Author: East Village Magazine
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Joyful jazz at The Whiting launches nationwide Mott/Lincoln Center program for kids
By Jan Worth-Nelson Everybody in the lobby of The Whiting auditorium seemed happy Thursday afternoon as jazz great Wynton Marsalis came to town to ring in a new C.S. Mott Foundation partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York for kids, music, and after school programs. Joining Marsalis, who arrived in the late afternoon…
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Recycling participation, PODS updates highlight FNU monthly meeting
By Sherrema Bower The City of Flint’s recycling program and the closing of Points of Distribution Sites (PODS) were topics of interest at the Flint Neighborhoods United (FNU) monthly meeting at Woodside Church, Saturday, Sept. 9. About 25 people attended, representing a variety of community groups. Heather Griffin, waste services coordinator at the City…
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Kindness Rally begins with love for oneself, unconditional love for others
By Jan Worth-Nelson While hundreds of motorcyclists revved just a few hundred yards away in downtown Flint Saturday, about 50 people came together for a much quieter cause: a call for kindness. They rallied in bright sun with a sign offering “Hugs for Unity” under the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Willson Park. The rally was sponsored…
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East Village Magazine – September 2017
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Village Life: Flint moves beyond ghosts as autumn whispers in
By Jan Worth-Nelson It’s a lovely cool morning, clear and fresh, reminding me of why it’s good to be in the Midwest. It feels like the first day of fall, the light turning slightly mellow, even though it’s only the first of September, and I’m up early going next door where new tenants are moving…
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“Magnificent Specimens” of a circus parade highlight new Buckham show
By Meghan Christian Featuring the work of four local artists, Buckham Gallery’s next exhibit, “Magnificent Specimens of Nostalgic Wonder,” opens Friday, Sept. 8 for Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. One of those “magnificent specimens” is the work of Edwin Custer of Flint, longtime East Village Magazine photographer and distributor. He will be displaying his…
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Fearless Flint trailblazer and broadcast pioneer: the colorful life of Roberta “Bobbi” Wray
By Teddy Robertson Wingwalker, actor, musician, music lover, pilot, lawyer, magistrate, neighborhood activist, and pioneering broadcaster in Flint’s glory days: those are some of the words that describe the colorful life of Roberta “Bobbi” Wray, 77. At her Mott Park dining room table strewn with current projects, Wray, the first woman TV broadcaster hired in…
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Lear Corporation to bring assembly plant, up to 500 jobs to former Buick City site
By Dylan Doherty Prospects for a Lear Corporation automative seat assembly plant expected to bring 450 to 500 jobs to Flint moved one step closer to implementation Aug. 22 when the Flint Planning Commission approved the site plan for the facility. The plant will be built where the Buick administrative building in Buick City once…
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Commentary: Is privatizing public services a trustworthy choice for Flint?
By Paul Rozycki During a recent East Village Crime Watch meeting, a major issue was the possibility of hiring D.M. Burr to provide private security for our neighborhood, in addition to the Flint Police Department, Mott Community College, and the East Village Neighborhood Watch. As Kim Owens reported in her recent EVM article, the company gave…
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Blues Festival draws jubilant crowd, features “Who’s Who” of local blues
By Sherrema Bower For the performers of the eighth annual Flint Blues Festival on the lawn of the Flint Public Library Aug. 26, having a sense of connectedness to others and home was a common theme. The performance line-up, organized and headlined by Flint blues guitarist and singer Maurice Davis, brought out a “Who’s Who”…
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