Drink Up

A wine bar? In Flint?

Marc Jacobson at ABC 12 reports:

Renovations have been moving along quickly at Cork on Saginaw, and the owners are ready to hire.

A new bistro and wine bar is just about ready to pop the cork in downtown Flint. Marge Murphy is the owner and chef. "I'm very excited, and all I want to do is get in that kitchen and cook."

Cork on Saginaw expects to open its doors at 635 South Saginaw Street by the end of this month. Right now, applications are being accepted on the restaurant's Facebook page for 12 jobs.

Hotels Past, Present and Future

Here's an ABC12 News segment on the Durant Hotel renovation. It's a bit out of date, but it has some good footage of the hotel in its heyday, along with artists renderings of the completed renovation.



Thanks to JMack at HoodHype for passing this along.

Latonia Larry, R.I.P.

Dana DeFever of The Flint Journal reports:

"In the most recent homicide, police said they have a "person of interest" in Thursday's early morning death of a 36-year-old woman after an altercation in her North Stevenson Street home.

"Her 9-year-old son, who was home at the time, called his uncle when he heard his mother screaming, police said. The uncle went to the home and found the mother dead."

ABC12 News identifies the victim as Latonia Larry here.

For a map of Flint homicides, go to the Flint Murder Map.

Flint international

U of M-Flint is pushing to attract international students, and it seems to be working, according to ABC12 News. More than 200 international students from 35 countries will attend in the fall, up from 127 last year. The goal is to attract 3-5 percent of the student population from other countries.

International students, by the way, pay higher tuition.