Category: Features
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Ingrid Halling, the late Wade Pyles named Sybyl Award recipients in “sunset” celebration of ten-year memorial
By Jan Worth-Nelson Longtime civic activist Ingrid Halling, a retired librarian and indefatigable anchor of the Central Park Neighborhood Association; and the late Wade Pyles, a Fenton-area Realtor and committed community advocate who died in September, were named the final recipients of the Sybyl Award Dec. 6 in a ceremony at Factory One. Paul Jordan,…
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Discipline problems take center stage as Flint Schools, community face ACLU lawsuit, state pressure
By Harold C. Ford This piece has been updated to add information about a Partnership Agreement with the State of Michigan triggered by the district landing in the bottom five percent of state schools and thus falling into the category of “chronically failing schools.” Implementing strategies to address discipline issues in the schools is central…
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Holiday season kicks off with “red wave” Santa Run downtown
By Darlene Carey and Jeffery L. Carey, Jr. On Dec 1, under threat of rain, close to 1400 “Santas” participated in the ninth annual Santa Run in downtown Flint. The runners were all ages with a children’s quarter mile Reindeer Race kicking off the event, followed by the 5k Santa Run and a one-mile fun…
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This Month in the Village: December 2018
Compiled by Meghan Christian “ThisMonth” highlights a selection of events available to our readers. It is not an exhaustive list, rather a sampling of opportunities in the city. To submit events for our January issue, email your event to Managing Editor Meghan Christian at meghan.christian22@gmail.com by Dec. 26. Christmas Box Program Dec. 1 – 21…
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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 to roughly 30 members of the press, residents, and city employees at…
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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 messages. The event was for pre-K through third grade students and was…
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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, says–a downtown arts survivor “independent in its thinking with a unique point of view.”…
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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 of the city’s most influential benefactors. Both foundations are outgrowths of…
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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 students struggling with food, housing, and security. Dawn Hibbard, communications specialist at MCC,…
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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 Sunday Inner City Softball League games. Today the…
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