August 31, 2016 An Ann Arbor-based nonprofit is launching a yearlong fundraising campaign that will benefit art programming provided through YouthQuest and culminate with an especially unique journey – one that involves transporting a 385-pound piano on a tricycle built for three from Flint to Mackinac Island. The “Sprint 4 Flint: Ride, Swim, Play…Give” project […]

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August 31, 2016 Help welcome back thousands of University of Michigan-Flint students, faculty and staff — and promote your business. As the UM-Flint prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, it also is looking to expand traditional fall activities to invite the whole community to celebrate with us and help welcome back students and […]

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August 31, 2016 See what’s happening in and around Flint & Genesee for the Labor Day weekend. On Friday, Sept. 2, the Flint Firebirds face-off against the Wind­sor Spitfires in a pre-season game. The Firebirds are part of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and represent a continuation of Flint’s rich hockey tradition. On Saturday, Sept. […]

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August 10, 2016 Through hard work, dogged determination and, yes, some good luck, Flint and Genesee County are making important strides forward. And it’s showing up in several ways. Let’s start with wage growth. In a recent analysis done by the University of Michigan, wage growth in Flint was the seventh highest nationally in 2015, […]

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August 10, 2016 The region’s two largest events of the year happen this month in a show of hometown pride, heritage, and a commitment to fitness and wellness. Whether it’s by automobile with Back to the Bricks, bicycle with the Assenmacher 100, or on foot with the HealthPlus Crim Festival of Races, the end of […]

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August 10, 2016 “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town” set an attendance record in 2016, with an attendance up by more than 5 percent over last year. Now in its fourth year, the July 16 event drew a 1028 participants compared 978 in 2015. Tourists had a choice of more than two dozen venues […]

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