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5 小时之前 · Saturday, Feb. 1. To kick off the month, The Flint Institute of Arts will be celebrating the opening of two exhibitions that pay homage to Black American heritage with their 18th Annual Community Gala at 6 p.m. The exhibitions – Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary and We Loved the Swag: From Black Bottom Until Now by Detroit-born artist Judy Bowman – will be open to the public ...

4 小时之前 · Under Doerr’s leadership, the department was reorganized and renamed the Department of Business and Community Services. One of the department’s key initiatives since she stepped into the role has been the 10-year update of the Imagine Flint Comprehensive Plan, which has engaged 500 residents, according to the city.”

2024年10月25日 · Flint, MI — Every Wednesday and Friday, you can find 79-year-old Rev. William Whitaker at weekly cellphone and computer classes offered by Hasselbring Senior Center. The center offers outings, dancing, cooking and nutrition classes, free groceries, and classes to protect seniors from fraud and ...

Davison, MI — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is closing southbound I-475 at the Flint River starting Saturday, October 26, 2024, for beam setting. This work is part of a $141 million investment to rebuild more than 3 miles of I-475 from the Flint River to …

2024年8月10日 · “I go back to my Mac Miller mural a lot and just look at it because it’s cool to see my progression over a couple years,” Fletcher said. “Because I’ve done so much so fast, it just seems like I’ve been doing this for five plus years, but I’ve really only been doing it for a couple.”

2024年12月5日 · “Hopefully, they approve [the petitions] and we can get her on the ballot so that we can move our city forward because she has caused nothing but chaos while being on city council,” said Flint resident Arthur Woodson, who submitted the language on Dec. 2, 2024.

Flint Beat was launched by veteran journalist Jiquanda Johnson in 2017 to fill news gaps in an underserved community after Flint, Mich. residents said they needed more from their news coverage. Before our launch, community members said they were tired of seeing news filled with only crime, sports, and Flint’s ongoing water crisis.

2025年1月13日 · FLINT, Mich. — Nearly four months after the death of Councilman Quincy Murphy, the City of Flint is moving forward with a primary election and a general election to fill the vacant Third Ward seat.

2024年2月19日 · Appoint Tracey Fountain to the Flint Housing Commission to fill the remainder of the term ending on Aug. 31, 2028. Appoint Nadia Rodriguez to the 7 th ward seat on Flint Planning Commission to fill the remainder of a three-year term ending on March 31, 2025.; Appoint Jon Kingen to the Zoning Board of Appeals for the remainder of a three-year term starting immediately and expiring Aug. 31, 2024.