Patrick Hayes is the former managing editor of Flintside. He has worked in journalism and communications for more than 15 years and has previously written for ESPN.com, Lifehacker, Sierra Magazine, Next City, MLive, the Detroit Free Press, and other publications. He also teaches at Mott Community College. Follow him on Twitter, Instagram, or his website. He's raising his two children on Flint’s eastside.
A new handball team in the area, Flint City HC, is working to create new opportunities for local players -- and they’re doing it in one of the city of Flint’s iconic athletic facilities, Berston Fieldhouse.
The most recent grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will strengthen Flint’s blight elimination plan and help coordinate blight elimination efforts throughout the city.