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Pierce Senior Center hit by hard times
By Kate Cole Feb 2012
Pierce Senior Center, 2302 Brookside Dr., recently had its funding reduced, according to Parks and Recreation Director Patrick Gerace. He said the county cut funding for the center from $113,000 to...Kearsley Park topic at East Side meeting
By Kate Cole Feb 2012
Kay Kelly, Kearsley Park project director, talked about the history, status and future plans for the 57-acre park studded with hardwood forests, wide meadows and picturesque Gilkey Creek meandering...Land Bank executive speaks to group
By Kate Cole Jan 2012
Doug Weiland, Genesee County Land Bank executive director, said his organization spent $21 million in the community since 2009 and plans to spend another $13 million of the federal Neighborhood...Hot dogs with red sauce is topic at meeting
By Sabina Hendrix-Williams Jan 2012
Jim Moore, whose father in 1935 brought an A&W Root Beer franchise to Flint on Beach Street and later opened the Hot Dog Stand, 11338 Saginaw St., Grand Blanc, was the featured speaker at the...East Side arsonists sentenced
By Kate Cole Jan 2012
Four men appeared before Genesee Circuit Judge Judith Fullerton in orange jail suits with hands and legs in chains and plead guilty Jan. 23 to setting four fires at vacant houses on the East...Flint Boy Scouts regroup
By Kate Cole Jan 2012
Michael Chaffee, Boy Scout Tall Pines Council CEO, talked to the the East Side Business Association Jan. 11 about the Boy Scouts.Chaffee told the group that the Boy Scouts of America celebrated...
Commission denies rezoning for food trailer
By Steve L. Onore Jan 2012
The Flint Planning Commission Dec. 13 recommended the Flint City Council deny a zoning change request to allow the addition of a trailer for a Mexican food vendor on Davison Road and to approve a...Attorney pushes for Flint Charter revision
By Nic Custer Jan 2012
Attorney Terry Bankert, longtime community activist, is looking for community support to get a question about changing the Flint City Charter on the November ballot.He said that he plans to meet...
'Great Circus Parade' coming to GFAC Jan. 13
By Nic Custer Jan 2012
The Greater Flint Arts Council will display the Great Circus Parade, a ceramic work inspired by early 20th century circus parades, at its Mixed Media Members Show opening Jan. 13.The work is...
'Great Circus Parade' to be exhibited at GFAC in January
By Editor Jan 2012
Edwin D. Custer, East Village Magazine's photographer for the past 35 years, will exhibit his Great Circus Parade in an all media show at Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St. The opening...Smith Village update discussed at meeting
By Kate Cole Jan 2012
Lela McGee-Johnson, spokeswoman for Smith Village Construction Services, was the featured speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting Jan. 4. The controversial project took over 14 years...Master Plan steering committee to make up time
By Kate Cole Jan 2012
Despite a series of setbacks in the master planning consultant selection process, members of the volunteer master plan steering committee meeting Jan. 3 tried to regain lost time in their quest to...Pauly Everett holds art show Jan.13
By Nic Custer Jan 2012
MCC award-winning fine arts student Pauly M. Everett will have a solo show of more than 40 paintings and sculptures Jan. 13.The free, one-day exhibit will open at 11 a.m. and include performances...
Corunna Rd. art show runs through Jan. 7
By Nic Custer Dec 2011
Local businesses facing Corunna Road, between Court Street and Ballenger Highway, are displaying paintings in their windows through the first week in January.The Corunna Road Artwalk, held by the...
Commission selects three firms for master plan
By Kate Cole Dec 2011
The Flint Planning Commission zeroed in on three consulting firms to lead the master planning process which it recommended to Flint Emergency Manager Michael Brown who will make the final...East Side group hears about Judaism
By Kate Cole Dec 2011
Emily Alter, education director of Ivriah, the combined Jewish religious school of Temple Beth El and Congregation Beth Israel in Flint, provided an introduction to Judaism, its beliefs, practices...East Side group hears health tips
By Kate Cole Dec 2011
Chiropractor Richard Strom of Flint said there are some simple things everyone can do to prevent back pain at the East Side Business Association meeting Dec. 7.Standing straight is the easiest...
Maria Rose and Swiss Kicks debuts album in Flint Dec. 23
By Nic Custer Dec 2011
Local band, Maria Rose and the Swiss Kicks, will debut its album, New Direction, at a Flint Local 432-sponsored show Dec. 23 at the Lunch Studio, 444 S. Saginaw St. The admission is $5.The Flint...
