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 Art Center completed its most recent move within the Village and this location is more permanent rather than temporary.
A group composed of property owners and business owners in the Village of Grosse Pointe have created a new organization to create awareness and generate discussion within the community about business development.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Grosse Pointe North High School students earned high marks at a recent Solo and Ensemble festival garnering more than a dozen students each who earned first and second division medals.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will accept applications from now through Friday April 12 from individuals wishing to fill the vacancy created last week by the immediate resignation of Brendan Walsh.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
An annual sailing competition is expected to bring hundreds of people to the Grosse Pointes this summer.
South High School earned 27 first place ratings and 11 second place ratings in a state solo and ensemble event.
Two men of a larger group involved in the 2011 robbery of Citizens Bank on Mack Avenue are awaiting sentencing after being found guilty following a trial. A third man plead guilty.
As a planning committee member, Grosse Pointe's Joan Geherke is hoping for a larger turnout this year at the annual Women's Power Breakfast April 10. The breakfast is a fundraiser for Gleaners Community Food Bank with a focus on helping school
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
The Grosse Pointe Park city council approved changes to an existing ordinance addressing refuse placement by residents.
Grosse Pointe Woods finance committee will meet to discuss the 2013/14 fiscal year budget and Grosse Pointe Public Schools are on spring break this week.
Realtors in the Grosse Pointes will show two houses Sunday March 31, one each in Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Woods.
The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the cause of death of a Grosse Pointe Park man found in a landfill this week in Riverview.
Grosse Pointe Public Schools Superintendent Tom Harwood plans to post an application process online within the next week for residents interested in serving the remainder of Brendan Walsh's term on the school board.
Michigan Department of Transportation announced construction updates for this weekend that include single lane closures of I-94 from Cadieux to 8 Mile roads.
Board trustee and treasurer Brendan Walsh announced his immediate resignation from the Grosse Pointe Public School Board Thursday afternoon on his website.
A Homeland Security grant is slated to pay for 11 of 13 new self-contained breathing apparatus for Grosse Pointe Park public safety officers.
U.S. Representative Gary Peters will talk Thursday night at Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms on the economy, job creation and more with an open question and answer session for residents.
