News across Greater Flint
LDS Church breaks ground for new chapel at site of deadly shooting and arson attack
The Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Grand Blanc, Michigan, that was the site of a deadly assault last year is being rebuilt.
Grand Blanc Mormon church begins rebuilding one year after deadly attack
After a gunman killed four and burned Grand Blanc's LDS chapel last September, leaders held a groundbreaking service focused on rebuilding and renewing their spirits.
CRUST opening in downtown Howell
CRUST – a baking company is planning to open in downtown Howell in early 2027. The popular bakery, which opened in 2012 in downtown Fenton, will be selling its goods — including some of the best sourdough bread The Livingston Post’s staff has ever tasted — in the former Heart of…
EMPLOYMENT
FULL TIME MACHINIST AND WELDER Wanted for local Flint business. Bridgeport Mill, Proto-Trak, Haas CNC, Master Cam Programmers, Lathe, Boring Mill. 1 year experience. Medical, Dental, 401K, 40+ hours weekly. Please email ggrossbauer@spentechusa.com. The post EMPLOYMENT first…

Special Weather Statement Issued 5:52AM for Washtenaw County, MI
A Special Weather Statement is in effect for Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Wayne as a plume of locally dense fog impacts southeast Michigan this morning, causing hazardous visibility reductions to a quarter mile or less; drivers should exercise…

Fenton High School tops area schools in U.S. News rankings
By Harold C. Ford Fenton Senior High School topped the list of high school rankings in Genesee County, according to a study published in August 2026 by U.S. News and World Report. The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 27,000 public high schools in 50 states and the…
EMPLOYMENT
FULL TIME MACHINIST AND WELDER Wanted for local Flint business. Bridgeport Mill, Proto-Trak, Haas CNC, Master Cam Programmers, Lathe, Boring Mill. 1 year experience. Medical, Dental, 401K, 40+ hours weekly. Please email ggrossbauer@spentechusa.com. The post EMPLOYMENT first…

The East Village Magazine – September 2026
The latest edition of The East Village Magazine has been delivered and is at newsstands now. If you haven’t seen your copy, here’s the online version for download and viewing:
EMPLOYMENT
FULL TIME MACHINIST AND WELDER Wanted for local Flint business. Bridgeport Mill, Proto-Trak, Haas CNC, Master Cam Programmers, Lathe, Boring Mill. 1 year experience. Medical, Dental, 401K, 40+ hours weekly. Please email ggrossbauer@spentechusa.com. HELP WANTED! Line, Prep, Fry…
Halloween season begins early with Flint Short Film Freakout
By Nathan Waters The ghost and ghouls, creepies and crawlies have come out of hibernation early as the Flint Short Film Freakout is slithering its way back into downtown Flint. The second annual event begins at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 5 at Flint Local 432. It runs throughout the day,…
Village Life: A bit of ‘Mario Kart’ in Mexico City
By Kate Stockrahm There are few experiences more humbling than visiting a place where you cannot speak the language well, if at all. We’re here in Mexico City (CDMX), which is larger than New York City in both land area and population to many a foreigner’s surprise, for a…
On ‘Exploring Mid-Michigan: A Guide to Flint, the Saginaw Valley, and the Thumb’
By Gordon Young There are some travel guides you want beside you on the car seat. Remember the old AAA TripTik? It still exists, though in a more practical but less satisfying digital form. The dashboard touchscreen display is just not the same as flipping the pages as the miles…