Senior housing project well underway




FLINT TWP. — While driving along busy Miller or Linden roads, it is easy to spot new development. But one large building project off Dye Road is largely hidden from view. The Woodlands, a substantial expansion of the Woodhaven Senior Community, has been quietly under construction for about a year. Tucked behind existing apartment homes in the complex, it is […]

In brief



Small business branding workshop FLINT — One of the most important aspects of small business success is a brand and image that attracts the right customers. Too often, this part of business marketing is neglected or overlooked in the planning of a startup business, or the rush of day to day existing business operations. Flint area businesses will have the […]

Home for the summer



We are officially in the thick of summertime. This is my first spent in my hometown in a long while. Sure, I have lived and worked in Genesee County for close to a year now, but I had been up at Central Michigan University for the last four summers, surrounded by people my age aching to party at any given […]

Shakespeare in the park is back



FLINT — The Kearsley Park players summer tour continues with “Little Red Riding Hood” Children’s Fairy Tale across Genesee County: July 14-17. The public Welcome – Free Admission The Kearsley Park Players Summer Tour continues with their annual children’s fairy tale. This year’s production is “Little Red Riding Hood” and the 30-minute show is perfect for young children. Due to […]

GISD facility renamed, new executive director welcomed



GENESEE COUNTY – At its May 24 regular meeting, the GISD Board of Education approved renaming its Health, Safety, and Nutrition Services facility to Center for Countywide Programs. The facility, housed at 5075 Pilgrim Road in Flint, provides early childhood, before and after school, health, safety, and nutrition education programs and services to schools throughout Genesee County. Based on the […]

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Cave Quest VBS in August GRAND BLANC — The Cave Quest! Grand Blanc United Methodist Church at 515 Bush Avenue is hosting free Vacation Bible School August 8th-12th from 9am-12pm for ages 3 thru 5th grade. Come and explore God’s love with us! Register online @ GBUMC.org (click the Cave Quest link) or register at the church. Call (810)287-8506 for […]

Hot Tickets



Concerts coming up at The Machine Shop FLINT —The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Hwy., Flint will present It Lies Within, with special guests In Dying Arms, Sea of Treachery, A Sleepless Malice, Meridians and A Line of Confidence, July 9. Tickets are $10 in advance. On July 15, the 6th Annual Kick the (expletive) Out of Cancer benefit concert […]

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Leach gives back to Flint area with visit to Davison baseball camp


DAVISON – Rick Leach was only supposed to spend an hour with the kids in the OC Davison Summer Baseball Camp last Wednesday, as a favor to camp director and former teammate Ted Mahan. But the legendary University of Michigan quarterback and 10-year veteran of major league baseball showed up 90 minutes early and spent 2 ½ hours there, signing […]

Area players chosen for baseball All-Star game



MIDLAND – Several recently-graduated players from across the area will take the field at the second annual North/South High School All-Star game at 6 p.m., July 13 at Dow Diamond. Two athletes from Flushing – Garrett Oginsky and Hunter Bollinger — will be playing for the North in this contest. Noah Jankowski of Kearsley and Goodrich’s Landin Mitchell have also […]

MHSAA announces preliminary concussion care data




LAPEER COUNTY — Similar to information gathered after the first two seasons of the 2015-16 school year, the Michigan High School Athletic Association has found through collection of preliminary data that fewer than one percent of its more than 100,000 spring student-athletes experienced potential concussions during the season that concluded early this month. The MHSAA this school year requested for […]