Pooh characters adorn vacant house in Flint, Mich.

Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:13 AM EDT
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FLINT — Characters from the beloved story of Winnie the Pooh are brightening one of the many vacant homes in the struggling industrial city of Flint.

Twenty-year-old Kristina Pringle has a sketch pad full of cartoon characters. Since August, she's been applying her hobby to beautifying an unoccupied house near her own home, painting Winnie's friends on the boarded-up windows.

"I'd like to make my street better, for sure," Pringle said. "And drawing is something I like to do."

She was recruited by Art Wenzlaff, community relations director of the nearby International Academy of Flint charter school.

Hoping to beautify the neighborhood, he used donations and grant money to supply Pringle and other volunteers with art supplies. City officials gave their blessing to the project.

"It seems to bring some vibrancy to the community," Wenzlaff said.

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Information from: The Flint Journal, http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal

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Anrkist

Let's hope the Disney lawyers don't find out. They are nudges & will request the house to be demolished.

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Reply#1 - Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:40 PM EDT
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Meanwhile, at 3418 Mt Elliott St‎, Detroit MI, Someone stapled a hundreds of stuffed animals to the outside of an abandoned house, making the neighbourhood indescribably creepy. Check it out on Google Streetview.

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