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Drink Up – Popular Flint Bar Closing After 22 Years
A beloved downtown Flint bar will be closing after 22 years in Genesee County. The Loft on Saginaw Street will officially close on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025. Owner Rodney Ott announced the closure through social media. I love the fact that Ott wants to make the rest of...
Demand for recycling convinces Genesee County to add another drop-off event
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- So many people are lining up for a chance to recycle household hazardous waste like leftover paint and used motor oil that the county is bulking up its capacity to accommodate them. The county Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Aug. 24, approved spending $75,000 to add...
10 most expensive homes sold in Genesee County, July 15-21
A house in Flushing that sold for $695,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Genesee County in the past week. In total, 126 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $194,456. The average price per square foot ended up at $137.
Genesee County restaurant offering free pizza if Olympian Grant Fisher medals
FENTON, MI - If Grand Blanc native and long-distance runner Grant Fisher finishes in the top three at the Paris Olympic Games, a Fenton restaurant will provide free pizza for customers signed up to its Wings for Rings campaign. The campaign features special discounts and Boston’s Pizza will serve as...
Ally Challenge drone show gets $50,000 boost from Genesee County
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county will help pick up the cost of a drone show at next month’s Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc Township with the hope that the investment will pay off in a boost for local businesses. The Genesee...
Meet the Genesee County candidates for Michigan House of Representatives
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Seven districts in the Michigan House of Representatives include at least some portion of Genesee County but just three of the races have contested primaries in the Aug. 6 election. Three Republicans -- Sherri Cross, incumbent Phil Green and Sherry Marden -- are competing for the...
Mt. Morris Twp. treasurer who would ‘tell it like it is’ dies at 79
MT. MORRIS TWP., MI -- For the second time this election cycle, a Genesee County candidate on the Aug. 6 ballot has died just weeks before the primary. Mt. Morris Township Treasurer Gayle Armstrong, 79, died on Monday, July 22, two weeks after the death of Tim Sneller, 68, a former state representative who was seeking to return to the Michigan Legislature in this year’s election.
$2M given to build memorial park in historic Flint neighborhood
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - Money is coming to build the St. John Street Neighborhood Memorial Park, commemorating the neighborhood that was demolished decades ago to clear the way for I-475. TV5 spoke with James Wardlow, the president of the St. John Street Historical Committee, and he said he’s been waiting...
Claressa Shields-Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse heavyweight title fight coming to Little Ceasars Arena
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Flint native and undefeated boxer Claressa Shields is ready to challenge heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse for the title. Both fighters will take their talents to the limit at Little Caesars Arena Saturday night. With both fighters making weight, the countdown to the championship fight began earlier...
Flint Fire Department ambulances could be making runs by mid-August
FLINT, MI -- Flint Fire Department ambulances could begin making hospital transports in a matter of weeks, reinstating a service that hasn’t been provided in more than 20 years. Fire Chief Theron Wiggins gave the estimate to the City Council last week, and Mayor Sheldon Neeley said on Friday,...
Suspect charged in first Flint homicide of 2023 sentenced to prison
FLINT, MI – A Flint man was sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to the city’s first homicide of 2023. Ryan Lamar Cooper, 32, will serve at least seven years and two months to a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. He has been in jail for more than 1,500 days.
Skilla Baby, Sada Baby, Dayton Family to perform at Antidote Fest in Flint
FLINT, MI - The Antidote Studio is bringing back The Antidote Fest, a premier hip-hop festival that showcases Michigan’s dynamic music scene. Set to energize the Flint area, the festival will take place from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Brush Park, located at 120 E. First St.
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