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  • Grosse Pointe, MI

I am the editor for Grosse Pointe Patch. I've lived and worked in the Pointes for nearly eight years. My professional background has been in newspapers, where I covered courts, crime, schools and government. Before moving to the Pointes, I worked in Indiana covering crime, criminal & civil state courts and a federal district court for six years.

I have a B.S. in Journalism from Bowling Green State University. My career started as a copy editor and transitioned into reporting. I love people and that is what I enjoy most about journalism: every day I get the opportunity to meet and interview different people. Everyone has a story.

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This Week in Grosse Pointe: March 19

There are several events in the Grosse Pointes happening this week worth knowing about.

This Week in Grosse Pointe: March 19
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House Hunt: 18 Open Houses Sunday, March 18

Realtors in the Grosse Pointes will be showing 18 homes throughout the five communities Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The prices range from $99,999 to $650,000.

House Hunt: 18 Open Houses Sunday, March 18
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Harper Woods Questions All-Pointes Dispatch Grant

The Harper Woods City Manager sent out a community alert to residents Friday explaining how their community has been excluded from the unified dispatch/lockup plans by the five Grosse Pointes.

Harper Woods Questions All-Pointes Dispatch Grant
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Visions for Vacancies: Standard Oil on Kercheval

Share your ideas about what type of business you'd like to see fill this vacant commercial property at Kercheval Avenue and Beaconsfield in Grosse Pointe Park.

Visions for Vacancies: Standard Oil on Kercheval
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Irish Dance Studio Opens in Grosse Pointe Woods

The Ardan Academy of Irish Dance is offering more classes in a studio only a few blocks from where they used to teach in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Irish Dance Studio Opens in Grosse Pointe Woods
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La Jolie Rose Moves from Village to Woods

The boutique shop featuring women's, men's and children's clothing, accessories, shoes and more moved out of the Village and into a free-standing building on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods.

La Jolie Rose Moves from Village to Woods
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Hail, Damaging Winds Likely in Severe Weather

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Wayne County and several others in southeast Michigan that is expected to bring 2-inch hail and damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

Hail, Damaging Winds Likely in Severe Weather
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Wayne County Officials to Speak on Businesses

Two Wayne County officials will participate in the Grosse Pointe Woods Mayor's Mack Avenue Business Committee meeting tonight to provide information about developing the space between the store fronts and the roadway.

Wayne County Officials to Speak on Businesses
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Sparty Visits Poupard, Reads to Students

Michigan State University's mascot, Sparty, visited Poupard Elementary School Wednesday to help celebrate national reading month.

Sparty Visits Poupard, Reads to Students
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Samples from Coins & Stamps Sent to Lab

Grosse Pointe's arson investigation team sent several samples from last week's fire at Coins and Stamps on Mack Avenue to the Michigan State Police to be tested for accelerants.

Samples from Coins & Stamps Sent to Lab
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Grosse Pointe Farms Council Approves All-Pointes Grant

After much discussion, the Grosse Pointe Farms council passed a resolution related to a grant for all five Grosse Pointes to create an all-Pointes dispatch/lockup center. The Farms is the last of the five cities to approve the grant.

Grosse Pointe Farms Council Approves All-Pointes Grant
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National Weather Service Issues Tornado Watch

Wayne County is one of 13 in southeast Michigan for which the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch, which is in effect until 3 a.m.

National Weather Service Issues Tornado Watch
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Police Blotter: K-9 Officer Helps with Track

The following is collected from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.

Police Blotter: K-9 Officer Helps with Track
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Share Your Pics: Grosse Pointe Daddy-Daughter Dance

The joint Daddy-Daughter dance held by all of the five Grosse Pointes will begin in just a few hours at Grosse Pointe South. Upload photos of your special night to Patch's gallery.

Share Your Pics: Grosse Pointe Daddy-Daughter Dance