“Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them.”
— Don Quixote
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Flint’s Chief Finance Officer Robert Widigan resigns
Flint, MI—Per a March 27 City of Flint press release, Chief Financial Officer Robert Widigan has resigned, effective April 6. He will have served as Flint’s CFO for less than two years. Widigan began as the city’s interim CFO on Aug. 16, 2021, having taken over after former CFO Shelbi Frayer left the seat in…
Collaborators hope to move fight against racism in Flint area “beyond conversation”
Flint, MI—Genesee County declared racism as a public health crisis more than two years ago, and researchers at the University of Michigan-Flint are currently working to push forward anti-racism efforts in Flint and the county with their collaborators. Through the Beyond Rhetoric project, which aims to “end racist policies and practices” in Genesee County, Lisa…
Program helps people see Flint through the eyes of a photographer
Flint, MI — When Jerin Sage started planning photo tours in downtown Flint last November, it was to increase walkability and foot traffic downtown. Now, the tours have blossomed into something else: being able to see Flint through the eyes of local photographers and residents. “It really gives us, gives me, a perspective of what…
“Kind of like a home:” Flint substance use recovery nonprofit unveils new space
Flint, MI—Serenity House Communities (SHC) unveiled its new center in Flint on March 23. With the move to its new location on 1019 Church St., the nonprofit organization is expanding its programs and operations for supporting people recovering from substance use disorder, codependency and trauma. “This has been a long time coming,” Tara Moreno-Wallen, founder…