Marjory Raymer

Marjory Raymer served as the founding publisher and managing editor of Flintside. She launched Flintside in March 2017 with a coalition of support from Flint's leading advocates and helped it grow into the Flint area's largest nontraditional news outlet with an online readership of more than 180,000 users.

An award winning journalist with more more than 20 years experience, she started her career as a political reporter with short stints at the Ionia Sentinel Standard and Traverse City Record Eagle, before coming to Flint in 2000. She climbed through the ranks and became the first woman to serve as editor of The Flint Journal. She went on to serve as news director for MLive and all 10 of its newsrooms statewide. Prior to launching Flintside, Raymer served as head of marketing and media relations at the University of Michigan-Flint. She left Flintside in November 2019 to serve as director of communications for the City of Flint.

In The News The logo for the Civic Park centennial celebration is unveiled during a launch party March 9, 2019 at Joy Tabernacle Church.

Civic Park launches centennial celebration


In The News The founding members of a group of women who are leaders in Flint's religious community.

Flint first ladies come together as united force


In The News Yo-Yo Ma excitedly joked and spoke with people throughout the day. Becky Gaskin caught this joyful wave.
Feature Story Raquel Thueme
Feature Story The $16.5 million Coolidge Park Apartments project will dramatically change the Ballenger Highway corridor.

Flint starts 2019 with $200 million in ongoing development


Feature Story Flintside favorite people 2018

Flintside: Our favorite people of 2018


In The News 2018 Holiday Wish list

How to help those who help the most: 2018 Holiday Wish List


In The News Husband-wife team Spencer Ruegsegger and Kristy Bearse are planning to open an arcade bar inside the newly renovated Capitol Theatre in 2019.

New arcade bar set to open in downtown Flint in 2019


Feature Story Shift and Floradora opened in May in the corner space of the Capitol Theatre.

Downtown Flint seeing dramatic increase in retail businesses


In The News 2018 graduates of Flint Southwestern Academy pose for a photo with Community School Director Mohammed Aboutawila after graduation in June.
In The News A screengrab from a video released Thursday, July 12, 2018, featuring prominent Flint people inviting Telsa Motors CEO Elon Musk to Flint

Hey, Elon: Consider yourself officially invited to Flint


Feature Story Community members shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Flint Cultural Center Academy Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 in downtown Flint. The new public, nonprofit charter school will serve students in grades K-8.
In The News Community leaders and dignitaries broke ground on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, on the Flint Cultural Center Academy, a charter school being built through a $35 million donation from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. This image shows the east facade of
In The News Kevelin B. Jones II, principal at Doyle-Ryder Elementary School, won the Putting Students First Award on Monday, June 5, 2018.