Plaintiffs in Flint City Hall ‘gun-free zone’ lawsuit say mayor, council should be held in contempt

Flint, MI — Plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuit against Flint City Hall’s “gun-free zone” designation are now saying Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Flint City Council should be held in contempt of a recent court order. On the morning of Dec. 5, 2023, plaintiffs — which include two Flint residents and three Michigan gun-rights advocacy groups…

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosts Delta Red Carpet Event for The Color Purple Movie

FLINT, MI – The Flint Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. invites the community to its Delta Red Carpet Event for The Color Purple Movie Premiere on Saturday, December 9, at 1 P.M. at the NCG – Trillium Cinema in Grand Blanc.  The Flint Deltas invite everyone to experience this bold new take on…

Flint organization to launch transportation service for those in substance use recovery

Flint, MI — Serenity House Communities, a recovery community organization based in Flint, will launch its new “Rides for Recovery” program on Dec, 1st, 2023. The transportation service will cover Genesee and Lapeer Counties and “aims to bridge the gap in accessible transportation services for individuals navigating the journey of recovery,” according to the organization’s…

Resume workshops in Flint to help people who are ‘at ground zero’

Flint, MI — Genesee, Shiawassee, Thumb (GST) Michigan Works has hosted resume workshops in Flint for as long as Jason Blazen can remember. Blazen, a career services manager with the organization, said he started with Michigan Works in 1996, and there’s always been some form of a resume workshop going on. Currently, GST Michigan Works offers…

Here’s the schedule for Flint’s mobile food pantries in November

Flint, MI — Mobile food pantries will be available in Flint throughout November 2023 according to an announcement from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Here’s when and where pantries will be operating: Flint residents can also pick up free nutritional food at the three Flint Help Center locations: Bethel United Methodist Church on Mondays…

Kiwanis Club gifts $27k to Flint performing arts school for tuition assistance

Flint, MI — The Flint Kiwanis Club gifted $27,000 to a tuition assistance program of the FIM Flint School of Performing Arts (FSPA) this week. The donation, which came from the club’s Joanne Piper Memorial Fund, was presented on Oct. 23, 2023, at the J. Dallas Dort Music Center. It will go toward FSPA’s Seeing…

Free STI testing kits now available through Genesee County Health Department

Flint, MI — The Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) now offers free sexually transmitted infection (STI) self-testing kits. GCHD Public Health Nurse Supervisor Jessica Parks said that the department decided to get the kits in response to a growing number of STIs in the county. “[We wanted] to increase access to STI testing to address the…

RACER Trust, Ashley Capital complete sale of former Buick City site in Flint

Flint, MI — The sale of Flint’s largest brownfield site is final. In a Nov. 30, 2023 press release, RACER Trust and Ashley Capital announced the completion of the sale of the second phase of development on the site, a former General Motors property known as Buick City. Ashley Capital closed on its first phase…

Flint-born comedian, actor to premiere film, ‘That’s Funny,’ at Capitol Theatre

Flint, MI — Flint-born Alex Grossman, a stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker, will premiere his latest film, That’s Funny, at the FIM Capitol Theatre on Dec. 7, 2023. That’s Funny follows Grossman, who plays a middle-aged man also named Alex, as he reconnects with old friends in Flint and other Michigan cities while preparing for…

Flint nonprofit to host 15th annual ‘Blessed to be a Blessing’ Thanksgiving dinner

Flint, MI — Well of Hope, a Flint nonprofit organization, will host its 15th annual Blessed to be a Blessing Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Chia Morgan, founder and coordinator of the dinner, said the event has evolved since she started it 2008.  It expanded when she…