Occupy Flint movement continues
By Nic Custer Dec 2011
Although Occupy Wall Street has been forcibly evicted from its base at Zucotti Park in New York City, the local movement continues to grow. Occupy Flint has winterized its command center and are...City's distress not accounting problem says manager opponent
By Kate Cole Dec 2011
The day before Michael Brown, the state appointed emergency manager, took over Flint's financial responsibilities, Paul Jordan, Mott Community College coordinator for social work, said that the...Retired educator returns to classroom
By Kate Cole Nov 2011
Tony Miranda, 11, a student at Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary School, doesn't have any trouble reciting the 44 presidents of the United States from beginning to end. Although visually impaired, when...Bartering is topic at East Side meeting Nov. 16
By Sabina Hendrix-Williams Nov 2011
Karen Adams of Barter Now, G-4437 Richfield Rd., told the Eastside Business Association Nov. 16 how bartering can benefit a business. Adams owns and operates three businesses involved in the...Essay: Informal visit to 68th District Court
By Kate Cole Nov 2011
Members of the Citizens Nuisance Task Force continued their 68th District Court watch program Nov. 3 by visiting Judge William H. Crawford and Judge Mary Catherine Dowd.Crawford handles civil...
WW II combat pilot talks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Nov 2011
While talking to a group of advanced high school students during a history class, Bob Keel asked the question, "How many of you know what happened on Dec. 7, 1941?"A lone hand was raised. The...
Planning consultants interviewed
By Kate Cole Nov 2011
The Flint Planning Commission interviewed candidates who want to be consultants for the city's master planning process. Three master planning consulting firms talked to the planning commission and...Salvation Army’s volunteers discussed
By Kate Cole Nov 2011
"It's all about helping others," said Marcia Heller, volunteer coordinator for the Salvation Army.She and Connie Peters, director of development for the organization, spoke at the East Side...
Elder abuse topic at East Side meeting
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
Pete Stocchi and Casey Tafoya, Genesee County Sheriff's Department elder abuse division detectives, spoke about criminal abuse, neglect and fraud of elders at the East Side Business Association...City penalizes trash yards
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
The Citizens Nuisance Task Force was named by city attorney Peter Bade as a possible recipient of a $10,000 donation in a consent agreement with J & S Auto Salvage Inc. at the Flint City...Mayoral candidates answer questions at East Side meeting
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
Mayor Dayne Walling and his opponent Darryl Buchanan met at the East Side Business Association meeting Oct. 19 for a debate of questions submitted by the audience.The candidates were first asked...
Author talks about shrinking cities
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
As Japanese poet Mizuta Masahid puts it, "Barn's burnt down — now I can see the moon."This was the mantra for Detroit Free Press journalist and author John Gallagher when he talked to a group...
Police officers speak at East Side meeting
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
Flint Police Officers Terry Neeley and Michelle Tucker talked about metal thieves at the East Side Business Association meeting Oct. 12. Neeley and Tucker are the only officers primarily...East Side group tours Hurley’s expanded facilities
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
Members of the East Side Business Association were given a work-in-process tour of Hurley Medical Center's expanded emergency department Oct. 6 by Emergency Director John Stewart.The new...
Public asked to participate in planning process
By Kate Cole Oct 2011
Jim Richardson, co-chairman of the master planning steering committee, says the city needs a new master plan, the first since 1960, and it needs to be driven by the community."The city made an...
Group approves street vacation, car recharging site
By Steve L. Onore Oct 2011
The Flint Planning Commission Sept. 13 recommended that the Flint City Council vacate a street west of North Dort Highway and approved site plans for an electric car charging facility for GM...New Paths director talks about her group
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
Christine Mitchell, director of programs at New Paths, told the East Side Business Association Sept. 29 that New Paths is a community corrections program serving as an alternative for jail or...Job Corps training young people for job market
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
Day in and out, the staff at Flint Genesee Job Corps Center get hundreds of young men and women ready to enter the job market. Despite Michigan's high unemployment rate, graduates of Flint Genesee...Mayoral candidate speaks to business group
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
Mayoral candidate Darryl Buchanan said Flint needs a tough man in tough times at the Flint Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting Sept. 24. Members came back with some tough questions about his...Watershed representative speaks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
The Eastside Business Association meeting Sept. 21 heard from Sue Lossing, Flint River Water Coalition representative. She explained why keeping our rivers and streams clean is important and some...Watershed official speaks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
Sue Lossing, education and outreach coordinator for the Flint River Watershed Coalition, spoke to the East Side Business Association Sept. 14."A watershed is where your water comes from and where...
