On the Town: Young artist’s message – ‘be powerful and happy’ By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record January 7, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
Verdean Thompson Johnson has been drawing since fourth grade, but he reluctantly became a painter two years ago when a teacher at Douglass High School found a worn canvas in a supply room and encouraged him to pick up a brush.
At first, the 19-year-old artist didn’t want to. He said painting to him felt like a loss of control – the spreading bristles of a paintbrush weren’t going to match the precision he felt when the sharp point of his color pencils touched paper.
Water main break causes major flooding in neighborhood on Detroit s east side
By Veronica Meadows
Now, several neighbors are still cleaning up the water that made its way into their basements.
Water main break causes major flooding in east side neighborhood
Water main break causes major flooding in east side neighborhood My hot water tank doesn’t work and now my washer and dryer are gone, said neighbor Jonathan Neely. It’s just a huge inconvenience here.
Neighbors’ frustrations are now growing. They told FOX 2 they’ve dealt with flooding before. Several said they filed claims with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department after a flood last year, but were denied.