• Leslie Ellis, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Huntington Woods-Berkley, MI

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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!

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Is West Nile Coming to Oakland County?

Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.

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What's Playing at the Movies

Here's what's playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.

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What Did Your Dad Teach You?

Folks around Berkley and Huntington Woods share their life lessons ahead of Father's Day on Sunday, June 16.

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Couple Ties the Knot at Berkley Court

Sara Jurek and Paul Skorupskas of Ferndale got married Friday at 45A District Court and went out for drinks afterward at Amici's Pizza & Living Room in Berkley.

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U.S. Rep. Levin Shops for SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge

The lawmaker, whose district includes Berkley and Huntington Woods, joined Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter on Monday to shop for a week on a budget of $31.50, the average food stamp benefit.

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