Tag: Megan Ockert
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Flint “booming in the literary world” as writers convene, commiserate, celebrate
By Megan Ockert “There is such a literary presence in Flint,” Carmen-Ainsworth high school teacher and writer Jes Mathews told her audience at the Flint Literary Festival during its inaugural run July 21-22. “People don’t realize that Flint is booming in the literary world.” And one of the festival’s featured writers, Christine Maul Rice of…
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The Whiting’s new season opens curtains to live performance, community support
By Megan Ockert The Whiting, Flint’s Cultural Center performing arts venue, has announced its 2017/2018 schedule. It features shows such as Kinky Boots, Rain: a Tribute To The Beatles, Peter Pan, and Black Violin. According to Whiting Executive Director Jarret Haynes, the season reflects both an emphasis on live performance and The Whiting’s goal of…
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Library Black History Month brunch to feature R&B, honor four
By Megan Ockert Detroit Motown cover band Serieux will headline the Genesee District Library’s 16th Annual Black History Month Brunch scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Genesys Conference and Banquet Center in Grand Blanc. The event also will honor four community leaders noted for their achievements, contributions, and service. Those to be…
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ReCAST federal grant aims to address water crisis trauma, build resilience
By Megan Ockert How can the city of Flint move from the community-wide trauma of the water crisis toward strengthened resilience? Coordinators of a grant from the federal government are proceeding to answer that question, and to do so, they have a million dollars a year to work with over the next five years. Last September…
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Flint Fresh Mobile Market a healthy food oasis on wheels
By Megan Ockert In the face of local food deserts, lead contamination and chronic disease in the community, Amber Hasan and her Flint Fresh Mobile Market are trying to provide an oasis on wheels. Supported in partnership with the Flint Farmers’ Market, the Local Grocer and Flint Food Works, Hasan and her assistant manager Bobby…
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Flint residents report increased behavioral, physical woes since water crisis, CASPER survey confirms
By Megan Ockert People in many Flint households have been experiencing worsening of their behavioral health, including trouble concentrating, signs of depression and increased anxiety or stress since the Flint water crisis began, according to a recent survey of 182 randomly selected households conducted by a consortium of local, state and federal health officials. The survey…
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Park millage renewal will help sustain Flint’s acres of green spaces, playlots, trails
By Megan Ockert Support for a park system of 70 facilities, one of Flint’s design achievements going back to the 1920s, is the object of a Nov. 8 city-wide vote. Next Tuesday Flint’s Park and Recreation millage is up for renewal after 10 years. As a .50 millage renewal, for a home valued at $50,000, the…
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