Drug prevention topic at east side group
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
Nancy Abraham, assistant U.S. attorney with the Eastern District of Michigan, was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting on Sept. 7. She heads up Drug Education for...UM-F literary magazine seeking submissons
By Kate Cole Sep 2011
The UM-Flint literary magazine, Qua, is seeking original fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Faculty adviser of the biannual publication, Stephanie Carpenter, says she's hoping to get submissions from...Hurley launches new public health initiatives
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
Dwayne Parker, director of community marketing and diversity at Hurley Medical Center, announced several new programs that will be initiated as a result of an unfavorable report by the Robert Wood...Mayoral appointee speaks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
Rhoda Woods, Flint's citizens service director, explained her role as an assistant to the mayor dealing with residents' needs at the Eastside Business Association meeting Aug. 24."I am one of the...
Ombudsman speaks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
Flint Ombudsman Brenda Purifoy spoke to the East Side Business Association meeting Aug. 17. Purifoy explained her job by saying, "my position was created by the people of Flint, for the people and...Applewood — pristine and pest free
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
Inside the stately black iron gates that border Applewood Estate, the former home of Charles Stewart and Ruth Mott, a wonderland appears in the middle of urban Flint.Turn back the clock and view...
Hispanic Center official speaks to East Side group
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
Carlos Cisneros, Hispanic Technology and Community Center (HTCC) executive board member, talked to the Eastside Business Association meeting Aug.10. He provided information about the Flint Fires...Commission discusses medical marijuana
By Steve L. Onore Aug 2011
The Flint Planning Commission July 26 discussed medical marijuana regulations and signs in public right of ways.Members agreed that the proposed ordinance should prohibit dispensaries within 500...
HDC approves repair of Carriage Town houses
By Nic Custer Aug 2011
The Historic District Commission Aug. 4 unanimously approved certificates of appropriateness to allow work on houses in the Carriage Town Neighborhood.The commission also heard about roof repairs...
Raise It Up! brings art to young people
By Nic Custer Aug 2011
Raise It Up! Youth Arts and Awareness Program Director Lyndava Williams and her daughter, Natasha Thomas-Jackson, executive director and nationally acclaimed poet, have put their philosophies on...Group discusses election results
By Kate Cole Aug 2011
The East Side Business Association discussed the Aug. 2 mayoral primary election that Mayor Dayne Walling and Darryl Buchanan won at the Aug. 3 meeting. The association invited all seven mayoral...Two candidates speak at East Side meeting
By Kate Cole Jul 2011
Mayoral candidates Don Pfeiffer and Scott Smith were the featured speakers at the East Side Business Association meeting July 27. Both candidates said their primary objective was to reduce crime...Mayoral candidate Kim addresses business group
By Kate Cole Jul 2011
Jung Ho Kim, businessman and mayoral candidate, was the speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting July 20. Kim outlined his three-point plan for the city if elected mayor — safety...Rep. Woodrow Stanley’s aide talks to group
By Kate Cole Jul 2011
Berton Brown, constituent services liaison for Rep. Woodrow Stanley (34th District), spoke to the East Side Business Association July 13.Brown discussed the recent addition of 10 state police...
Planning Commission discusses medical marijuana
By Steve L. Onore Jul 2011
The Flint Planning Commission June 28 discussed a proposed ordinance for medical marijuana and approved site plans for an addition at a business at South Center Road.The group discussed a...
Alternatives house rezoning request denied
By Steve L. Onore Jul 2011
The Flint Planning Commission June 14 recommended the Flint City Council deny a zoning change request for the UM-Flint Urban Alternatives House. It approved an outdoor dining area for a restaurant...Young Flint poets going to San Francisco
By Nic Custer Jul 2011
Raise It Up! Youth Arts and Awareness, which promotes engagement and empowerment through performing arts and community involvement, is sending a team of young poets to represent Flint at the 14th...Former city administrator running for mayor
By Kate Cole Jul 2011
Mayoral candidate, Darryl Buchanan, was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting July 6. Buchanan, past president of city council and former city administrator under Mayor...Military memorial service held at Avondale
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
It was a solemn afternoon June 29 at Avondale Cemetery when a lonely bugler played taps to end a program dedicated to honoring all veterans. David Caswell was the spokesman for the East Side...Mayoral candidate speaks at East Side Business Association
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
David Davenport, a mayoral candidate in the August election, was the speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting June 22. Davenport, a member of the Flint School Board, has lived in Flint...Recycling revived in Flint
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
Many traditional city programs to make our city more livable do not get a lot of attention at City Hall because the administration is scrambling to balance a budget and keep as many public safety...Library director explains cutbacks
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
Flint Public Library Director Kay Schwartz was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting June 15. She provided a financial history of the library and explained recent cuts...Mayor wants four more years
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
Mayor Dayne Walling was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting June 8.Walling began by listing his accomplishments during his term in office.
