Effects of “that question” still echo:  Denise Ghattas on her appearance at the CNN Debate
Jul20

Effects of “that question” still echo: Denise Ghattas on her appearance at the CNN Debate

By Jan Worth-Nelson Since the night of March 6, when Denise Ghattas stood up in Whiting Auditorium at the CNN Democratic Debate and asked Bernie Sanders, “Do you believe that God is relevant?” she has been lambasted and mocked on Google, slandered on an extremist left-wing misogynist website, stalked by a Florida imposter, accused of being a Hillary Clinton “plant,” and had her identity stolen. She’s not...

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Village Life:  When you need to turn to art, how satisfying to find it here
Jul15

Village Life: When you need to turn to art, how satisfying to find it here

By Jan Worth-Nelson Maybe it feels like we have to, but we can’t think about water all the time. We can’t worry about water all the time. We can’t be depressed about politics all the time. We can’t be sad about Orlando — and now Baton Rouge, and now Minneapolis, and now Dallas, and now Nice, and now Turkey — all the time. We can’t be angry about gun violence all the time. We can’t mourn the extinctions of blameless...

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Major FIA expansion includes glass studios, metal casting
Jul13

Major FIA expansion includes glass studios, metal casting

By Nic Custer The Flint Institute of Arts began construction this month on a major expansion of its art school and galleries. The project includes a $5 million Contemporary Craft Wing and a $3.5 million artist’s makerspace with glass studios and a metal casting foundry. FIA staff, and local dignitaries and donors broke ground on the project at a ceremony June 30. The 8,565 sq. ft. gallery wing will face Longway Planetarium and contain...

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News briefs — July 13-21: Join Bike Share program Thursday, “Be a tourist in your hometown” Saturday
Jul13

News briefs — July 13-21: Join Bike Share program Thursday, “Be a tourist in your hometown” Saturday

By Anne Trelfa Bike Share program opens up, uses Zagster A collaborative effort including the UM-Flint Walk & Bike Group, Genesee County Parks, the Flint River Corridor Alliance and others, are rolling out a Zagster Bike Share program called Flint Bike Share beginning Thursday, July 14. Flint Bike Share will begin at 11:30 a.m. July 14 with a ribbon cutting at Genesee County Parks Administration offices at 5045 Stanley Rd....

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Former Dort Motor Car Company factory eyed for “makerspace”
Jul10

Former Dort Motor Car Company factory eyed for “makerspace”

By Stacie Scherman A former factory of the Dort Motor Car Company, built a hundred years ago for the budding auto industry, soon could be the home for making things again, this time on a very 21st century model. That might include people repairing small machines, people repairing bicycles, and even people making custom ballet tutus. The former factory, at 129 N. Grand Traverse St. northeast of the Flint River, is being proposed as the...

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