Email leslie.ellis@patch.com
Phone 248-303-4434
My family was a news family - we got the daily paper and discussed the nightly news over dinner. On the weekend, CBS News Sunday morning was part of our breakfast routine and we spent the first part of the day reading and swapping sections of the newspaper. With all that information floating around in our heads, you'd think one of us would have been able to beat my Dad at Trivial Pursuit. But, we never did - even when we teamed up against him! My first internship was in high school with the Rochester Eccentric newspaper. But I really caught the news bug at Michigan State University, where I studied history and journalism. I found a way to combine both subjects with jobs at The State News and the Lansing State Journal. Journalism, after all, has been called "the first rough draft of history." As luck would have it, I landed my first professional job near home at The Oakland Press and from there moved to The Detroit News. Despite its ups and downs, journalism has been a rewarding career that has allowed me to learn something new every day, meet fascinating people, be creative and serve the community!
Leave a comment to let us know which agenda item you would like to hear more about after the Huntington Woods meeting Tuesday.
The festivities continue this week with the Jaycee Park Jamboree on Thursday and a community picnic Saturday.
Frigid temperatures April 29 ruined cherry and apple crops, report the Associated Press and WWJ.
The free summer concert series continues Thursday in downtown Berkley.
The following information was supplied by the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Monday will be sunny with a high near 93 degrees and Tuesday even hotter, with a high of 100 degrees and more sun expected in Berkley and Huntington Woods, the forecasting agency says.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
Show us how well you know the scenery in Berkley and Huntington Woods!
Do you think chemical pesticides and herbicides are safe to use in Berkley and Huntington Woods?
We'll share them in a photo gallery next weekend on Berkley Patch.
Here's what happened in and around Berkley and Huntington Woods.
Sign up today to save a spot during the July 21 event at the Berkley boutique.
Frigid temperatures April 29 ruined cherry and apple crops, report the Associated Press and WWJ.
Check out the Pig & Whiskey in Ferndale, shop the Royal Oak Chamber garage sale or a Mom2Mom sale in Clawson, stop and smell the roses during Birmingham garden tours, or take part in the Berkley Bike Rodeo & Ride.
The Berkley restaurant serves up a chicken turkey mole sausage, topped with homemade guacamole and chipotle mayonnaise, all packed in a bun; is it your favorite meal at the restaurant or do you prefer another? Take our poll!
Frigid temperatures April 29 ruined cherry and apple crops, report the Associated Press and WWJ.
Frigid temperatures April 29 ruined cherry and apple crops, report the Associated Press and WWJ.
Two Huntington Woods girls raise money for a 2013 spring break trip to Costa Rica by teaching campers about directing, editing and other elements of making movies.
"If anybody has any tips or has seen anything, we'll take all calls," Public Safety Officer Andrew Hadfield says. "Just be vigilant and talk to kids about stranger danger."
The Board of Education unanimously approved the deal that could be worth $536,000 this week.