"When I became mayor...
Students, neighbors, nonprofit join forces
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
Eight students from UM-Flint and their advisor, and four neighborhood residents, John Freeman, Nancy Covucci, Edwin Custer and Jerry Rule, cleaned out the house at 606 Crapo St. and prepared it for...Mayoral write-in candidate speaks to group
By Kate Cole Jun 2011
Phil La Barge, a write-in candidate for the mayor's race, was the speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting June 1. He was the second candidate running for the mayor's seat to address...Bike company is advocate for Flint bicycling
By Kelsey Ronan May 2011
Flint City Bicycles, 328 N. Grand Traverse St., was born when J.J. Shaver dropped his bike and broke his handlebars. Realizing there was almost nowhere in Flint to have it fixed, Shaver got on the...Mayoral candidate says he will bring jobs to city
By Kate Cole May 2011
Eric Mays, mayoral candidate, was the featured speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting May 25.Mays, a native of Flint, said he was a graduate of Michigan State University with a...
O’Reilly Auto Parts' plans approved
By Steve L. Onore May 2011
The Flint Planning Commission April 26 approved site plans for O'Reilly Auto Parts, 2520 S. Dort Highway.District Manager Jeff Young said that the business is relocating a half-mile north from...
Pawnshop permit granted for store on South Dort
By Steve L. Onore May 2011
The Flint Planning Commission April 12 granted a special regulated use permit for a pawnbroker business for cars on South Dort Highway and approved site plans for a security checkpoint and four...New play based on Flint arsons
By Kelsey Ronan May 2011
In the opening scene of the Flint Fires Verbatim Theater Project, a student portraying singer-songwriter Hannah Fralick describes a night on Oak Street composing at the piano as a house burns...Kiertzner talks about Crim Race
By Kate Cole May 2011
Deb Kiertzner, race director for The Crim Fitness Foundation, was the featured speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting May 4. Kiertzner praised citizens and city administration for...Kearsley Street to get $700,000 facelift
By Kate Cole May 2011
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) awarded the city of Flint a $353,297 grant for Kearsley Street enhancements in the College Cultural Center campus. Renovations will begin at Walnut...Commission denies Carriage Town Ministries' request
By Nic Custer Apr 2011
The Historic District Commission April 14 denied an application from Carriage Town Ministries to expand a pole barn at a special meeting. The commission approved a steel fence downtown and...Goodwill triggers success for thousands
By Kate Cole Apr 2011
Gary Smith, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan, was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting April 27.Smith, a graduate of UM-Flint, posed the...
Group hears plans for Urban Alternative House
By Kate Cole Apr 2011
Students in the UM-Ann Arbor of urban planning masters program presented their recommendations for the new Urban Alternatives House (UAH) at 924 Eddy St. to the Central Park community April 26 at...Kiwanis helps to change the community
By Kate Cole Apr 2011
The first female president of Kiwanis Flint was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting April 20. Patti Higgins was elected president in 1989 and went on to serve as the...Boys and Girls Club open new facility
By Kate Cole Apr 2011
The featured speakers at the East Side Business Association meeting April 13 were the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint's executive director, Jamie Haskin, and the director of programs and...Eastside Business group hears about Teddy Roosevelt
By Kate Cole Apr 2011
David Caswell, the speaker at the East Side Business Association April 6, spoke about President Theodore Roosevelt and his children.According to Caswell, Roosevelt was the youngest president in...
Planning Commission approves rezoning for health facility
By Steve L. Onore Apr 2011
The Flint Planning Commission March 8 recommended the Flint City Council rezone a property for a health rehabilitation facility on Clio Road and tabled site plans for a auto parts store on South...Scrap metal vandals scourge city
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Flint's homes are losing precious value at breakneck speed because scrap metal thieves continue to plunder the city. While vacant homes are thieves' primary target, a temporary absence of...YWCA has new mission
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Flint's YWCA has been around for 103 years. Its mission was and continues to be empowering women and eliminating racism. What's changed is how the YW accomplishes its mission, according to Harmony...Candidate forum's focus on doing it better
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Four of five candidates running for three seats on the Flint school board attended a forum held by the East Side Business Association March 23.The candidates were asked to speak about their...
