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!
"Sometimes I’ll watch a movie and think that it would make a good companion piece with another film I’ve seen. Here are a few you might enjoy," Head of Reference Ed Burns says.
Michigan Department of Transportation offers the following safe driving tips for fall.
Michigan Department of Transportation offers the following safe driving tips for fall.
Michigan Department of Transportation offers the following safe driving tips for fall.
Michigan Department of Transportation offers the following safe driving tips for fall.
Are you looking for a job and don't mind traveling a bit from home? We've found more than a dozen positions available in Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and nearby.
Find out what's happening Oct. 11-13 around town and nearby, including the Saline Area CROP Hunger Walk, a Saline Area Fire Department open house and more.
Find out what's happening Oct. 11-13 around town and nearby, including the White Lake Township Farmers Market, Great Pumpkin Hunt and more.
Find out what's happening Oct. 11-13, including Ferndale Restaurant Week, the Ferndale Schools All-District Fall Festival and more.
Find out what's happening Oct. 11-13 around town and nearby, including the Berkley Orchestra Association and Berkley Instrumental Boosters' annual Tag Days fundraiser, Ferndale Restaurant Week and more.
Internationally renowned artist Peter Max will be among the authors featured during the Nov. 6-17 event at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
Help the Humane Society of Huron Valley find a home for this Australian Cattle Dog pup.
Help the Humane Society of Huron Valley find a home for this Australian Cattle Dog pup.
The dog's night out Oct. 17 will feature a treasure hunt, free treats, a parade and more.
Each week, Patch features a pet in the area in need of a good home.
Each week, Patch features a pet in the area in need of a good home.
Each week, Patch features a pet in the area in need of a good home.
Help the Humane Society of Huron Valley find a home for this Australian Cattle Dog pup.
Latanya Tippet-Rhodes, 50, hit speeds up to approximately 80 miles per hour and her son Drake Rashard Rhodes, 23, bailed out of the car dressed as a woman during the pursuit, according to the Ferndale Police Department.
The fitness center offers a Breast Cancer Awareness Month special that will benefit St. Joseph Mercy Saline Mammography Services.
