Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 9th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Don Bair, a founding member and board director of the Back to the Bricks celebration, passed away at 87 on Oct.
5. His contributions helped shape a local tradition that connected vintage car enthusiasts and community members.
The Gloria Coles Flint Public Library will host Hallo-Palooza on Oct.
24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room for its 175th anniversary; the free event offers Halloween activities — trick-or-treating, mask-making, and costume swaps — for families.
The UM-Flint hockey team will host its annual Pink the Rink nights today and Saturday, Oct.
10 at Crystal Fieldhouse (5371 Daly Farms Drive) to support breast cancer awareness, with games starting at 8 p.m. and a pink-themed drink at Skaters Bar and Grill.
💼 Business
Goodwill opens its new Clio retail store and donation center on Oct.
22 at 4112 W Vienna Road. The celebration includes a ribbon-cutting at 8:30 a.m. with doors opening at 9 a.m. and a hiring fair on Oct. 15.
🎓 Education
Carman-Ainsworth Middle School students in a leadership class are building AI-powered robots (four in total) to tutor younger students with math and assignments.
The robots will be delivered to Randels Elementary by January next year.
Clio Area Schools warned parents on Oct.
7 after phishing emails were sent from a compromised district account — the tech team quickly suspended the account and launched an investigation; recipients are advised to avoid clicking links and contact administration at 810-591-0500.
🏛️ Government
Flint’s MTA proposes a new Route 14 and changes to routes 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 13 after gathering public input at an open house on Thursday.
Preview sessions for Route 14 will be held on Oct. 12 and Oct. 19 — 9:00-10:00 a.m., 1:00-2:00 p.m. and 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Flint Housing Commission + Communities First Inc. are partnering to provide 10 HUD-VASH vouchers at Orchard Manor Apartments for veterans.
The units will rent for about $800 to $1,000 and include eligibility for a homeownership program.
🏥 Health
Sound Mind Health Services will mark its fourth anniversary and launch a new women's wellness membership tomorrow from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, 1026 E.
Kearsley St.—the free event will include panel discussions on mental wellness and community support.
📰 Real Estate
Construction begins this month on upgrades to Flint Farmers’ Market.
The project will expand the pavilion and add year-round commercial spaces with new storefronts for a Spartan Dairy and a bar restaurant set to open in June & extend evening hours while enhancing vendor support.
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