DTE sold years-old customer debt, landing thousands of Detroiters in court and with garnished paychecks. DTE is the only large utility in region to sell debt, and the sales bring only pennies for each dollar owed. New from us and ProPublica. outliermedia.org/dte-energy-cus…

We spotted this online and had to share! Transplanted Flintstone Jack Stedron built this scale model of the Citizens Bank Weatherball, and even wired it to light up. Much of the work as done at the Mott FabLab. Great job Jack!

The streets of Pontiac, Michigan were originally paved using brick. Even with asphalt or concrete the norm today, in downtown the bricks still remain below! Here’s Perry Street, between Pike and Water.

Photo-journalist Anthony Summers visited the historic neighborhood of Civic Park and captured stunning, stoic photos of how the community looks today.  flintside.com/features/in-pi…

Pontiac, Michigan baby! 🌻😍

Gov. Walz: Apparently Trump has ‘concepts of a plan.’ I taught high school for 20 years. Every one of my kids had a better excuse for not doing their homework than that

My latest op ed: Trump’s special treatment is just further proof: Not everyone is equal before the law  thehill.com/opinion/judici…

SCOOP: Michigan eyeing major semiconductor development for Genesee County megasite One chipmaker has emerged. A deal is said to hinge on federal CHIPS Act grant approval. via ⁦Craig Mauger⁩ ⁦Beth LeBlanc⁩ & ⁦Kalea (Kay-lee) Hall⁩ ⁦ detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

In Genesee County, 1 in 5 adults reads at or below a 3rd-grade level, and in Flint that number is 1 in 3. To help mitigate this.FGLN supports a network of 13 literacy and tutoring agencies across Genesee County. #AEFLWeek #LiteracyMatters #AdultEdu #LocalLiteracy

Flintside's emeritus editor, Patrick Hayes, reflects on his tenure at the publication, his work in the neighborhoods of Brownell-Holmes and Eastside Franklin Park, and the significance of being a good neighbor. Patrick Hayes flintside.com/features/flint…

We’re all gas, no brakes until November 5.

The Flint Institute of Music will host a College Night at the Flint Repertory Theater, Friday Oct. 4 at 6:30PM to see the musical Godspell. Free ticket & pizza for students who register 24 hours before the show & present college ID. To register, visit thefim.org.

We're bringing manufacturing back to Buick City! Thanks to new laws like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this major investment will create hundreds of new jobs in Flint, strengthen U.S. supply chains, and ensure we manufacture things in Michigan. mlive.com/news/flint/202…

I love Tim Walz so much. Here’s his two tips for today: “1. Clean your air filter” “2. Know that when somebody writes up a manual like Project 2025, they plan on using it.”

NEW: White House lawyers were so scared of Trump's attempts to weaponize DOJ/FBI against enemies that they smuggled off WH complex drafts of memo written trying to stop him from weaponizing DOJ/FBI. We have seen the drafts. Here's how it all went down nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/…

if big penny gets googly eyes and teeth grand funk should too

A powerful reminder of what a hellscape we will face if this corrupt sociopathic monster wins again. And kudos to the NYT and Michael S. Schmidt for the deep dive nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/… via @NYTimes

Walz in Pennsylvania: "They keep talking about how pro-family they are. You know what? Spend a little less time trying to ban books in our schools and try and ban assault weapons in our schools."

There’s two sides, but only one that represents real change in this election: Kamala Harris