In Brief - Flint

 

TIME ZONE: Eastern
AREA CODE: 810
FOUNDED: 1855
POPULATION: 436,141*
GET AROUND: Mass Transportation Authority bus
AIRPORT: Bishop International Airport
WEBSITE: visitflint.org  
* in metropolitan area

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BY THE NUMBERS

21 parks in Genesee County, the largest county park system in Michigan

1 length (in miles) of the oval biked during the Le Champion Pave Criterium on July 24

34 historic structures at Crossroads Village, a 19thcentury town that’s home to a working railroad, cider mill and Flint's oldest surviving home

60 height (in feet) of the Longway Planetarium’s domed theater

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CULTURE CALENDAR

Through Aug. 7
SOMETHING WAITS BENEATH IT — EARLY WORK BY ANDREW WYETH, 1939-1969 More than 30 seldom-seen paintings — plus illustrated letters and ink sketches — by the famed American watercolor artist are on view at the Flint Institute of Arts, located in the Flint Cultural Center. flintarts.org

Aug. 16-20
BACK TO THE BRICKS What better place than Vehicle City to host one of the largest car festivals in the US? Downtown Flint is the epicenter of this 13-mile “rolling cruise” event, which features 30,000 cars and, special this year, appearances by the legendary drag racer Don “Big Daddy” Garlits. backtothebricks.org

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NEWS FLASH

Hotel Happening • The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott opened its doors last month in Fenton in southern Genesee County. marriott.com + Time to Wine • Downtown Flint welcomed a brand-new wine bar called Cork on Saginaw in February, bringing new life to the old Dial Finance Company storefront, which was vacant for more than 25 years. corkonsaginaw.com