Saginaw Street. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A young man arrives on bike to redeem bottles and cans at Liquor Palace |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
A woman crosses the Beach-Garland Street Bridge over the Flint River. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A woman rests outside the Liquor Palace before returning to the America Inn. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Live Your Dream. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Saginaw Street. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
City of Flint Water Department vehicles seen throughout the city |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
A woman attends the drive through at Kristjan's Coney Island. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Debris adjacent to Kristjan's Coney Island. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Window graffiti |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Welcome arch at the intersection of Saginaw & Martin Luther King Streets. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Remains of the American Diner Coney Island on Dort Highway, burned down on February 14, 2023. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
A man seeks refuge from the rain along the Flint River bank. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
The Beach-Garland Street Bridge over the Flint River |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Beach-Garland Street Bridge over the Flint River. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Downtown Flint. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
The Flint River in the rain |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
The Flint RIver Trail | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A woman passes time outside of Liquor Palace. |. Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
The Flint River Trail. |. Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Water drains into the Flint RIver | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A man walks through the Escher-esque Halprin’s Riverbank Park | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Graffiti in Halprin’s Riverbank Park | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
The historic Hubert-Massey Carriage Town District mural on the south side of the Odyssey House building. The mural depicts a man laying brick before a backdrop of buildings no longer in existence. The scene symbolizes the revitalization and reimagining of a city rebuilding through change. | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
One of several disaster relief trailers in the American Red Cross parking lot. | Flint, Michigan | May 20, 2025
Phil's Party Store, permanently closed | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
Residential home along Saginaw Street | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A fallen tree uproots the home | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
A tree's reflection in the water | Flint, Michigan | May 21, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY
FLINT, ALL CLEAR
MAY 20-21, 2025
“Trust is built in drops and lost in buckets." - Kevin Plank
The EPA officially lifted the Flint water emergency on Monday, declaring the water safe after nine long years. I visited Flint twice this week to see for myself.
Residents remain deeply skeptical. The fear and frustration haven’t faded. Some still grapple with long-term illness. Many still use bottled water. Not one resident has seen a cent of the $626M settlement approved in 2021. The poverty rate persists at 34.4%. Flint may be declared clean, but the stubborn stain remains.
