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!
He has been selected as a Taubman fellow and will study for three weeks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, MA, this summer.
"As the weather gets warmer, business picks up a little bit," says Aaron Stone, who owns the Ferndale frozen yogurt shop.
See how your recyclables are sorted and baled during 30-minute walk-throughs April 22-27 at the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority facility in Troy.
See how your recyclables are sorted and baled during 30-minute walk-throughs April 22-27 at the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority facility in Troy.
See how your recyclables are sorted and baled during 30-minute walk-throughs April 22-27 at the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority facility in Troy.
Summer is just around the corner, so tell us where you'll soak up the sun with a cold drink in hand.
Summer is just around the corner, so tell us where you'll soak up the sun with a cold drink in hand.
See how your recyclables are sorted and baled during 30-minute walk-throughs April 22-27 at the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority facility in Troy.
See how your recyclables are sorted and baled during 30-minute walk-throughs April 22-27 at the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority facility in Troy.
The city will hold a clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 13 at the Public Safety Department.
The 9Crest Neighborhood page serves as a virtual gathering place for residents who live in the sliver of city west of Pinecrest.
Residents can order bags of 10 daffodil bulbs for $5 from April 15 through Aug. 1.
The event's organizers want to hear from former classmates who'd like to be updated on the 50th reunion that will be held Aug. 25 in Royal Oak.
Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.
Royal Oakers might notice new construction is underway on the other side of Woodward Avenue.
Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.
The Woodward Avenue Action Association invites community members to participate in three days of free, interactive events April 17-19 at St. James Catholic Church in Ferndale.
Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.
Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.
The family-run bakery at 2752 Coolidge Highway is located in the former Butterfly Bake Shoppe space.
