September 4, 2012 I got my first paper route when I was 10 years old. Delivering the Davison Index every Wednesday. Coincidentally, the first newspaper carrier was 10-year-old Barney Flaherty, who sold the New York Sun in 1833.
August 31, 2012 With good weather forecasted for the Labor Day holiday weekend, and gas prices north of $4 at most stations, a lot of folks are sticking close to home. There are plenty of places locally to bar-b-que, swim, hike, bike and have as much fun as the folks heading "up north."
August 31, 2012 You've heard the old expression, "once in a blue moon," but most folks don't know exactly what that means other than something that doesn't happen often. Tonight, we will be treated to a rare blue moon.
August 30, 2012 The 55th annual Labor Day walk across the Mackinac Bridge is Monday, September 3rd, beginning at 7 am. The Bridge, The Mighty Mac is an icon for Michiganders, and the opportunity to traverse it on foot presents itself every Labor Day.
August 28, 2012 You trained all summer to run the Crim 10-miler, and you succeeded. Now what? You keep a good thing going by continuing to run, and setting your sights on a half-marathon race. The Brooksie Way in Rochester is a great choice, and a little over a month away.
August 27, 2012 She was the oldest person in the world about a year ago, until the folks from Guinness World Records found a woman in Brazil that was a few months older. That woman has since passed away, and Bessie Cooper of Monroe, Georgia became only the 8th person in the world to be verified as reaching 116 years of age.
August 27, 2012 Today is National Dog Day, a day to celebrate our furry, four-legged friends. If you have a dog, or dogs, get out and play with them. Go for a walk where they can sniff stuff. Go for a run, hit the dog park.
August 22, 2012 George McIntyre said it on the air today before my shift started. "The Crim is like Christmas for Stu Allen." That's probably true for a whole bunch of other runners and walkers from around Flint. We get pretty pumped up for this day every year.
August 22, 2012 I can't have a Coke at a high school football game? How un-American is that? The total ban on the sale of soft drinks is part of a new policy governing the sales of healthy foods and beverages.
August 21, 2012 August 21st is "National Senior Citizen Day." A day of growing importance as our population ages. Older Americans are living longer and fewer people are having children, so seniors are making up a larger percentage of our population.
August 21, 2012 August 21st is Cadillac Day, marking the production of the first Cadillac on this day in 1902. Cadillac was acquired by General Motors in 1909, but struggled in it's early years.
August 21, 2012 Do you like beer? Food? Music? Art? Saturday, September 8th from 4-8 pm the Flint Institute of Arts invites you to the 5th annual Art on Tap at the FIA under the tent on the parking lot behind the FIA.
