Walk to create merry sea of red downtown Dec. 1
The YMCA of Greater Flint hosts its Annual Family Santa Run/Walk Dec. 1, with events for all ages and a “virtual run” for those who cannot participate. Participants in all but the children’s quarter-mile dash will receive a five-piece Santa suit, including beard. Children in the quarter-mile “Reindeer Run” will receive reindeer antlers. Santa’s Workshop…
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