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.
The Grosse Pointe Public Library system will receive the 0.7 mills it requested in Tuesday's election, which is expected to help the organization continue providing the same services at the same level.
Grosse Pointe Shores City Manager Brian Vick's last day in the office is Friday. He is officially resigning Saturday March 3.
In a measure to prepare for the upcoming 2012/13 budget discussions, the Grosse Pointe Public School Board passed a measure Monday to help gain feedback from unionized employees and administration well in advance of the passage deadline.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will vote next month on whether to allow Head Start to operate a 20-student classroom at Poupard Elementary School. This is the second time the board will make such a decision.
Check out the sample ballots from Grosse Pointe Woods before heading to the polls today. In addition to the presidential primary, Grosse Pointe voters will be asked to approve a 0.7 millage increase for the libraries.
The Grosse Pointe Public School System is selling a book it created, 'A Day in the Life of Grosse Pointe Public Schools,' to capture what goes on in classrooms across the district. The limited edition book is $30.
The Grosse Pointe North Boys Swimming and Diving Team also set five conference records during the weekend meet held at the school for the MAC Red Division.
There are several notable meetings and events this week in Grosse Pointe. Here are the highlights.
Voters in the five Grosse Pointes favored Mitt Romney in Tuesday's Republican primary, similar to results in much of Michigan.
The Grosse Pointe Shores city council declined to take action on a five city grant being offered through the state with the hope of receiving more information about it before accepting or rejecting it.
The Grosse Pointe Shores council voted unanimously to approve a new committee that will market homes in the city in order to sell more homes.
The Grosse Pointe Shores council accepted a $135,000 grant Tuesday that will be used to purchase a new refuse truck for the city.
The Grosse Pointe Shores finance committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. to begin discussions about how to close an expected $500,000 funding gap in the next budget.
The following information was gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Many Grosse Pointers requested absentee ballots for the presidential primary Feb. 28. The clerks from each of the five Grosse Pointes say most of those have been returned but some are still expected to be returned.
Check out the list of polling locations and find yours for voting in the presidential primary Feb. 28. Do not forget there is one local issue up for a vote too--the millage request by the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
The Village Association of Grosse Pointe has Facebook and Twitter to its marketing efforts with hopes of using social media to draw more people to the area.
The Grosse Pointe Shores planning commission tabled its decision on a proposed ordinance to regular solar panels early Tuesday.
The Grosse Pointe native is excited to be working in public safety again and is eager to serve the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores well.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.