Clips

The News-Herald Newspapers
McLouth Steel site owners seek to expand operations, residents fear pet coke will be stored at site — McLouth Steel is an industrial site in Trenton, Mich. along the Detroit River that formerly housed a steel mill. The owners of the site met with the city’s council, and this story is the result of that meeting. — Sept. 9, 2014

Downriver runners join Boston Strong at this year’s marathon — This was an incredibly emotional story to tell about Downriver runners returning to the Boston Marathon. I wrote the top half of the story; a co-worker spoke with last source in the story. — April 22, 2014

Popular coffeehouse The Grind closes after apparent rental dispute — A breaking news story detailing a fallout between a beloved business and a new landlord over “legalese” in a rental agreement. The 20-year-old business closed very suddenly, shocking the community. — Jan. 15, 2014

Heritage Media
Tornado ravages Dexter, Mich. — I led a team of reporters for about four days as we covered the destruction an EF3 tornado caused in Dexter, Mich. The coverage won us several Michigan Press Association awards. — March 15, 2012

• DEXTER: Daylight shows ‘sobering’ view of more than 100 homes wracked by tornado (with video) — An overall look at the morning after the tornado struck — March 16, 2012

Downtowns seek to preserve historic look, feel — An enterprise piece on the historic preservation of rural downtowns. This won an MPA for enterprise.

Daniels Showroom demolition begins Monday – The final piece in a story I had been following for about a year of a Downtown Development Authority’s responsibility toward a historic building it owned — Oct. 18, 2012

Chelsea DDA awards bid to demolish Daniels Showroom, leading one board member to resign – A part of an ongoing story of a DDA’s decision to tear down a historic, but blighted, building – Sept. 20, 2012

University of Michigan design students use Federal Screw Works building for study on ‘civic friche’ – A design class gets a rare look inside a crumbling building in Chelsea, Mich. and repurposes it – Dec. 13, 2011

Community supports teen recovering from cross country running accident – A followup on a teen who was hit by a car while running during a cross country practice – Oct. 17, 2011

Hillsdale Daily News
ISD cuts support staff – An Intermediate School District decided to outsource its support staff. (The article is indicated with a red outline.) – July 11, 2010