Village Life: A new perspective at the Mott-Warsh Gallery
Dec15

Village Life: A new perspective at the Mott-Warsh Gallery

By Canisha Bell Have you ever walked or driven past a place numerous times only to discover it’s actually an amazing venue that you should’ve paid a visit to a long time ago? For me that place, until recently, was the Mott-Warsh (MW) Gallery – despite my going by countless times with the fleeting thought of “I wonder what it’s like inside there.” Opening its doors in 2016, the gallery in a former Internal Revenue Office on the corner...

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The East Village Magazine – December 2024
Dec14

The East Village Magazine – December 2024

The December issue of #EastVillageMagazine is on newsstands now!  Click below for a digital copy now. Happy reading! View...

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Farewell to Michael Lluberes, the founding producing artistic director of FIM Flint Repertory Theatre
Dec11

Farewell to Michael Lluberes, the founding producing artistic director of FIM Flint Repertory Theatre

By Kate Stockrahm Michael Lluberes, the founding producing artistic director of FIM Flint Repertory Theatre, is leaving the theatre after more than six years of service.  In an interview just days ahead of his departure from the non-profit stage on Kearsley Street, Lluberes told East Village Magazine (EVM) that he had too many fond memories of his experience to count. “The Flint Mural Plays – a community project where we commissioned...

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Another Special Flint City Council meeting called to consider leadership
Dec08

Another Special Flint City Council meeting called to consider leadership

By EVM Staff After failing to elect a president and vice president at a Special Flint City Council Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, another special meeting has been called for tomorrow, Monday, Dec. 9. Aside from determining its leadership, the body is also slated to consider applicants to the 3rd Ward council seat, which was left vacant after the late Quincy Murphy’s passing in September. Resolutions on the meeting’s...

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Flint City Council to consider leadership, ARPA funding at special meeting
Dec04

Flint City Council to consider leadership, ARPA funding at special meeting

By EVM Staff A special Flint City Council meeting has been called for Dec. 4, 2024. According to a public notice issued on Dec. 3, the Council will consider its organization, including a selection of president and vice president, as well as several resolutions, including two resolutions for a total of $66,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding; the sale of decommissioned City-owned land to Flint Commerce Center, LLC; the...

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