Eastside group hears Rotary president
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Michael Heberling, Baker College Center for Graduate Studies president and Flint Sunrise Rotary Club president, was the speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting March 16. Heberling, a...Ideas sprout from conference
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Flint Downtown Weed and Seed held a conference for community leaders with the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) March 9 and March 10 at the Haskell Center, 2201 Forest Hill.Abandoned and...
Publisher speaks to business group
By Kate Cole Mar 2011
Mike Killbreath, publisher of Fame Newspapers and president of the Flint Area Chamber of Commerce, talked about creating new businesses and jobs at the East Side Business Association meeting March...Group learns about energy options
By Kate Cole Feb 2011
Kevin Keane, Consumers Energy's area manager, spoke at the East Side Business Association meeting Feb. 23. Consumers Energy is an electric and natural gas utility serving about 6.5 million Michigan...Redistricting panel discussion held
By Nic Custer Feb 2011
The importance of people speaking up for representation on a city, county and state level was stressed by local officials during a panel discussion on redistricting Feb. 17 at Mott Community...Eastside business group hears from historian
By Kate Cole Feb 2011
The East Side Business Association Feb. 17 heard local historian and former school principal, David Caswell, tell little-known facts about two great presidents."President Washington would have...
Mayor speaks to business group
By Kate Cole Feb 2011
Mayor Dayne Walling was the featured speaker at the East Side Business Association meeting Feb. 9. Walling limited his remarks to what he said were the two major issues facing the city — public...Group approves rezoning for Great Lakes Center
By Steve L. Onore Feb 2011
The Flint Planning Commission Jan. 11 recommended the Flint City Council rezone Great Lakes Technology Center from G (heavy manufacturing) district to D-6 (general and highway commercial service)...Bike ride for hungry to begin May 2
By Kelsey Ronan Jan 2011
UM-Flint business student Seok Gyu Han has initiated Pedal to Feed, a union of cycling and activism aimed at remedying hunger at a local and international level. Pedal to Feed is organizing its...Job developer speaks to business group
By Kate Cole Jan 2011
Shari Walter, job developer for Flint STRIVE, was the speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting Jan. 26. Walter described her role at the national workforce organization that focuses on...Flint Shelter has holistic approach to helping people
By Kelsey Ronan Jan 2011
Shelter of Flint has served the community's most desperate needs for 28 years. Executive Director Anne Grantner said despite the challenges of funding and increased need in the community, the...Optimist club president talks to group
By Kate Cole Jan 2011
Enosh Fee, president of the Downtown Optimist Club, was the featured speaker at the Eastside Business Association meeting Jan 19. Fee, a businessman, radio communicator and ordained minister...Mayor warns of stiff challenges ahead
By Kate Cole Jan 2011
Mayor Dayne Walling was the featured speaker at the Potter Longway Neighborhood Association meeting Jan.17. He spoke about positive and negative issues facing the city, including budget and public...International Academy honors volunteers
By Kate Cole Jan 2011
The International Academy of Flint (IAF) recognized community organizations and volunteers who worked with the award-winning charter school at an appreciation luncheon Jan. 14.The Salvation Army...
UM-Flint Urban Alternative House to be in Central Park
By Kelsey Ronan Jan 2011
The Urban Alternatives House, 519 Garland, was destroyed in October in a series of arsons in Carriage Town. UM-Flint Professor Richard Hill-Rowley spoke to the Central Park Neighborhood Association...Genesee County homeless to be counted Jan. 26
By Kelsey Ronan Jan 2011
Metro Community Development will hold its annual count of the homeless, Point in Time, in Genesee County Jan. 26. Point in Time is a count of the homeless mandated by the Department of Housing and...Helicopter crash survivor tells his story
By Kate Cole Jan 2011
On July 7, 1947 in Roswell, New Mexico, an object from space crashed to the ground. Many thought it was extraterrestrial debris, but the US military maintains it was debris from an experimental...Church’s Chicken site plans are approved
By Steve L. Onore Dec 2010
The Flint Planning Commission Dec. 14 approved site plans for a storage structure at Church's Chicken, 3410 Corunna Rd.Architect Jeffery Brands said that the structure will be at the back of the...
Kay Schwartz named library director during troubled times
By Kelsey Ronan Dec 2010
The Flint Public Library's new director, Kay Schwartz, is taking the job at a time of great hardship for the library."Since 2008 the environment around us has changed rapidly. We are very short...
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