Category: Coronavirus
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With buses shut down, coordinated effort gets food to Linden Lane residents
By Madeleine Graham In one example of how the community is responding to the coronavirus crisis, and with bus routes suspended until May 4, a coordinated effort came together this week to distribute food free of charge to residents at Linden Lane Apartments in Flint Township. Darryl Douglas, resident services facilitator at Linden Lane, said…
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Flint Farmers’ Market launches online ordering, curbside pickup; building closed through April 30
A new system in response to the coronavirus crisis launches Thursday April 9 at the Flint Farmers’ Market, which has closed its building through April 30. Online ordering has been set up at www.ffmtogo.square.site, and beginning Thursday customers can pick their orders for curbside pickup between 1 and 5 p.m. The schedule, originally set up…
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Water payment assistance offered by new City of Flint program
A fund to help residents pay their water bills has been approved by Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and the Flint City Council. According to a press release issued today, the City has “reprogrammed” $74,000 from the Community Development Block Grant to fund the effort. Moderate to low-income residents are eligible for the Water Payment Assistance…
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Coronavirus masks flying from Mukkamala family’s home “maker space”
By Jan Worth-Nelson From his own dining room table and living room, local physician and downtown community advocate Dr. Bobby Mukkamala and his family are cranking out dozens of desperately needed surgical masks. Mukkamala and his son Nikhil, an engineering student home on “coronavirus leave” from the University of Michigan, have produced about 200…
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Flint yoga students move “sun salutes” to Zoom, connecting for “namaste” in the face of plague
By Jan Worth-Nelson In 38 different rooms and almost as many laptops, yoga students Friday morning rolled out mats, stretched their arms up high, took deep breaths and bent and balanced and anchored themselves into triangle poses simultaneously as directed by their teacher, Katrina Smeets. While the technology has required a bit of fine-tuning, class…
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Education Beat: Flint school district serving 8,000 meals/day, adds sites, adapting to remote learning
by Harold C. Ford “We do not know what’s going to happen after April 16. The flattening of this (coronavirus) curve is not supposed to happen until the week of April 23. We are going to be in uncharted territory. I don’t believe we’re going to be back in school this year.” Derrick Lopez, superintendent,…
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Education Beat: Gov. Whitmer suspends face-to-face learning at K-12 schools for rest of year
By Harold C. Ford “Well we got no choice/All the girls and boys/School’s out with fever” …lyrics from School’s Out, Alice Cooper Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday signed an executive order which will close all K-12 school buildings for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year “unless restrictions are lifted.” Highlights of Executive Order 2020-35…
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City of Flint water pipeline replacement work suspended because of coronavirus
The following announcement was Thursday received from the City of Flint: “The City of Flint filed notice today that it has temporarily suspended work on the service line replacement program to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. “Because work crews go door-to-door, work in close proximity to each other, and must have face-to-face contact with…
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MTA city bus routes suspended; Ride to Wellness suspension extended after more drivers test positive
by Madeleine Graham City fixed-route bus service in Flint has been suspended as of today, April 2, extending to May 4, according to Ed Benning, CEO of the Mass Transportation Authority (MTA). In addition, in light of recent developments with two more drivers testing positive for COVID-19, suspension of Ride to Wellness service in Flint…
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Flint residents join in “Light Up The Night” support for medical professionals
By Tom Travis A Westside Flint neighborhood joined in a national observance Thursday night to show support for medical professionals fighting the coronavirus. As virus fears mount and the grim statistics grow exponentially, America seems to be gearing up for a month likely to bring sickness and death across the globe like no other time…
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