Monthly Archive:: January 2017

In the latter part of 2016, the governor issued Executive Directive 2016-2 which directs the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to develop a report for Michigan based on community input. The report will offer a set of recommendations to advance the quality of police-community relationships, training, and recruiting across the state. MCOLES is …

Free Filmmaking Workshops throughout 2017 Meet, learn from and talk to accomplished media professionals on filmmaking topics. Directing – January 28 – noon-2 p.m. – Saturday – MCC – Mott Memorial Building Media Technology Lab, Terrace Level Editing – February 4 – noon-2 p.m. – Saturday – MCC – Mott Memorial Building Media Technology Lab, …

FLINT, Mich. — Due to extensive water damage caused by a water main break, Mayor Karen Weaver has decided to close Flint City Hall effectively immediately to help protect the health and safety of city employees who work in the building and those working to clean up and make necessary repairs to the facility. City …

FLINT, Mich. — The City of Flint has taken another step to improve communications and help keep the public informed on what’s happening by updating the City’s website. Cityofflint.com has been modified into a format that visitors should find to be more user friendly so they can obtain important information and complete tasks easier than before. The Flint water …

Flint, Michigan- January 3, 2017 – The University of Michigan-Flint’s University Outreach will host a kickoff event January 26 to introduce a series of business boot camps to be offered in Flint neighborhoods this winter and spring. For years, University Outreach has offered business workshops at the Innovation Incubator, nicknamed , located on the UM-Flint campus. Now it …

Learn about funding opportunities from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint – Neighborhoods Small Grants Program and Genesee County Habitat for Humanity Hear about resources for neighborhood projects and from other neighborhood organizations Network with other neighborhood groups

TONIGHT!!! Treehouse Masters @ 10:00pm on Animal Planet. Pete and the crew give superhero efforts to build a treehouse for the For-Mar Nature Preserve just outside Flint, MI. The 5-platform “nature headquarters” will serve as a positive addition to a community still reeling from the water crisis that began in 2014. Comcast Channel 24 or …