WRITING QUESTION: When you think about your neighborhood, what tastes and smells come to mind? Think about the food that you eat at home or at a nearby restaurant.

“Barbecue” – Alicia Pitts

“Grilling. Chicken wings. Pizza. Flint River Farm produce and maple syrup.” – Bob Mabbitt

“YaYa’s Chicken. Coal BBQ’s at the neighbors’ homes. A cold beer in the driveway with the neighbors. My mom’s lasagna and cinnamon rolls.” – Cathy Lancaster

“Not much olfactory for me” – Dayne walling

“Fish and fried food. Sometimes, the smell of garbage.” – Denise Smith Allen

“Fish and fried food. Sometimes, the smell of garbage.” – Desiree Duell

“morning coffee, grilled hamburger and chicken, home made chili, meatloaf, soy sauce,” – E. Custer

“I smell charcoal burning, flowers on shrubs, and Springtime bursting out.” – E. Perkins-Harbin

“lemon pepper wings @ Chef Nates Wings @ Court/Franklin” – Elizabeth Taylor

“flowers” – Emma

“Fresh cut grass, curry and garlic” – Erik and Lata

“The bakery at the Farmer's Market and the scallops at The Cork on Saginaw.” – Ingrid Halling

“Jerk chicken at home, and perhaps pizza?” – Jessica Coyne

“Fresh fruit from Farmer's Market flower smells and car exhaust” – Leslie

“Bread” – Linda Perkins Hritz

“spicy food at home; dirt and outdoor digging in garden” – Margie Latter

“This is a smokey neighborhood. I've never lived in a neighborhood so safe as this, so we spend a lot of warm nights grilling. In the summer, we smell a lot of barbeques. In the autumn, our old trees smell of turning leaves and most streets in the evening smell of smoke from all of the chimneys where people inside were inspired by the changing weather to cozy up inside by their fireplace. Living this close to downtown, we eat a lot of Torch Burgers and La Familia tacos. I miss Rizzo's, and probably own my fair share of YaYa's.” – Melodee Mabbitt

“Olfactory is not my strongest sense and I don't have an impression of the neighborhood's smell.” – Michael Kelly

“Bar-B-Que (Streaks, Chicken and Ribs) mainly on summer holiday” – Nelle Pinkney

“Smells of flowers blooming.” – Stephanie Render

“Chicken kababs and coneys.” – Tom Spademan

“Taco Bell Cantinia Bowl (Chicken)” – Vanessa Terrell