FLINT — In what has become as much of a holiday tradition as parades, football and a Thanksgiving turkey, the 12th Annual Skaff Save & Share event will once again take place Nov. 24-27.Over the past 11 years, this annual event has helped raise more than $200,000 for local charities. That’s money that has stayed […]
Dr. Andrew Ames cuts the ribbon to welcome the Michigan Specialty Surgery Center to town, located at 6886 Sashabaw Road, during the grand opening ribbon cutting last Wednesday. Photo: Kendal Petzold
By Jim NewellManaging Editor ORION TWP. — For 70 years Dort Financial Credit Union has had the mission to serve the needs of the communities in which they operate, and now the credit union has turned its sights on Orion Township.Dort Financial opened a new branch location on Brown Road in Orion Township, and President […]
Latfiah Gobah, Mission Point of Clarkston administrator, left, and Sherry Hodge, former administrator, share ribbon cutting duties Oct. 10 at the 4800 Clintonville Road location celebrating the recent renovation and opening of the rehabilitation and physical therapy center. Photo: Matt Mackinder
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Ready for the holidays? Seven local businesses are aiming to make dealing with the stress easier with a free event next month.On Nov. 4 from 3-7 p.m. at Om Dome Yoga Studio and Training, 7093 Dixie Highway, the “’Tis the Season to De-Stress” strolling dinner and educational […]
A new Biggby Coffee location, tentatively set to open next spring on Dixie Highway between Genisys Credit Union and Deer Lake Inn, should have the paving complete by the end of the year. The business was approved by the Independence Township Board of Trustees back on Nov. 10, 2022. Photo: Matt Mackinder
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor CLARKSTON — It’s time to chow down, Clarkston.Coming up on Oct. 1, from noon to 6 p.m., Main Street in downtown Clarkston will be home to the 25th Annual Taste of Clarkston event, a day where local restaurants set up shop in the street to showcase their respective menus to […]
On Sept. 13, HOTWORX owners John and Karilynn Whitley cut the ceremonial ribbon welcoming their business, a 24-hour infrared fitness studio, to town at 6493 Sashabaw Road. Photo: Kate Masters/Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce
Gerald Gomes, owner of Ellie Mental Health, cuts the ribbon on Aug. 21 to announce his business’ arrival in Clarkston at 7640 Dixie Highway #155. Photo: Kate Masters/Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor A business executive with a Clarkston-based business pleaded guilty to breaking federal trade laws recently and will pay the price, literally.Last week, Kevin Shell, an executive with Clarkston-based F. Allied Construction Co. Inc., a Michigan paving and excavating contractor, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to restrain trade.Shell and […]