Flint Postcards: New Union Industrial Bank Building

Flint Postcards: Souvenir of Flint, Mich.

Tool Shed, Art Galley, Memorabilia Depository in San Francisco

Sasha Avonna Bell, R.I.P.

Gary Ridley of MLive reports:

A woman at the center of a bellwether Flint water crisis lawsuit was one of two women who were shot to death inside a townhouse earlier this week. 

Sasha Avonna Bell was one of the first of a growing number of people to file a lawsuit in connection to the Flint water crisis after she claimed that her child had been lead poisoned. 

Bell was found dead April 19 in the 2600 block of Ridgecrest Drive at the Ridgecrest Village Townhouses. Sacorya Renee Reed was also found shot to death in the home.

A tragic reminder that Flint's fundamental problems emerged long before the water crisis. All the celebrities and national media members who are suddenly interested in Flint were M.I.A. for decades while the city struggled with crime and abandonment. Let's hope the outrage over the water crisis actually leads to long-term solutions. It took a long time for Flint to reach this point, and it will take time to improve the city. And let's hope every one showing such concern now is in it for the long haul.

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sasha Avonna Bell.

Prince, R.I.P.

A mixtape that was in heavy rotation on my boom box in Flint in the early eighties: Prince, Go-Go's, Bob Marley, which provided a more uplifting break from The Smiths, Joy Division and The The.

Flint Artifacts: Albert Pick Hotels Matchbook

Calling All Flint Residents

Dear City of Flint Residents,

We ask for your participation in a study about the effects of the Flint water crisis on your quality of life. Our University of Michigan—Flint team is primarily interested in your level of concern, how you are responding to the water situation, and how trust in the water system and the government may be restored.

The online survey (linked here: http://umflint.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4Z5stU6rfkKrWAd) should take around 15 minutes to complete. No individual or household information will be reported. If there is a question that you are not comfortable responding to, you may choose to leave it blank.
If you have questions or concerns about this study, please feel free to contact us.

We thank you in advance for your participation!

Dr. Victoria Morckel, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor | Department of Earth and Resource Science
University of Michigan-Flint
810-424-5347
morckel@umflint.edu<mailto:morckel@umflint.edu>

Still Life with Failure

Flint Artifacts: Buick City Cap

Flint's (Unofficial) Theme Song