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Ashley Schafer

Ashley Schafer is a reporter for Flintside. A lifelong Flint resident, she studied history and creative writing at Mott Community College. She's married to Bobby Schafer, aka Bob Cat. They have two children, Scarlet and Violet, and live on Flint's eastside. She can be reached at aschafer@flintside.com.

Ashley Schafer's Latest Articles

Flint Artwalk returns, aims to bring people together after shelter-in-place orders

Flint Underground Presents: The Return of ArtwalkCrawl Friday, July 10, at Churchill’s Food and Spirits, 340 Saginaw St. Featuring live music and local art, the event kicks at 6 p.m. and continues until 2 a.m. Buckham Gallery also reopens July 10.

Grand Traverse Greenway to help pave the way for economic development in Flint

The 3-mile paved trail will complete the city’s portion of the Iron Belle Trail that extends from Detroit to the Upper Peninsula.

Bell Tech Communications among 6 companies selected for XLerateHealth startup accelerator program

The program operates out of the Ferris Wheel building in downtown Flint and is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and 100K Ideas. XLerateHealth opened its doors locally in January of 2019 with the goal of making Flint a standout city in the realm of health care entrepreneurship.

New Flint Community Schools superintendent: Many challenges — and opportunities — ahead for district

As interim superintendent, Anita Steward led the district as the community navigated the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Voices for Children breaks ground on expansion of advocacy center

The Child Advocacy Center seeks to raise $1 million to build expansion designed to meet increased demand for services.

Somas' "ramen kit” allows customers to have restaurant-quality ramen at home.
Somas Ramen House to serve hot ramen bowls at July pop-up event

A pop-up event, in partnership with Art House Farm - Hoop House, is planned for Sunday, July 5. It will include all of Somas’ dishes to date, served in hot bowls for the community as well as the standard take-home options.

Geamill Gibson and her son buy produce using a doctor's prescription at the Flint Farmers Market.
How the Flint Farmers’ Market reopening means a fresh start for the summer

Currently, 33 of the 44 vendors have returned for full service for the gradual reopening of the Flint Farmers' Market. Since June 2, the Farmers' Market has been operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays in June from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. following full social distance guidelines under stage four of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan Safe Start Plan.

10 homey ways to ditch family cabin fever during quarantine

It appears we are in this for the long haul, and even technology will become redundant to kids at home after a while. Having fun activities planned gives them something to look forward to and breaks up the monotony of being stuck at home away from family and friends.

Videos must be less than two minutes long and uploaded to YouTube, where the number of views will determine the winner of the competition.
Corona Creative Competition offers a $500 grand prize for top artistic video

Those interested in the 5-week competition are asked to make a simple video showcasing their creativity during their quarantine. The content is entirely up to the artist, from singing to sculpting and everything in between.  

Social media is providing the much needed human connection people may feel they’re losing under the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order.
Flint neighbors harness social media to deliver water, medicine, and scavenger hunts

Social media posts are written calling for advice, or the latest updates on resource distribution schedules. It’s brought back the good old days when you could ask your neighbor for a cup of sugar—or rather, distilled water, a run to the pharmacy, or just some fresh air.

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