East Village Magazine

02/10/2025

The Mott Foundation and Community Foundation of Greater Flint are launching a relief fund to support victims and survivors of the recent shooting and fire at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc.

The Mott Foundation offered an initial investment of $250k, which will also go toward helping families of victims and survivors as well as the greater community, in the wake of Sunday's tragic events.

By EVM Staff The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Community Foundation of Greater Flint announced today that they are establishing a relief fund to support victims of the recent shooting and fir…

30/09/2025

Our hearts are with our neighbors in Grand Blanc Township.

By EVM Staff In an evening press release on September 29, 2025, Delrico J. Loyd, Chairman of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, declared a Local State of Emergency. The action is in respons…

29/09/2025

The Flint Water System Advisory Council launched its own website this month. EVM spoke with the WSAC's interim chair, Ben Pauli, on why the new site was needed and what Flint residents can find there.

By Kate Stockrahm The Flint Water System Advisory Council (WSAC) now has its own landing page.  The WSAC, which was formed in 2021 to help facilitate communication between Flint’s residents an…

28/09/2025

In his latest commentary, EVM's Paul Rozycki talks gerrymandering and what it could mean for the 2026 midterms.

By Paul Rozycki As the conflict and division over President Trump’s second term grows with his tariff wars, retribution against his opponents, and slashing government programs and personnel, many a…

26/09/2025

The Flint Repertory Theatre's production of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" is on stage through Oct. 5.

🖋 : Nathan Waters
📸 : Mike Naddeo

By Nathan Waters The Flint Repertory Theatre (The Rep) opened its 2025-26 season this past Friday night with a production of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the University of Mich…

24/09/2025

The Gloria Coles Flint Public Library has opened a new community pantry, offering food, drink, household and personal care items on Saturdays from 2 - 4 p.m.

"This pantry is not just about meeting immediate needs," said Interim Executive Director Ann Manko. "It's about offering care, dignity, and connection — the same values that have guided our work for generations."

By EVM Staff The Gloria Coles Flint Public Library opened its new community pantry this week. According to a press release on the matter, the library celebrated the pantry’s opening on Septem…

23/09/2025

They're back! It's been about a month since parking meters returned to downtown Flint. We checked in with the Flint Downtown Development Authority, residents & downtown business owners to learn how the return to paid parking has gone thus far.

What do you think of the new system? Let us know in the comments!

By Kate Stockrahm It’s been a little over a month since paid parking returned to downtown Flint, following more than a year of construction and budget hurdles that kept the city’s main thoroughfare…

21/09/2025

Performers, vendors and community members flocked to the lawn of The Good Beans Cafe earlier this month for 2025, the Carriage Town cafe’s annual free community festival.

EVM's newest reporter, Lindsay Brownfield, captured the event through her camera lens. Take a look:

By Lindsey Brownfield Performers, vendors and community members flocked to the lawn of Good Beans Cafe on September 6, 2025 for Goodstock, the Carriage Town cafe’s annual free community festival. G…

19/09/2025

The MTA - Flint MI has announced proposed changes to five of its 15 primary routes. If approved, the new routes will start in November.

By Madeleine Graham The Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced proposed changes to five of its 15 primary routes. The changes are the result of a 2024 study that aimed to improve t…

18/09/2025

The Flint Firebirds 2025-26 Season starts Saturday with an away game against rival Saginaw Spirit.

Read Nathan Waters' recap of the hockey team's season draft selection before puck drop: https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/09/18/sports-beat-flint-firebirds-2025-26-season-preview/

16/09/2025

The University of Michigan-Flint is partnering with Flint Alliance for Immigrant Rights (FAIR) to host a panel focused on immigrant rights tomorrow, Sept. 17, in the Happenings Room of the campus's University Center.

By EVM Staff The University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint) is partnering with the Flint Alliance for Immigrant Rights (FAIR) to host a panel focused onimmigrant rights tomorrow, September 17, 2025. T…

15/09/2025

In a year of transition, the Flint Public Art Project brought 19 artists to Flint to paint 17 new murals across the city earlier this month for the 2025 .

By Kate Stockrahm In today’s economy, it’s rare to get anything for free – but apparently no one told Flint Public Art Project (FPAP) that. From late August through the first week of September, the…