WXYZ reports that Paige Breithart decided to plant flowers in part to beautify her neighborhood's unsightly roads but also to draw attention to the city's neglect of the potholes.

Hamtramck’s mayor Karen Majewski was contacted by WXYZ and said in a statement that she thought that planting flowers in the potholes was “very cool.”

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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