East Village Magazine

13/12/2025

In our December 2025 edition, Paul Rozycki reflects on a year of national political turmoil. Harold C. Ford reports on the approved plan to open a reimagined Flint Central High School, and Daniel Vela shares a story of community inspiration. Finally, we express our gratitude to the readers and supporters who sustain our nearly 50-year mission.

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In our December 2025 edition, Paul Rozycki reflects on a year of national political turmoil. Harold C. Ford reports the approved plan to open a reimagined Flint Central High School. Daniel Vela sha…

11/12/2025

Michigan’s House Appropriations Committee voted to cancel roughly $645 million in allocated but as-yet unspent state funding from its 2025 budget yesterday. The vote stands to impact multiple Flint organizations – though how many (and how much) remains a mystery even to other state lawmakers.

🖋: Kate Stockrahm
📸 : WMrapids

By Kate Stockrahm Michigan’s House Appropriations Committee voted to cancel roughly $645 million in allocated but as-yet unspent state funding from its 2025 budget on Wednesday. What that means for…

11/12/2025

The Disability Network is inviting all Flintstones to its Community Holiday Party today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Michael's Conference Center.

By EVM Staff The Disability Network (TDN) is inviting the community out to its annual Community Holiday Party today, December 11, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Michaels Conference Center in Fl…

10/12/2025

The and will be closed today due to ongoing weather conditions.

By EVM Staff Both Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium in Flint will remain closed today, Dec. 10, due to weather conditions. “To keep our guests and staff safe, Longway Planetar…

05/12/2025

After celebrating Ms. Margreat Handley's recent pageant win at the Mays Senior and Community Service Center, EVM's Canisha Norris sat down with the center's director, Gennois Wiggins, to learn what else she has planned for the rebranded senior space.

By Canisha Norris After the City of Flint took over operations of the former Hasselbring Senior Center at 1002 W. Home Ave. in March, its new director, Gennois Wiggins, has sought to offer programm…

04/12/2025

Last night, the Flint Community Schools Board of Ed. voted unanimously to approve a design for a new high school on the site of the former Central-Whittier campus. Demo is slated to begin in spring, with the new school opening in fall 2028.

By Kate Stockrahm Last night, the Flint Community Schools Board of Education (FBOE) voted unanimously to approve a design for a new high school on the site of the former Central-Whittier campus, sl…

02/12/2025

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01/12/2025

We're looking forward to joining such an esteemed group of local publications to chat all things journalism on Thursday! Thank you to Gothic Funk Press for inviting us to the lovely for this salon event, and we welcome all our readers and friends to join the conversation (and grab some wine and charcuterie!) on Dec. 4. See you there!

🗓: Thursday, Dec. 4
📍: 421 Garland Street, Flint
🕝: 7 p.m.
❓: gothicfunkpress.com/salon

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01/12/2025

The Shelter of Flint will open its nighttime warming center to single women and women with children starting this evening thru March 31, 2026.

By EVM Staff The Shelter of Flint plans to open its doors this evening to support single women and women with children through the coldest months of the winter season. According to a Nov. 25 press …

29/11/2025

Mario D. Booker is a lifelong Flint-area resident who discovered the racialized impact of modern technology during the writing of his dissertation.

Booker has since turned his findings into a book, "404: Justice Not Found," which EVM's Harold Ford — Booker's former teacher at Beecher High School — reviewed in this month's issue.

By Harold C. Ford “The choice between corporate-controlled technology governance that serves profit over people and community-controlled governance that serves human needs and environmental protect…

26/11/2025

In his November commentary, Paul Rozycki considers what he finds himself thankful for this year — from a new Flint school building to surprising acts of forgiveness.

By Paul Rozycki The recent photos of heavy equipment smashing the walls of the East Wing of the White House may be an appropriate symbol of what is going on with our nation today. With armed troops…