Review: Excellent FYT “Wrinkle in Time” honors classic tale, offers relevant themes
By Sherrema Bower When Madeleine L’Engle first wrote her timeless children’s classic, “A Wrinkle in Time,” in 1960, the book was rejected nearly 30 times before being accepted by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, who published it to acclaim in 1962. “Wrinkle” won L’Engle a Newberry Medal and is the first of her “Time Quintet,” a fantasy and science fiction series of five novels for young adults. It has appeared on both the New York Times...
Commentary: “Day Without Water” suggests “Flint Strong Stones” will not be silenced
By Michael Mascarenhas Special to East Village Magazine Oct. 12, 2017 marked the third annual “Imagine a Day Without Water,” a day dedicated to advocacy and awareness of water insecurity in the United States. Given the ongoing water crisis in Flint, the day provided an opportunity for Detroit and Flint activists to hold a press conference to draw attention to their efforts to ensure safe and affordable water in their communities. The...
Meet the Candidates for Mayor of Flint–and Vote Nov. 7!
Meet the Candidates for Mayor, City of Flint In one of the most complicated local election cycles in recent Flint history, an East Village Magazine team attempted to assemble information for our readers about all of the candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. All nine city council seats are up for grabs. One incumbent, Vicki Van Buren, was ousted by one vote in the Aug. 5 primary; seven of the others are facing...
Meet the Candidates: City Council–Vote Nov. 7!
Meet the Candidates: City Council List of candidates: (Two top vote getters per ward from the Aug. 5 primary) Ward One: Anita Brown and Eric Mays Ward Two: Maurice D. Davis and Jackie Poplar Ward Three: Santino Guerra and Kerry L. Nelson Ward Four: Michael Doan and Kate Fields Ward Five: Wantwaz Davis and Jerri Winfrey-Carter Ward Six: Chia Morgan and Herbert Winfrey Ward Seven: Monica Galloway and Heather Morolla Kale Ward...
For a Las Vegas native, difference between virtual and real hit home
By Dylan Doherty I was hesitant when my fiancée, Kelsey Ronan, suggested I write for East Village Magazine. Unlike her, I was not born in Flint, Michigan, or even the Midwest. I didn’t have the fascination and dedication to the city where I spent twenty years of my youth that Kelsey displayed for Flint. Instead I thought of my home town as a black hole, a negative space bending all surrounding architectural and cultural ideas towards...
The Latest Edition of East Village Magazine Is Available For Download Here (pdf)
