With buses shut down, coordinated effort gets food to Linden Lane residents
By Madeleine Graham In one example of how the community is responding to the coronavirus crisis, and with bus routes suspended until May 4, a coordinated effort came together this week to distribute food free of charge to residents at Linden Lane Apartments in Flint Township. Darryl Douglas, resident services facilitator at Linden Lane, said several groups collaborated in the effort, including the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,...
Flint Farmers’ Market launches online ordering, curbside pickup; building closed through April 30
A new system in response to the coronavirus crisis launches Thursday April 9 at the Flint Farmers’ Market, which has closed its building through April 30. Online ordering has been set up at www.ffmtogo.square.site, and beginning Thursday customers can pick their orders for curbside pickup between 1 and 5 p.m. The schedule, originally set up for three days/week, has been reduced to two as follows: ORDER SUNDAYS – PICK UP...
Education Beat: Flint school district serving 8,000 meals/day, adds sites, adapting to remote learning
by Harold C. Ford “We do not know what’s going to happen after April 16. The flattening of this (coronavirus) curve is not supposed to happen until the week of April 23. We are going to be in uncharted territory. I don’t believe we’re going to be back in school this year.” Derrick Lopez, superintendent, Flint Community Schools, March 25, 2020 Derrick Lopez, Flint Community Schools’ (FCS) superintendent, proved prophetic when he...
City of Flint water pipeline replacement work suspended because of coronavirus
The following announcement was Thursday received from the City of Flint: “The City of Flint filed notice today that it has temporarily suspended work on the service line replacement program to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. “Because work crews go door-to-door, work in close proximity to each other, and must have face-to-face contact with residents, the project creates an ideal environment for the spread of...
Flint residents join in “Light Up The Night” support for medical professionals
By Tom Travis A Westside Flint neighborhood joined in a national observance Thursday night to show support for medical professionals fighting the coronavirus. As virus fears mount and the grim statistics grow exponentially, America seems to be gearing up for a month likely to bring sickness and death across the globe like no other time in our modern memories. Yet communities throughout the country took time to show love and support to...
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