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Flint, Michigan Search ResultsPages & ArticlesGM to Invest $450 Million in Flint Manufacturing Plants The Detroit News reports GM will invest $300 million to expand the Flint Engine South plant for of the company's global V-6 engine that will power a variety of GM cars and sport utility vehicles. GM said it also will spend $150 million to retool the Flint truck assembly plant.Land Bank Helps Flint Redevelopment The Michigan Land Use Institute has an in-depth article exploring how Genesee County is using new state laws to redevelop abandoned properties in the city of Flint. The Land Bank Fast Track Authority legislation allows people to acquire abandoned property more quickly. It also enables township, city, and county governments to assemble and redevelop large amounts of long-abandoned property. Sue Flint, Lose Business The Associated Press reports that Flint Mayor Don Williamson has come under fire for a January 21 policy that withholds city business from any person or entity involved in a lawsuit against Flint within the past five years. The Greater Flint ACLU plans to bring the matter before the U.S. District Court to have the policy declared unconstitutional. Going Grade Free in Flint The Flint Journal reports that Carman Park Elementary School may soon be the first grade-free school in Genessee County. Under the innovative system, students would learn based on ability level, regardless of age. If a fourth-grader is ready for algebra, he or she would be grouped with children of varying ages studying algebra. Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad - Flint, MI Andy Warhol: A to Z, The Flint Institute of Arts; Sep 24 - Dec 31 Vegetable Oil Powered Rabbits in Flint MITECHNEWS.COM takes a look at students at Flint's Kettering University who are cutting their fuel costs with bio-fuel by burning used doughnut frying oil in their re-engineered Volkswagen diesel Rabbits. The "refit" costs about $120 and bio-diesel can be produced from any vegetable oil source. Cars, Coneys, Mott & Moore, Flint It's an EXPLOSION of Flint trivia. Discover the people, ideas and things that sprang from our community. Check out Flint favorites like Chevettes and Coney dogs, alongside the unexpected - and sometimes- quirky Flint originals like lint rollers and ice cube trays. American Perspectives: Highlights of Works by African American Artists from the Collection of the FIA, Jan 28th-Apr 2nd; Flint "Peter and the Wolf/Lord of the Rings," with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, March 12th Gather up the family for a night of musical favorites, as Flint Symphony Orchestra performs selections from "Peter and the Wolf" and "Lord of the Rings." Michigan in Pictures: Remembering the Flint Sit-Down Strike on a Labor Day Movies and photos commemorating the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937. Features audio accounts from workers, historical photos and links to other resources for this definitive United Auto Workers (UAW) action. Movie Looks at Hoops in Flint The NBA blog HoopsAddict.com takes a look at the documentary Flint Star: The Movie about basketball in the city of Flint. They say that a big part of what makes the movie work is that the filmmaker was able to earn the trust of the people in the community. It features interviews with Mateen Cleaves, Eddie Robinson, Charlie Bell and countless respected coaches from Flint... Michigan Historic Homes: Whaley Historical House Museum in Flint This handsome Victorian home was built in the late 1850s and added to by Robert J. Whaley, who purchased it in 1884. A banker, Whaley's 1886 loan to the Flint Road Cart Company eventually led to the creation of General Motors in 1908. Fork in the Road: Flint and Detroit Inspired Coney Dogs In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out it's dog wars and Chef Eric takes us to visit both Flint and Detroit where the Coney Dogs are different and each claims to be the best. Dig Michigan: Flint and the Tri-cities of Bay City, Saginaw & Midland Some scholars consider the Saginaw Valley, particularly the vicinity of Flint, to be the oldest continually inhabited part of Michigan. Dig on in and learn more about the history and modern-day cultural & recreational attractions of the region. The Flint Weather Ball, photo by Hemicuda82 Weird Wednesday: The Giant Wolf of Flint On November 18, 1935, on the third day of deer hunting season a deer hunter named Eastman was hunting near Flint around Rhody Creek Trail, and despite good weather and a great layer of tracking snow, there were absolutely no deer to be seen. Eastman soon found out why. Downsizing Flint ... on purpose The New York Times has a great report on Flint that says that instead of waiting for houses to become abandoned and then pulling them down, local leaders are talking about demolishing entire blocks and even whole neighborhoods. Flint's Carriage Town makes a comeback The New York Times has taken note of an area in Flint called Carriage Town that is making a comeback due to some industrious and motivated homeowners. In the midst of an otherwise impoverished area and dire economic circumstances these people are taking advantage of real estate deals and restoring the beautiful old homes that make up the area. Photo Friday: Flint Birds by jmbarclay jmbarclay (Jim Barclay) says he first discovered photography when i was about 7 years old and his father brought home his new 35 mm camera and dark room equipment. He spent many hours watching the images come to life in the chemicals under the glow of the orange bulb. His sets Flint - Michigan, bldg, vintage and up north. Flint WebsitesBill Laskey - Universal Underwriters
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