http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/Flint People, Places and ThingsenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noFlint People, Places and Thingsfocusonflinthttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/klgWUac91Lc/mannng_street_homes.htmlNewsNowPeople293849888298880Mary Ann Chick WhitesideSat, 22 Mar 2008 23:32:33 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.820621 ]]>Recently Flint Journal writer Brenda Brissette Mata was among those touring the three houses on Mnning Street in the Flint Cultural Center. The historical Manning Street houses have been at the center of controversy since the Flint Cultural Center announced...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/03/mannng_street_homes.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/5lC9Bge_r4o/more_highlights_for_flints_150.htmlThe Flint JournalMon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:11 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.636157 ]]> 1825 Fur trader Jacob Smith 1831 Alexis de DeTocqueville visits Flint River settlement 1839 First newspapers 1856 Henry Crapo comes to Flint 1885 Flint becomes a city 1900 First Flint-made car (buzz-car) 1901 Flint Arches on Saginaw St. 1902...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/more_highlights_for_flints_150.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/eNyHFQ5RCQ8/onefifty_only_scratched_surfac.html70547Jeff Johnston | Flint JournalFri, 18 Jan 2008 06:57:07 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.629366 ]]>Published Oct. 2, 2005 There's Rosie, the street person who charmed thousands singing "Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?" There's the freak accident that killed the first Mrs. Mott at the Applewood estate. There's lightning-fast Herb Washington and heavenly Dale's...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/onefifty_only_scratched_surfac.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/A2_M0BftWpE/the_onefifty_part_ii.htmlJeff Johnston | Flint JournalFri, 18 Jan 2008 07:38:57 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.629319 ]]>Published Oct. 2, 2005 Here, alphabetically by category, are all of the valid suggestions The Flint Journal received for people, places and things that readers felt were part of what people "oughta know" about Flint, in response to the publication...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/the_onefifty_part_ii.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/fZXo1zZyH8k/new_wine_anglican_mission_grow.htmlChurches68334Mary Ann Chick WhitesideTue, 15 Jan 2008 07:46:34 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.614794 ]]> On Sunday morning, New Wine Anglican Mission sets out a small sign announcing its weekly worship service in the community room of the Court Street Village nonprofit building, 727 East St., Flint. Two small groups meet regularly in homes...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/new_wine_anglican_mission_grow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/cr40aFsRWYs/flint_native_named_envoy_for_k.html6810768099Mary Ann Chick WhitesideFri, 11 Jan 2008 10:08:34 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.613809 ]]>There's nothing stinky or cheesy about this honor. Flint native Jon Scieszka, author of more than 25 books including "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stupid Fairy Tales" and "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," has been named...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/flint_native_named_envoy_for_k.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/AoqD0VXguTM/trinity_begins_new_year_with_n.htmlChurches6809468092Mary Ann Chick WhitesideFri, 11 Jan 2008 09:38:01 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.613700 ]]>Trinity Missionary Church begins the new year with a new name, Life Church, reflecting a fresh vision for the church, according to the pastor, the Rev. Don Embury. "We have been retooling for 11 weeks," Embury said. "This is our...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2008/01/trinity_begins_new_year_with_n.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/auvIhL_0Kx4/little_flock_church_of_flint.htmlChurchesMary Ann Chick WhitesideMon, 31 Dec 2007 08:37:46 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.589922 ]]>Where we worship Church: Little Flock Church of Flint Address: 2927 Raskob St., Flint Services: 11 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Pastor: the Rev. Richard B. Pillsbury Affiliation: autonomous Little Flock Church of Flint plans to donate a "Jesus Well"...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2007/12/little_flock_church_of_flint.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/AKXzCC6ffLg/miracle_baby_a_hit.htmlPeople5311553116Joe Lawlor | Flint JournalMon, 05 Nov 2007 11:28:28 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.470515 ]]>Jeana-Dee Allen / The Flint JournalTornado survivors Nichole Opperman (top center) and fiance Joe Soyring Jr. (top right), of Millington watch themselves on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Thursday at the Wood Shed Bar...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2007/11/miracle_baby_a_hit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/focusonflint/~3/Nz66GLrOR5M/_blind_mans_bluff_is.htmlPeople5312053118Mary Ann Chick WhitesideMon, 05 Nov 2007 11:29:02 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/flintjournal/focusonflint//2669.454030 ]]> When she was 5 years old, Geri Taeckens went on a drive with her father through Flint. "My dad and I used to go to downtown together," said the Flint native, who now lives in Sault Ste. Marie. "He...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/focusonflint/2007/10/_blind_mans_bluff_is.htmlnonadult