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EVM welcomes new managing editor, Meghan Christian
Meghan Christian has joined East Village Magazine as managing editor. Her responsibilities will include developing story ideas, coordinating assignments, working one-to-one with reporters, and managing the magazine’s social media interfaces. Christian, 23, who graduated this spring from the University of Michigan – Flint with a bachelor’s degree in English, was editor-in-chief of The Michigan Times, UM-Flint’s…
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Review: From “Flint coney” to “Chevy in the Hole,” Flintstones, Michiganders have unique lingo
By Jan Worth-Nelson Ted McClellan, author of the regionally hot-selling How to Speak Midwestern from Belt Publishing can utter accents from Buffalo to Minneapolis and dissect how those accents came to be. He can also spell out origins of dozens of beloved and often sarcastic, often hilarious local phrases, from “Ooey Pooey” to “Bloomingulch” to “Naptown,”…
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Immigration officer describes ICE processes, but offers few local details
By Jan Worth-Nelson Editors’ Note: This story has been modified to include information offered by Valentina Seeley about ICE enforcement actions at “sensitive locations.” If an undocumented person is accused of a crime in Flint or elsewhere, he or she likely would be deported soon thereafter, even if he or she is found not guilty.…
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East Village Magazine – May 2017
The latest issue of the East Village Magazine is available for download here:
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This Month in the Village: May events
By Meghan Christian Thursday, May 11 Needle in a Haystack: the Story of the Velvelettes 7 p.m. The New McCree Theatre, 2040 W. Carpenter Rd. Admission: $7 – $50 The world premiere event of the original musical telling the story of the Velvelettes. The Velvelettes were a female Motown group from Flint and Kalamazoo. There…
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Rodin exhibit offers earthy look at the human condition, with a whiff of controversy
By Jan Worth-Nelson A roomful of bronze sculptures by the famed artist Auguste Rodin might suggest to viewers that the human condition is full of muscular beauty and also struggle. In a city where toxic water has taken politics right into our bodies, it seems timely to reflect on what those bodies are and what…
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Windy work day yields hopeful results at Pierce Creative Arts Elementary
By Jan Worth-Nelson The Pierce hoop house is back. First a sign of hope, then a source of despair after vandalism, the structure was rescued back to its hopeful role at Pierce Creative Arts Elementary School Saturday. A work day drew neighbors, community volunteers and representatives from charitable organizations in blustery but sunny weather to resuscitate…
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Central Park Neighborhood residents still waiting to meet with Flint schools chief
by Harold C. Ford Residents of Flint’s Central Park Neighborhood Association (CPNA) are seeking to meet with Flint Schools Superintendent Bilal Tawwab about the district’s plan to open a new Flint high school at the location of the now-abandoned Flint Central High School campus on Crapo Street. In an interview in March with East Village…
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Uptown plans $17 million residential-business complex, “The Marketplace,” at site of old YWCA
by Harold C. Ford A new, $17 million, residential-commercial project is being planned at the site of the old YWCA in downtown Flint according to Kyle McCree, director of Core Initiatives for the Flint and Genesee County Chamber of Commerce. The project is spearheaded by the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation (URC), a nonprofit organization focused on the…
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Village Life: If it’s Tuesday, that means jazz at Soggy Bottom Bar
By Teddy Robertson Tuesday night in downtown Flint and that means jazz at Soggy Bottom. On this cool April evening a gust of wind propels people through the front door just as the smiling drummer John Hill grabs the mic and announces, “We’re going to do some spring songs!” Together with Pat Cronley on keyboard…
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