East Village Magazine

17/06/2025

While has been recognized as a federal holiday for just four years, it’s been a celebrated tradition in Flint for over 50. If you haven’t yet made plans – or if you’d like to make a few more – here’s a list of events this week to honor the end of slavery in the United States:

By EVM Staff While Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday for just four years, it’s been a celebrated tradition in Flint for over 50. If you haven’t yet made plans – or if you’d like t…

12/06/2025

https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/06/11/parks-rec-in-flint-and-beyond-riverbank-park/

By Christina Collie This is the seventh in a series about parks and recreational areas to explore in Flint and surrounding areas within 20 miles, presented in no particular order. Flint Riverfront …

11/06/2025

In her ongoing parks & recreation series, EVM's Christina Collie reviews Flint's own Riverbank Park just in time for summer: https://wp.me/p6Ue43-c2X

📸 & 🖋: Christina Collie

10/06/2025

https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/06/08/commentary-dealing-with-the-emotional-turmoil-of-trump/

By Paul Rozycki Even for those of us who are political junkies, trying to keep up with the Trump chaos of tariff wars, stock market crashes, federal employee firings and re-hirings, dubious deporta…

06/06/2025

The Flint City Bucks and Flint City AFC are off to a great start in the 2025 soccer season. Harold C. Ford covers the teams' opening celebration, early-season rosters, and first few games for East Village Magazine: https://wp.me/p6Ue43-c2S

📸 & 🖋: Harold C. Ford

30/05/2025

Now in the off-season, EVM's Nathan Waters recaps the Flint Firebirds' 2024/25 play and what's on the horizon for the city's junior hockey team.

https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/05/30/firebirds-2024-25-season-ends-in-first-round-eyes-now-on-next-season/

📸: Courtesy of the Flint Firebirds

30/05/2025

Now in the off-season, EVM's Nathan Waters recaps the Flint Firebirds' 2024/25 play and what may be on the horizon for the city's junior hockey team.

Click here for the story: https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/05/30/firebirds-2024-25-season-ends-in-first-round-eyes-now-on-next-season/

(Photo courtesy Flint Firebirds)

28/05/2025

In her latest for EVM's "Parks & Rec" series, Christina Collie takes a stroll through downtown Fenton's parks.

📸 & 🖊️ : Christina Collie

By Christina Collie This is the sixth in a series about parks and recreational areas to explore in Flint and surrounding areas within 20 miles, presented in no particular order. Mill Pond Park and …

22/05/2025

Beverly Biggs-Leavy and A.C. Dumas will officially advance to a special election for Flint City Council’s Third Ward seat after the results of a recount today.

By EVM Staff Beverly Biggs-Leavy and A.C. Dumas will officially advance to a special election for Flint City Council’s Third Ward seat after the results of a recount today. On May 22, 2025, t…

21/05/2025

The Genesee County Board of Canvassers has scheduled a recount of this month's special primary election results for Flint’s vacant Third Ward City Council seat.

The recount will take place on Thursday, May 22, starting at 9 a.m. in the basement of the Genesee County Administration Building.

Candidate LaShawn Johnson filed paperwork for the recall last week after finishing third in the primary with 162 votes. Candidates Beverly Biggs-Leavy and A.C. Dumas, who both finished with 165, will go on to the August general election if the vote totals stand after Thursday.

By EVM Staff The Genesee County Board of Canvassers has scheduled a recount of the May 6 special primary election results for Flint’s vacant Third Ward City Council seat. The recount will tak…

15/05/2025

In another big number for Flint Community Schools, the Michigan Department of Education announced that the school district was awarded $35.9 million to close its “underutilized facilities" late last month.

EVM's Harold C. Ford breaks down what that funding will support, and some other big numbers for FCS over the past decade, in his most recent education beat analysis:

By Harold C. Ford In another big number for Flint Community Schools (FCS), the Michigan Department of Education (MDOE) and FCS announced on April 24, 2025 that the school district had been awarded …

10/05/2025

The May 2025 issue of is on newsstands now!

Can’t wait for your issue? Click below for a digital copy now. Happy reading!

https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2025/05/10/the-east-village-magazine-may-2025/