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.
Schools everywhere just completed maybe the most difficult year in their history. GISD superintendent Steve Tunnicliff talked with Flintside about what next school year should look like.
An artists and crafts fair at Brush Park featured local artists as well as live music and other elements of Flint’s creative scene and was supported by a crowdfunding campaign.