2016-05-12

Hot Tickets



Concerts coming up at The Machine Shop FLINT —The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Hwy., Flint will present the Sick Puppies, with special guests Red Sun Rising, Stitched Up Hearts and Hudson, May 12. Tickets are $20 in advance. The Texas Hippie Coalition, with special guests the Sons of Texas and Vicariant, will perform May 14. Tickets are $15 in […]

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Public hearing scheduled May 18 FLINT — A Public Hearing will be held May 18, at 7 p.m. in the Willard P. Harris Auditorium, third floor, Genesee County Administration Building, 1101 Beach Street, as part of the Genesee County Metropolitan Alliance meeting. This public hearing is an opportunity for you to review and comment on the following items: a proposed […]

Wind ensemble celebrates 50 years




GENESEE COUNTY — The Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble – formerly known as The Flint Civic Orchestra – will celebrate 50 years by playing an anniversary concert on May 15, 3 p.m., at the Faith Tabernacle on Center Rd. Four of the charter members – Don Clough, Nancy Wood, Jerry Johnston and Bruce Dunn – have been with the orchestra since […]

Enchanted evening



About 330 Carman-Ainsworth students stepped out in style for their prom at Canterbury Village in Lake Orion, a 19th century Tudor-style event center.

Some college students need a class on respect



I recently attended commencement ceremonies at the Dort Federal Events Center for the University of Michigan-Flint. Let me start by saying there were a lot of great young people there who did a great job with their college careers and my hat is off to all of them. Good luck! What wasn’t so great was the downright rudeness and lack […]

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AARP seeks nominations LANSING — AARP is now accepting nominations for its 2016 Michigan Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors 50-and-older Michiganders who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. “AARP Michigan is excited to shine a light on those who are using what they’ve learned in life to make a […]

I.N.C. Systems unveils new headquarters in Grand Blanc



GRAND BLANC — I.N.C. Systems held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on April 29 at their new 4,500-square-foot headquarters in Grand Blanc, nearly doubling the size of its previous location while making room for additional staff. “Our new location is almost twice the size of our previous office where we had reached our capacity,” said CEO Aaron Hamp. […]

Coloring Craze

Adult coloring book craze sparks store contest


FLINT TWP – America’s growing fascination with the therapeutic coloring books for adults trend is still going strong. The local Goodwill thrift store, 4340 Miller Road, has decided to get in on the fun by sponsoring a contest all this month, according to signs posted at the store which has a large variety of the coloring books for sale. To […]

Public votes ‘no’ on bond proposition for Flushing Community Schools




FLUSHING — Flushing Community Schools’ Improvement Bond Proposition, which planned for several upgrades and new additions to school facilities, was voted down during Tuesday’s election. 1,404 ‘yes’ votes were counted and 1,741 ‘no,’ finalizing the percentages at 44.64 percent voting for the proposition and 55.36 percent voting against it. Flint Township residents who live in the Flushing School District are […]

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WFBA presents a nnual scholarships FLINT TWP. — Jim Ply, principal of the Genesee Career Institute, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the West Flint Business Association, at noon, Thursday, May 19 at the Valley Family Restaurant at Miller and Linden roads. Ply will talk about the role of the Institute and in preparing students for […]