FLINT– We are seeing more and more electric vehicles on roads and highways now. Several automakers– GM, Ford, Tesla, and Nissan among them– have several models available that run on electricity instead of gasoline, and there are more models coming soon. So where will all of these vehicles charge up? President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill includes …
Flint Close to Firing Up New EV Chargers in Heart of Downtown Read More »
The first guests have checked into their rooms and reservations have been made for the weeks and months to come, according to the new Hilton Garden Inn staff. A historic century-old building that sat vacant for two decades has been renovated into a new 101-guest room hotel in the heart of Flint’s downtown and is launching with …
FLINT, MI — A long-vacant apartment complex in Flint’s Carriage Town will be converted into affordable housing under a project spearheaded by Communities First, Inc. The Georgia Manor Apartment project will convert a vacant three-story building into an apartment complex with 26 renovated units. The current building at 411 Lyon St. has been vacant for …
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FLINT, MI — The long-awaited Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Flint will be open Monday, a project that “invigorates Flint’s skyline,” officials say. The Hilton Garden Inn, a $37.9 million, 11-story hotel in the downtown area, is currently taking room reservations for Monday, Nov. 2 and onward. Sauce Italian American Kitchen and Bar and The …
FLINT, MI — City officials are promoting a massive project to remake I-475 in the downtown area, a proposal that calls for filling in the existing interstate, creating a boulevard route near the center of the city, and freeing up about 30 acres of new land for development. Mayor Sheldon Neeley’s administration previewed the idea …
I-475 Proposal Imagines Massive Investment, New Look for Downtown Flint Read More »
FLINT, MI– The Flint City Council is considering a resolution at its Monday, June 8, meeting that would close certain parts of Saginaw and Martin Luther King Jr. streets to help businesses safely reopen after the cornonavirus shutdown. Restaurants were given the green light to reopen with restrictions, including reduced dining room capacity and …
FLINT, MI — City Council members want an attorney’s opinion on whether they can get rid of paid parking at metered spots around City Hall. Councilman Herbert Winfrey on Monday, March 23, proposed the council do “all things necessary” to have meters in the area removed but withdrew his motion to do so to give …
Flint Council Considers Options for Pulling Paid Parking Around City Hall Read More »
New initiative aims to increase activities, inclusiveness Flint, Michigan – Flint’s Downtown Development Authority will welcome Kady Yellow as director of placemaking in early February. In the newly created role, Yellow will work to increase both the number and types of activities that take place downtown while strengthening a culture of inclusion. “I have loved …
Director of Placemaking Hired for Downtown Flint Read More »
FLINT, MI– Prepare for easier parking in downtown Flint. New parking meters have been popping up around downtown for a few months. They’re part of the Flint AutoPark, an automated, metered parking system that launched Tuesday, Sept. 24, according to a press release from Flint’s Downtown Development Authority. The meters are easier to use and …
Thursday April 18, 2019 * 6.p.m to 8 p.m. MSU’s College of Human Medicine 200 E 1st St., Flint MI, 48502 Hear about issues involving trust and efforts to restore trust between citizens and the institutions who serve them. Join us and engage in discussions on Hear about training options to become civically and politically …
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