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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!
The festivities kick off Saturday with the Huntington Woods Men's Club and Women's League cider and doughnuts sale, an electronics drop-off, a used book sale, Public Safety open house and hay rides and wrap up Sunday with a benefit walk.
Looking to move or just want a peek at what's listed? Here are some homes available in the area.
The 14th annual event will be held at 7 a.m. Oct. 5 at Farina's Banquet Center in Berkley.
Use this list of businesses as you plan your errands for Friday, Saturday and Sunday to find out where students will be stationed to collect donations. Donors will receive a tag that lists all of the 2012-2013 school year's free concerts.
The architecture and engineering firm on Coolidge Highway is adding 13,480 square feet to accommodate new employees and services.
Get to know the new administrator, including what he thinks makes a good teacher, his advice for students, his goals for the building and more.
The Berkley Rotary Club and Berkley School District have teamed up to launch the "Take a Stand – No Place for Hate" campaign.
The Berkley Rotary Club and Berkley School District, along with the city's businesses, are teaming up to take on the issue. The public is welcome to join them during a meeting at 12:15 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Berkley City Hall.
Here's what happened in and around Berkley and Huntington Woods.
The group of businesses along Coolidge Highway will hold its first First Thursdays event of the fall on Oct. 4, during which participating shops will stay open late and offer discounts, snacks and more.
Party it up during Hunter House Hamburgers documentary premiere in Birmingham, take the kids to a fire safety open house in Berkley, get your laugh on in Ferndale, paint the town in Royal Oak or shop for fresh fruits and veggies in Clawson.
The following information was supplied by the Berkley Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The event Friday outside Burton Elementary School surpassed organizers' expectations, generating $25,000 for school activities put on by the Parent Teacher Association and at least $3,000 for the Burton Playground Endowment Fund.
The Michigan State Police, Huntington Woods and Berkley Public Safety Departments and Alliance Mobile Health responded to the scene Friday.
Stop by participating 7-Eleven stores Friday and Caribou Coffee shops Saturday to pick up a drink on the house.
Huntington Woods resident Jef Mallett, the creator of Frazz, will participate in the Parent Teacher Association's largest fundraiser of the year. Stay tuned to Berkley Patch for a photo gallery from the event!
Longtime residents Eric and Susan Murrell serve as stewards of the charming, handmade box, from which neighbors can borrow books on the honor system.
George Stephens of Madison Heights stood Thursday at the corner of 12 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway with signs in support of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and in opposition to abortion and homosexuality.
