Along the downtown Flint Saginaw Street strip, the Mad Hatter marquee stands out above all others. The hat and menswear store has existed in different locations and been owned by multiple people in its near century of hat sales. As you walk inside the Mad Hatter, to your right, brass shoeshine footrests dangle below a […]

The first thing one might notice upon arriving in Flint, Michigan, is the Center For Hope being demolished. There are certainly societal and economic problems, but also positive signs of healing, from the Flint Institute of Arts to the Edible Flint Demonstration Garden and the Flint Farmers’ Market. Ed Makowski reports on the mix of […]