July 29, 2011 Flint, Michigan has many problems including the ever-increasing violence and dwindling job market. Perhaps the biggest of all the problems are the buck-nasty road conditions that we deal with on a day to day basis
I'm sad I didn't live in Flint when Burt Reynolds was in his prime, because apparently The Master Of The Mustache used to buy his trucks from the First Lady of Flint, Patsy Lou.
There is not shortage of crime in Flint. In fact, the city is so violent, it's reached Gotham City status. And we may not have Batman but now we have Bee Sting, Venge and Seraph, The Michigan Protectors. Yeah, I'm serious.
Considering all the cuts that have been made in the city of Flint, it's amazing that police are still even functioning. But there are some brave souls protecting our city. Check out their story.
You might not know that Flint was once a prospering metropolis. But it was. And you might not know that prospering metropolis was almost wiped off the face of the earth when an F5 tornado touched down in 1953.
Big John's is Flint. The smell of the cooking steak and onions and the taste of the red sauce have been a part of the community since 1973 and earlier this week, the man behind the meat(and mustache) passed away.
May 3, 2011 Everybody knows that crime is out of control in Flint, today you can do something about it by voting to re-open the city jail. This seems like a no-brainer with murder rates soaring but some people will tell you this is a bad idea...I am not one of those people.
Everybody knows Flint, Michigan is a violent city. It's been well documented and is all too real in the lives of young people in the city. Some people just accept it as the reality this city faces, but others are doing something about it.
This year EA Sports allowed the fans to vote for who would grace the cover of their highly successful college football video game. And Flint's own Mark Ingram was the winner.
We can bitch and moan about how much Flint sucks, or we can do something about it. Atwood Stadium was built by the people of Flint in the 1920's and now the community is being called on to help restore it. This could be your chance to help in the restoration of our city.
If you listen to my radio show on a regular basis, you'll hear me throw a shout out to the nerds that go to Kettering. They really deserve it this time, as 6 of them ran 65 miles from Detroit to Flint to raise money for cancer research.
April 4, 2011 Flash mobs seem to be popping up everywhere! Just last week, another one hit center court at Genesee Valley Mall. I personally think that these things are kind of cool unless I'm there. There are already enough slow, fat and smelly people that get in the way of my quest for new shoes!