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12Free things to do
90New spots
91New stories

● Checked Sunday, September 13, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Flint

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 47 events, day by day →

Magic the Gathering: Monday The Hobbit Draft

Monday 6pm · Great Escape Gaming

Mid-Michigan Honor Flight Mission 27

Tuesday 6am · Bishop International Airport · Free

Tuesday Knitting Group

Tuesday 1pm · Fenton First Presbyterian Church

Franklin Ave. Diner

Tuesday 3pm · Flint

Acudetox with Guided Meditation

Tuesday 5pm · Serenity House Communities · Free

New in Flint

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Corunna Road Bar Inc

Nightlife

Sip something special: Corunna Road Bar Inc balances cozy and sophisticated, pouring handcrafted cocktails with premium spirits and real attention to detail.

corunna-inc.edan.io ↗

Da Red Wagon

Restaurants

Cue the smoky cravings: Whether you want sticky ribs, crispy catfish, or a piled-high Super Plate, Da Red Wagon keeps Flint fed with BBQ, seafood, and comfort classics.

daredwagonexpress.com ↗

Eascor Animal Hospital

Pets

All-in-one pet care: Flint pet parents can get it all at Eascor Animal Hospital, a full-service vet and surgical center with a compassionate team offering wellness exams, vaccines, dental, diagnostics, surgery, and senior care, plus boarding and grooming.

eascoranimalhospital.com ↗

Flint’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Flint’s best →

Most read in Flint

The five stories Flint readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Greater Flint Arts Council to open newly renovated downtown arts center with daylong celebration

    The Greater Flint Arts Council (GFAC) will celebrate the opening of its newly renovated downtown arts center with a daylong celebration.

    Full story at mlive.com ↗

  2. FIM brings live blues music to intimate stage in Flint with August Wilson classic

    FIM Flint Repertory Theatre in Flint will perform a live-music production of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," set in a 1927 Chicago recording studio.

    Full story at mlive.com ↗

  3. 3rd Annual Sweet Tooth Desert Sample Fest returns to Downtown Flint

    The 3rd Annual Sweet Tooth Desert Sample Fest is returning to Downtown Flint, Michigan, from 1 p.m.

    Full story at midmichigannow.com ↗

  4. Catholic Charities looking for volunteers to helps North End Soup Kitchen in Flint

    Catholic Charities' North End Soup Kitchen in Flint, Michigan is seeking volunteers to help the nonprofit prepare for the holiday season.

    Full story at midmichigannow.com ↗

  5. USPS offers postmark to Celebrate Huckleberry Railroad's 50th Anniversary

    The U.S. Postal Service is offering a special pictorial postmark commemorating the 50th anniversary of Huckleberry Railroad at Crossroads Village in Flint, Michigan.

    Full story at midmichigannow.com ↗

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