Category: Local News
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Education Beat: As pandemic numbers surge, student return to Flint schools not likely, officials say
By Harold C. Ford “I don’t think that students will be returning to school in the 2020 school year.” –Anita Steward, Flint Community Schools superintendent, Oct. 21, 2020 As pandemic numbers surge in Flint, Anita Steward, Flint Community Schools (FCS) superintendent, told the FCS Board of Education Oct. 21 that students will not likely return…
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Mayor warns against door-to-door trick-or-treating as Coronavirus cases and deaths surge, alternative trick-or-treating venues offered
By Tom Travis The City of Flint warned residents against door-to-door trick-or-treating due to the continuing spread and rise of coronavirus cases and deaths. In a press release Thursday Mayor Sheldon Neeley and city officials recommend children in the Flint community attend alternative trick-or-treating venues to celebrate Halloween rather than going door to door. There…
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Kildee calls GOP “11th hour” Coney Barrett confirmation process “disgraceful,” warns of peril to health care
Statement by Congressman Dan Kildee on the Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court FLINT—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate, on a 52-48 party line vote, confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: “Shame on Senate…
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Power of low income voters highlighted by Poor People’s Campaign reps at October Tendaji Talk
By Coner Segren The power of low-income voters was on display at the latest virtual installment of the Tendaji Talks held Oct. 13. During the 2016 presidential election, for example, the total number nationally of low-income voters was about 63 million. Of these, only 29 million voted, while 34 million stayed home. In Michigan during…
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Transform I-475 to a boulevard? City officials offer ideas, public invited to weigh in
By Coner Segren An ambitious proposal to fill in the 12-lane I-475 through downtown Flint and replace it with 30 acres of land open to development was introduced to the public at a virtual town hall Wednesday hosted by Mayor Sheldon Neeley and his chief of staff Brian Larkin. Neeley and Larkin are seeking community…
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The Rep of Flint presents virtual theatrical production of The Breath Project
By Patsy Isenberg The Flint Repertory Theatre is joining 22 other theaters across the country today and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, in a virtual performance inspired by the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Black actors from around the country will present works they’ve created for the theatre in a virtual format in…
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The East Village Magazine – October 2020 – Special Edition
A special edition, covering the Flint Community Schools Board Election Candidates and their views, is available for download here: https://test.eastvillagemagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10-23-20_EVM_special_section_web.pdf
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Mixed signals from state lead to multi-pronged plan for reopening Flint schools
By Harold C. Ford “If we have to go back to school next week, we’ll be ready.” —Anita Steward, superintendent, Flint Community Schools, Oct. 13, 2020 Anita Steward, superintendent of Flint Community Schools (FCS), presented a multi-pronged plan for the possible reopening of schools on a face-to-face/brick-and-mortar basis to the FCS Board of Education’s Governance…
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Future of I-475 through downtown Flint topic of Mayor’s online community discussion tonight
A community visioning and input session regarding the future of I-475 at 6:30 p.m. tonight will be hosted by Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Chief of Staff Brian Larkin. With new available state funds, the city expects to resurface a portion of I-475 going through downtown. Neeley is soliciting community input on a proposal to remove…
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Second St. Paul’s concert Oct. 25 cancelled due to COVID concerns
The Sunday, Oct. 25 concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has been cancelled due to COVID concerns, Director of Music Holly Richardson announced today. The concert, second of the 2020-2021 “Music in the Heart of the City” series, was to have featured “Soprano and Flute in Song,” with Townes Osborn, Brittnee Siemon, and artist-in-residence Carl Angelo…
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