🌱 Patch AM: How a downtown Flint bar helped launch Michigan’s newest craft beer

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In today's newsletter:

• How a downtown Flint bar helped launch Michigan's newest craft beer
• Flint man faces new charges after Corunna Road police chase
• How does Flint's rent compare to Michigan's priciest ZIP codes?

Also on today's calendar: Bikes On The Bricks.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
• Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A handwritten thank-you, an experimental beer and one Michigan dive bar's role in craft brewing (mlive.com) — A beloved downtown Flint bar, the Torch Bar and Grill, helped turn an unnamed experimental beer from Old Nation Brewing into the new Silverline Light Citronade now rolling out statewide. By eagerly tapping the trial kegs and giving candid feedback, the Torch's staff and regulars showed how Flint's small-business community can influence Michigan's wider craft beer scene and foster close brewer-bar relationships.
   

• Flint man arrested following police chase (wnem.com) — A 32-year-old Flint man was arrested in Flint Township after Michigan State Police say a traffic stop on Corunna Road turned into a brief foot chase. Troopers used a taser to detain him, later finding suspected cocaine and an unmarked firearm before lodging him in the Genesee County Jail on warrants and new felony charges.
   

• See typical asking rents in Michigan ZIP codes, from $900 to $2,800 (mlive.com) — Typical asking rents across Michigan vary widely, and Flint stands out among the most affordable areas in the state, according to new Zillow estimates. An interactive map lets you compare ZIP-code-level rents, showing how Flint's lower rents align with generally lower home values compared with pricier regions like metro Detroit and Ann Arbor.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Skies Over Michigan
  Sloan Museum, 1310 E Kearsley Street, Flint
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• New! Shark Kingdom
  Sloan Museum, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Macramé Hobby Workshop
  Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  4:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Laser KPop Demon Hunters!
  Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  6:00 pm
• Laser Pride
  Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  7:00 pm
• Atherton Varsity Football @ Beecher →
  Beecher High, 6255 Neff Rd, Mt Morris
  7:00 pm
• Laser Rock Monsters
  Sloan Museum, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
  Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  11:00 am
• Perfect Little Planet
  Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• The Lost World of Dragons | Final Weeks!
  Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I want to give a shout-out to a local business.
  Being on disability I only get to treat myself to eating out once a month, and I've been trying the places around me. I found a diamond in the rough… (Nextdoor Thread Lake)
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  Fill er' up! Tomorrow at Speedway it's 50 cents off woohoo! They're running their 7-11 promotion in August/September and October If interested and… (Nextdoor Heights)

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Flint. Apply here.
• Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Jack in the Box Crew Member in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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