“The state abandoned us long ago”:  Activist Carma Lewis reacts to bottled water shutoff
Apr07

“The state abandoned us long ago”: Activist Carma Lewis reacts to bottled water shutoff

By Jan Worth-Nelson The State of Michigan’s decision to stop supplying bottled water as of Friday the 13th “is crap,”  community activist Carma Lewis said today, pausing at the Flint Farmers’ Market to reflect on the pending cutoff. “I’m not sure if the water is going to last till then,”  she said.  “They [the State]  said they were not going to purchase any additional water so at this...

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Review:  “20/20” exhibit at downtown’s MW Gallery is remarkable
Apr06

Review: “20/20” exhibit at downtown’s MW Gallery is remarkable

By Patsy Isenberg Someone was heard saying that the Flint Farmer’s Market is the jewel of Flint. Well, there actually are several jewels here, and one of the brightest is the MW Gallery downtown. Illustrating the point is the MW’s new exhibit, “20/20 Influential Artists of the 20th Century,” comprised of work by more than 20 notable “artists of the African diaspora and those who reflect on it.” The rotating exhibits at MW...

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“Glass is light” in stunning new additions at Flint Institute of Arts opening April 21
Apr05

“Glass is light” in stunning new additions at Flint Institute of Arts opening April 21

 By Jan Worth-Nelson The ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. April 21 of the Flint Institute of Arts blockbuster new wing, galleries, and studios will be the climax of a story rivaling the best door-stop novel.  It is about a middle-aged woman’s third marriage to a furniture baron named Glass, and how, maybe on a whim, she started collecting …glass. And it’s about how she became a respected and passionate expert.  It’s about a condo in...

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East Village Magazine – April 2018
Apr05

East Village Magazine – April 2018

The latest issue of the East Village Magazine is available for download here:

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Review: City’s crime, race, politics all in the lens of compelling, humanizing “Flint Town”
Apr02

Review: City’s crime, race, politics all in the lens of compelling, humanizing “Flint Town”

Ed Note:  A community conversation about the eight-part Netflix series “Flint Town,” co-sponsored by East Village Magazine and the Flint Area Public Affairs Forum, is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at the Flint Public Library. Thanks to Ed Bradley for reviewing the series in advance of that event.  The series, directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, was released March 2.  Flyer for the April 10 event...

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