Hi there!
I have just gone through your brief in detail and I guess you are looking for a reliable web developer who can build a modern and simple BLOG website as you want.
This website you want will be configured basically with login, news, event crud, blog, like, follow, unfollow, image upload, crop functionalities.
As I am a senior PHP and PHP framework, I am sure I can complete your project with Laravel+MySQL+jQUERY+AJAX as responsive and pixel perfect for web and mobile, neat and clean coding, user/admin friendly.
If you have a domain, I will work on your hosting server so that you can check in regularly.
I will wait for a moment to work with you.
Best regards,
Taras!