City pipe replacement ahead of schedule on “day of celebration,” Mayor Weaver says
By Meghan Christian A total of 18,313 water service lines have been investigated to date as a part of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver’s Flint Action Sustainability Team (FAST) Start Pipe Replacement Program, putting the project a year ahead of schedule, the Mayor announced...
News Brief: Kettering seeking donated Android phones
Kettering University Mechanical Engineering Department needs Android phones for experimentation in the DENSO Design Studio, where students are exploring use of phone sensors to perform measurements. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 14, and may be arranged...
News Brief: Soccer team coming to Flint 2019–help pick new name, color and logo
The Michigan Bucks, a minor league soccer team moving to Flint in 2019, announces a contest to choose the team’s name, colors and logo. The winner will receive four VIP season tickets with VIP parking passes to the inaugural season and a team-autographed jersey, and...
Mott Clowns deliver laughs and anti-bullying lessons to kids at Durant-Tuuri Mott
By Patsy Isenberg "Turning frowns upside down one smile at a time" is the motto of the Mott Campus Clowns. And in a Nov. 30 appearance at Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary School, they appeared to do just that, along with delivering gentle but serious anti-bullying...
Commentary: A “blue wave,” a “pink wave,” and a few mid-term surprises
By Paul Rozycki Last month’s midterm election may have been the most intense and energetic in recent memory, and when it was all said and done the results revealed several new directions to our politics, highlighting the strong reaction to Donald Trump, and the...
Flint City Council November update: discord continues, Herb Winfrey re-elected president
By Meghan Christian Tensions remained high at the Flint City Council (FCC) throughout November, a month highlighted by disagreements and accusations of racism and sexism from Fourth Ward Councilperson Kate Fields and Ninth Ward Councilperson Eva Worthing directed...
Buckham Gallery’s move from its upstairs era marks steps forward for an arts survivor
By Jeffery L. Carey Jr. As this year comes to an end and the world prepares for new beginnings, so does Flint’s Buckham Gallery, the state’s longest-running, artist-led, nonprofit gallery. It’s Flint’s version of “a big city gallery,” Buckham’s director, Lynn Penning,...
Village Life: Of elusive joy, lamentations and “wanton love”
By Jan Worth-Nelson Sometimes you have to fight for joy. At a recent East Village Magazine party at my house, wine flowed and four kinds of pasta from Flour and Eggs, comfort food extraordinaire, disappeared in thick hunks from trays on the big table, two extra...
News Brief: Help Habitat for Humanity on “Giving Tuesday” Tool Drive
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity seeks public support on “Giving Tuesday.” The cash donation goal is $5,000 to build wheelchair ramps for two local families. Donations of tools are also sought in the “Giving Tools-day” Tool Drive, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Our Risen Lord...
Leadership changes announced at C.S. Mott, Ruth Mott Foundations
By Jan Worth-Nelson William S. White has retired from his post as chief executive officer of the C.S. Mott Foundation, and Raquel Thueme has been appointed to succeed Handy L. Lindsey as president of the Ruth Mott Foundation, according to recent announcements from two...
MCC unveils plans for Woodside Church building at CCNA meeting
By Luther Houle Mott Community College (MCC) is transforming the former Woodside Church at 1509 E. Court St into the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center. The $10.5 million project will improve Mott’s Early Childhood Learning Center and host an assistance center for...
Whaley House resumes December holiday traditions after fire recovery hiatus
Whaley Historic House Museum resumes its holiday traditions after three years’ hiatus due to a fire. The Victorian mansion, showcasing Flint’s gilded age, will be decorated for Christmas and open every weekend in December. Several special events are open to the...
News Brief: CANCELLED: Dec. 8 concert by R&B star Melvin Davis at Totem Books
Totem Books posted the following CANCELLATION notice: "Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, the Melvin Davis show this Saturday has been canceled. If you have previously purchased tickets at Totem, please stop by Totem or call the team at 810-407-6402 for a...
News Brief: “Classy, Brassy Christmas” at Whiting Dec. 5
A holiday concert, “A Classy Brassy Christmas & More,” is 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Capitol Theatre, presented by ELGA Credit Union. The event is free, but tickets are required, available at The Whiting Ticket Center, 1241 E. Kearsley St., the Ticket Center kiosk in...
“Demolition Means Progress” discussion continues Dec. 8 at Broome Center
Community Read, a project of the Flint Genesee Literacy Network, continues discussion Dec. 8 of Andrew Highsmith’s look at 20thcentury Flint, Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis. Highsmith shows how much of Flint’s...
News Brief: African American Film Series continues at FIA with December, January, February shows
Communities First, Inc., and the Flint Institute of Arts continue their fourth annual African American Film Series, which began Nov. 15, with documentary films on Dec. 13, Jan. 10 and Feb. 14. The Nov. 15 film was Brothers Hypnotic, in which eight sons of an...
Choice Neighborhoods Team seeks five for $30 million HUD grant implementation
Charged with overseeing a $30 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded to the City of Flint and the Flint Housing Commission, The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Team announces five full-time employment positions. Flint was one of...
News Brief: Edward Christy installed as Genesee County Medical Society president
Dr. Edward Christy, a Davison internist specializing in hospice and palliative care, was sworn in as president of the Genesee County Medical Society Nov. 10 at the GCMS and Medical Society Alliance President’s Ball. He replaces Gerald Natzke, DO, who completed his...
Berston Field House: Community life thriving on North End’s “hallowed ground”
By Teddy Robertson At Berston Field House the trees that shade the ball diamond refract a vibrant yellow against the gray October sky. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, fans from across Genesee County filled the bleachers and parking lot at 3300 Saginaw St. to cheer the...
News Brief: Annual Santa Run/Walk to create merry sea of red downtown Dec. 1
The YMCA of Greater Flint hosts its Annual Family Santa Run/Walk Dec. 1, with events for all ages and a “virtual run” for those who cannot participate. Participants in all but the children’s quarter-mile dash will receive a five-piece Santa suit, including beard....
News Brief: Hurley requiring flu vaccine for all healthcare workers
Hurley Medical Center has announced a new policy requiring an annual flu vaccine for all healthcare workers and volunteers. Last year, according to a Hurley press release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 80,000 Americans died of complications...
News Brief: Sloan Museum closing Dec. 9, invites public comment
The Sloan Museum, closing Dec. 9 for renovations, invites public comment in redesigning its Flint history exhibits. “The current Flint history galleries have remained stagnant for over 20 years,” said Todd Slisher, executive director of Sloan Museum and Longway...
Hamady sacked again: local food advocate responds to store closure
By Darlene Carey On the threshold of winter, Hamady Complete Food Center closed its doors at 9 p.m. Nov. 6, fewer than four months since its grand reopening July 25. Repeated attempts from East Village Magazine for comments from...
News Brief: Hunger, Homelessness Week Lunch and Learn TOMORROW at Bethel
Flint Area Community Housing Resource Board and Bethel United Methodist Church observe National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week with a Lunch & Learn Conference 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethel United Methodist Church, 309 N. Ballenger Hwy. Warming...
Thanksgiving memoir: Temple of the City — a story of Atwood Stadium
By Gary L. Fisher NOTE: Gary Fisher, a local historian, spoke on the history of the venerable Atwood Stadium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Genesee County Historical Society at the Durant-Dort Carriage Company office, 316 W. Water St., Flint. My first trip to...
