The East Village Magazine – April 2023
Mar31

The East Village Magazine – April 2023

The latest edition of The East Village Magazine is available for download and viewing here: View...

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Village Life:  A comfy leather couch, a wide bay window and spilling my guts
Mar29

Village Life: A comfy leather couch, a wide bay window and spilling my guts

By Tom Travis Twice a month I drive 20 minutes to sit on a long leather couch, long enough for about five people. From that couch I look out a big bay window and I spill my guts. Or, as my therapist says, to get “psychoanalyzed.” I tend to be very private and have found it difficult to share with friends when I’m struggling. Over the years I’ve seen about four or five different therapists, counselors or...

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Education Beat:   Glimpses of possible paths forward for Flint’s public schools include “6 Month Focus” and images of new high school campus
Mar29

Education Beat: Glimpses of possible paths forward for Flint’s public schools include “6 Month Focus” and images of new high school campus

By Harold C. Ford Amid the din of Flint’s newly-assembled school panel searching for productive equilibrium, two glimpses of possible paths forward have recently emerged: Prior to its March 15 meeting ending in considerable chaos, the Flint Board of Education (FBOE) unanimously adopted a document titled “Superintendents Proposed 6 Month Focus.” The five-page document, amended before its passage, was affirmed by all seven members, a...

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Yard waste collection begins in Flint April 3
Mar27

Yard waste collection begins in Flint April 3

Yard waste collection begins April 3 in Flint Yard waste collection begins Monday, April 3 for Flint residents. Yard waste is picked up weekly on residents’ normal trash collection days through Dec, 1, 2023. A separate truck collects yard waste on the same day as residents’ regularly scheduled trash day. How yard waste should be placed at the curb Compost materials should be placed at the curb at least 10 feet from regular trash no...

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“This budget offers a level of stability” Mayor Neeley – an increase of $13 million from previous year
Mar25

“This budget offers a level of stability” Mayor Neeley – an increase of $13 million from previous year

By Tom Travis Update: This article has been updated on March 27, 2023 to reflect more information from the Mayor and the city’s 2024 budget. Please note that entire city budget is available at the end of the article. And also, here. “This budget offers a level of stability,” Mayor Sheldon Neeley declared in his budget presentation to City Council’s Finance Committee. The 2024 proposed budget of $63 million...

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