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Feature Story Iresha Dorsey (right) and her fiance, Sunny (left), of Dumboes Elephant Ears & Funnel Cakes. The playful logo sets the tone for it to be a "fun place to come and gorge on sweet fried treats."  Flintside - FlintEntrepreneurship

Turning business into something sweet with Dumboes Elephant Ears & Funnel Cakes

Xzavier SimonWednesday, October 6, 2021
Feature Story From left to right: APIA president Willie Dechavez, Commissioner Anthony Eid, Commissioner Richard Weiss, Commissioner M.C. Rothhorn, Commissioner Rebecca Szetela, Rebeka Islam, APIA Vice President Leinda Schleicher Flintside - FlintCommunity Development

How underrepresented communities have a chance to overcome gerrymandering

MJ GalbraithTuesday, October 5, 2021
Feature Story Keyon Lovett, the ArtSchool Dropout, sits in front of an electrical box he was commissioned to design downtown Flint. Flintside - FlintArts and Culture

“I’m starving to be able to show my creative side:” Meet Flint’s Artschool Dropout

Patrick HayesTuesday, September 28, 2021
Partner Content A child in the Child and Family Charities Family Growth Center's community garden. Flintside - FlintHealthy Communities

Child and Family Charities teaches healthy life skills with SNAP-Ed programs

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, September 24, 2021
Partner Content Julie Baumgras Flintside - Flint

Girl Scouts is building girl leaders through accessible, easy, fun outdoor adventures

Jane Parikh-SimonsFriday, September 24, 2021
Partner Content A child in the Child and Family Charities Family Growth Center's community garden. Flintside - Flint

Child and Family Charities teaches healthy life skills with SNAP-Ed programs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 23, 2021
Longform Norris Stephens of Good Medicine Farms at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market, where participants in Washtenaw County's Prescription for Health program can cash in "prescriptions" for fresh food. Flintside - FlintEconomic Development

Michigan health care providers find success with "prescriptions" for fresh produce and exercise

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, September 22, 2021
Feature Story An exterior shot of Brown & Sons Auto Parts, located between Chavez and Franklin on Davison Road. Flintside - FlintNeighborhoods

Taking care of people and the community has been part of Brown & Sons Auto Parts for generations

Lisa SquierMonday, September 20, 2021
Longform Elizabeth Koschmann, director of the University of Michigan's TRAILS program, which is offering free social-emotional learning training and curricula to Michigan schools. Flintside - FlintHealthy Communities

Michigan is expanding mental health services in schools – and equipping teachers to implement them

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 16, 2021
Feature Story Timothy Goodrich preps a drink behind the coffee bar for a customer inside of Dorothy Day's Coffee House in East Village. Flintside - FlintEntrepreneurship

Dorothy’s House of Coffee allows visitors to “step into a story”

Jenifer VelosoWednesday, September 8, 2021
Longform Cindy Brummette is a school nurse in Grand Ledge Public Schools. Flintside - FlintHealthy Communities

"We're exhausted": Michigan's school nurses take on heavy burden with COVID-19

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 2, 2021
Partner Content HFHS Farmers Market Food Navigators Amanda Krieg and Emma Shepherd at the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market. Flintside - FlintEconomic Development

Henry Ford Health System Food Navigators build better nutrition in Wayne and Macomb counties

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 30, 2021
Partner Content A Minges Brook Elementary student tastes herbs from the school garden planted by students. Flintside - FlintEconomic Development

Calhoun ISD: Schools grow gardens and healthy habits with students and communities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, August 27, 2021
Longform Antonio Cleveland, a disease intervention specialist with the Jail Health division of Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services, conducts COVID-19 contact tracing and testing for an individual booked into a Wayne County Jail. Flintside - FlintHealthy Communities

COVID has hit jails hard, but this Wayne County-based collaboration is making them safer

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 26, 2021
Feature Story Ron Housley, 27, and Alissa Housley, 23, are the co-owners of Maude's Alabama BBQ. Flintside - FlintCommunity Development

Eastside restaurant owners never want anyone to “leave the table unhappy or hungry”

Jenifer VelosoThursday, August 26, 2021
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