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Santiago Ochoa

Santiago Ochoa is a freelance reporter and communications student at UM-Flint. He is the project editor for Brownell-Holmes' On The Ground community reporting series and currently serves as The Michigan Times' (the university's newspaper) Editor-in-Chief. Santiago has worked with publications and organizations like The New York Times, the Interamerican Press Association and Flint Beat. You can reach him @santi8a98 on Twitter and Instagram and email him at santi8arueda98@gmail.com

Santiago Ochoa's Latest Articles

The room where the soon-to-open Community Water Lab sits empty. Plans for tearing down its eastern wall to allow resident a look into the lab’s inner work are being considered.

$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab

By Santiago Ochoa

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Community Development

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December 18, 2019

Set to open Feb. 28, 2020 the Community Water Lab aims to provide water tests for at least 7,000 families as well as lay out water safety plans for 200 families and refer 1,000 more to municipal services.

Connor Coyne, founder of Gothic Funk Press, is raising $4000 to publish two full-length books in 2020

Flint author fundraises to expand local publishing in 2020

By Santiago Ochoa

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Arts and Culture

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December 11, 2019

Flint author Connor Coyne and founder of Gothic Funk Press has launched a $4,000 GoFundMe campaign aimed at bolstering Flint’s literary talent and showcasing them across the state.