🌱 Patch AM: Which Flint businesses closed—and which exciting spots just opened?

Hi Flint! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Flint businesses closed—and which exciting spots just opened?
• How dam removals are bringing sturgeon back to the Flint River

Also on today's calendar: Baldwin Woods Apartments OPEN HOUSE.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cold; a flurry in the morning, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cold; afternoon flurries, temps: high: 26, low: 20.
• Sunday: Cold with areas of low clouds, with a high of 24 and low of 19 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• These Flint-area businesses opened and closed in 2025 (mlive.com) — Flint-area residents can see which favorite spots closed and which new options arrived in 2025, from the community-owned North Flint Food Market to new downtown restaurants and suburban chains. The list highlights major changes in grocery access, dining, nightlife, and retail across Flint, Flint Township, and nearby Genesee County communities as the region heads into 2026.
   

• Experts thrilled after spotting rare fish behavior in US waterway: 'Great milestone' (thecooldown.com) — Work to restore lake sturgeon is paying off close to home, with dam removals reopening long-blocked stretches of the Flint River and other Michigan waterways to critical spawning habitat. After two decades of hatchery and river restoration work, researchers are now seeing stocked sturgeon survive to adulthood and return to spawn, signaling a healthier Great Lakes ecosystem that ultimately benefits communities along the Flint River corridor.
   

📸 Around Flint

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Flint

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Baldwin Woods Apartments OPEN HOUSE
  Baldwin Circle, Baldwin Cir,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• FREE Fitness Friday
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Main Hall
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• LakeVille Youth Basketball
  LakeVille High School Gym
  8:00 am
• Winterguard
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Main Hall
  9:00 am
• Paint Like Bob Ross
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Art Room
  1:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Soccer open gym
  LakeVille Middle School Gym
  5:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Track & Field Conditioning
  LakeVille High School Gym
  6:00 am
• Restorative Yoga
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Van Gilder
  7:00 pm
• City Council Work Session
  Fenton, MI Calendar
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• 30 Minute Abs
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Van Gilder
  4:45 pm
• Synergy Volleyball
  Columbiaville Elementary Gym
  6:00 pm
• Playscape Committee Meeting
  Davison, MI Calendar , 200 E Flint Street , Davison
  6:00 pm
• Slow Flow Yoga
  Fenton Community & Cultural Center Van Gilder
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I never baby talk to my kids.
  My daughter is 4 and I use complete sentences and vocabulary. Adults are impressed with her aptitude. My son is 2 and uses 4 syllable words. Which is… (Nextdoor Westwood Heights)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  Hugh, a dog who went missing in Flint, MI, has been safely reunited with their family after 6 hours, 52 minutes. Message from Owner: "Please help… (Nextdoor South Flint)

• Today marks the anniversary of the Flint Sit Down Strike. 89 years ago, working people here in Flint sat down together in solidarity and changed the... (X: swanson4mi)
• Report: Crash shuts down traffic near Paw Paw Wednesday night... (X: flintjournal)

• Trillium Staffing posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Flint. Apply here.
• Michigan Staffing posted a job opening for Daytime Team Member in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burton

• A look back at the tragic church attack in Grand Blanc Township (wnem.com)
• Reading 2-0 Burton Albion: Happy Brew' Year (sbnation.com)

Flushing

• Grand Blanc alumni to perform at 2026 Rose Bowl for Alabama, Indiana (mlive.com)
• Latest from Mormon Land: The biggest and most-read LDS stories of the year (sltrib.com)
• FBI Detroit sees 120% arrest increase, disrupts violent crime and cyber threats in 2025 (clickondetroit.com)

Ok Flint! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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