Flintside

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Written by Brian Stout FLINT, Michigan — It’s no secret that Michigan has long had a seemingly endless supply of talented musicians, but without places to play, there is no pipeline for the artists to cultivate followings. People like Joel Rash keep local scenes alive by booking house shows and running clubs to make it possible for bands to find an audience. This year, Flint Local 432, the all-ages music club, is celebrating its 40th year.

Introduction by Xzavier Simon Flint, known for its resilience, has been grappling with a heavier burden in recent weeks. The city has been plagued by a series of shootings, overwhelming law enforcement, and a community already burdened by years of tragedy. While statistics provide a glimpse into the crisis, grassroots organizers are actively responding. Public safety meetings, clean-up initiatives, youth-centered programming, and summer festivals aim to restore stability.

A new dental college opening on Aug. 22 at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is taking a fresh approach to addressing the state’s oral health crisis: embedding students directly in the communities that need them most. Led by Dr. Sorin Teich, the new dean of the Bitonte College of Dentistry, the program will launch with its first cohort of 52 students. The program places a strong emphasis on access to care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas of northeastern Ohio.

FLINT, Michigan — The Dayton Family will headline a community-centered Hip-Hop concert at the FIM Capitol Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 10, in honor of 810 Day, a day that celebrates Flint’s music culture and area code. Eballer Touring organizes the event and includes a full lineup of artists and tributes that reflect the past, present, and future of Flint Hip-Hop. According to Ira “Bootleg” Dorsey, a member of The Dayton Family, the goal of the event is simple: unity.

FLINT, Michigan — It was a hot, sun-soaked summer evening in Flint, Michigan, when Adriana Lanice, CEO of La BelleWerk and producer of the 810 Fashion Show, met for an interview at The Market Tap. Nestled on the upper level of the Flint Farmers’ Market, the rooftop bar was bustling with patrons and the sounds of ice clinking in glasses, live music, and chatter. Lanice arrived in a striking burgundy sheer dress with a slit that was elegant, commanding, and entirely on brand.

En 2024, los educadores de la primera infancia en el suroeste de Detroit observaron una caída significativa en la inscripción preescolar tras el aumento de la actividad de control de inmigración. Aunque el descenso no fue documentado oficialmente en ese momento, las organizaciones comunitarias informan que aproximadamente el 15% de los estudiantes fueron retirados de los programas preescolares del área en cuestión de semanas.

2024 ခုနှစ်အတွင်း၊ အနောက်တောင်ပိုင်း ဒက်ထရွိုက်(Southwest Detroit) ရှိ အစောပိုင်း ကလေးသူငယ်ပညာ ရေးဆိုင်ရာ စာပို့ချသူများ၏ လေ့လာတွေ့ရှိချက်အရ လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေး တင်းကြပ်မှုတိုးမြှင့်လုပ်ဆောင်ပြီးနောက် မူကြိုကျောင်းများတွင် ကျောင်းသားစာရင်းသွင်းမှု သိသိသာသာ ကျဆင်းသွားပါသည်။ ကျဆင်းမှုနုန်းကို ထိုအချိန်က တရားဝင် မှတ်တမ်းတင်ထားခြင်းမျိုး မရှိခဲ့သော်လည်း ရက်သက်တစ်ပတ် အနည်းငယ်အတွင်း ကျောင်းသား ၁၅ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းခန့်သည် မူကြိုကျောင်း အစီအစဉ်များမှ နုတ်ထွက်သွားကြကြောင်း ဒေသတွင်းရှိ...

Hospitals and community mental health agencies (CMHs) in Michigan are working together to address gaps in behavioral health care that contribute to long emergency department stays and delays in treatment. While these partnerships vary across the state, several recent initiatives are aiming to improve care coordination and create new models of crisis response.

Early Education Matters shares how Michigan parents, child care providers, and early childhood educators are working together to create more early education opportunities for all little Michiganders. It is made possible with funding from theW.K. Kellogg Foundation. In 2024, early childhood educators in Southwest Detroit observed a significant drop in preschool enrollment following increased immigration enforcement activity.

FLINT, Michigan — In the middle of a bustling, hot summer day, actor and comedian David Guster sits across from me inside Sauce Italian Kitchen — his old job —, radiating the charm and wit that have made him a rising name.