By Isis Simpson-Mersha | isimpson@mlive.com FLINT, MI — A holiday created to celebrate Flint and other areas will unite the community on Tuesday night with culture, food and fellowship. James Thigpen Jr., owner of Eight One Zero clothing brand, has always had one goal in mind when he started his business and implemented an unofficial holiday to celebrate the pride of Flint: uplift the city. 810 Day is scheduled to...

By : Kate Stockrahm | FlintBeat Flint, MI— SŌL Collaborative, a store that will offer art, sneakers, and streetwear, will be hosting its second pop-up event July 9 during Flint’s monthly art walk. “A lot of local designers, they don’t have anywhere to sell their clothes. And that was one of the things that bugged us growing up,” Lee Grant Allen Jr., co-founder of SŌL Collaborative said, gesturing to his...

By: Patrick Hayes | Flintside FLINT, Michigan -- Flint native Lee Grant Allen’s new store, SŌL Collaborative, is not open yet, but he’s hosting his first pop-up event in the space located next to The Loft in Buckham Alley on June 19. The significance of the date is not lost on him. “My very first event is on Juneteenth, and I just get a little emotional about it,” Allen said....