My City August 2021

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My Downtown

12 Downtown is Happening!

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My Community 18 What’s New for the New School Year My Story 26 Questions with Local Educators My Success 34 She’s a Standout! Rylie Dewley, Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen My Arts 38 James Thigpen, Jr.

My Fun 46 Sweet, Gentle & Curious Oasis Acres Alpacas My History 52 Oren Stone and the Neptunian Pantaloons My Haps 56 LATINX 20th

Anniversary 58 6th Annual Flint Water Fest 60 Ascension Genesys Charity Golf

A Universal Perspective My Dish

44 It’s Pepper Season! By Erin Caudell

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