Looking Back and Looking Ahead in Flint, Week of September 20, 2026

Our Sunday roundup of news from last week, plus some Flint happenings to look forward to in the week ahead

Header photo: Flint natives BFF perform during Flint Pride Festival on September 19. (Photo: Patrick Hayes).

Recent Headlines in Case You Missed Them:

* Flint’s Legendary Dayton Family Headlined Carriage Town Porchfest This Year

* Meet This Month’s Next Gen Pens Writers of the Month

* A Micro Bakery has Become a Unique Stop in College Cultural Neighborhood

* Annual Research Symposium Brings Together College Faculty, Community Members

* A Flint Business’s Crowd-Pleasing Mac & Cheese is Officially Award-Winning

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Great Non-Flint. Daily. Headlines From This Week:

* Public Hearing Will Provide Chance for Answers on Recycling Center Plan | By Jiquanda Johnson, Flint Beat

* October 8 Deadline Looms for Flint Water Crisis Claimant Error Fixes | By Nick Taylor, MLive

This Week in Government and Organizing:

* Flint Housing Commission Meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 22

* Flint Planning Commission Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22

* Mott Community College Board of Trustees Special Meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 22

* Recycling Center Community Input Session, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22

* Flint DDA Board of Directors Meeting, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 23

* Flint City Council Committee Meetings, 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 23

* School Board Member Terae King Jr. Meet & Greet, 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 23

* Councilwoman Ladel Lewis Meet & Greet, 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24

* Genesee County Courthouse Centennial Celebration, 12 p.m. Friday, September 25

* Neighborhood Cleanup With Fifth Ward Candidate Joel Arnold, 10 a.m. Saturday, September 26

Something To Do Every Day:

* Mott Volleyball Team vs. St. Clair, 7 p.m. Monday, September 21

* Yoga in the Park at Chevy Commons, 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 22

* Kommareddi Lecture at Flint Institute of Arts, 6 p.m., Wednesday, September 23

* North Flint Neighborhood Action Council Wellbeing Cafe, 1 p.m., Thursday, September 24

* Plant Bingo at Market Tap, 6 p.m., Friday, September 25

* Flint Alliance for Immigrant Rights Community Teach-In, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, September 26

* The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals by Flint Community Players, 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 27

Find even more to do in Flint by checking out our events calendar