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Our choices for the November 4 election.
BIRMINGHAM: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Dough White.
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.
Further details at tinyurl.com/3vb6bfxn.
BIRMINGHAM: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Dough White.
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.
Further details at tinyurl.com/3vb6bfxn.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our choices for the November 4 election.
BIRMINGHAM: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Dough White.
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.
Further details at tinyurl.com/3vb6bfxn.
BIRMINGHAM: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Dough White.
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.
Further details at tinyurl.com/3vb6bfxn.
A downtown Birmingham business and its owner have been hit with a $138 million verdict on behalf of six former employees for a hostile work environment that included physical contact and a pattern of harassing sexual comments. tinyurl.com/yja6wc7a
$138 million jury verdict against local firm
An Oakland County Circuit Court jury Tuesday, February 18, returned a $138 million verdict against a Birmingham business, Science Beauty…
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February 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A downtown Birmingham business and its owner have been hit with a $138 million verdict on behalf of six former employees for a hostile work environment that included physical contact and a pattern of harassing sexual comments. tinyurl.com/yja6wc7a
There seems to be general agreement, among those who follow the machinations of state lawmakers in Lansing, that the most recently completed sessions stand as open acknowledgment that something is sorely amiss in the legislative segment of state government. tinyurl.com/3reafsmm
February 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
There seems to be general agreement, among those who follow the machinations of state lawmakers in Lansing, that the most recently completed sessions stand as open acknowledgment that something is sorely amiss in the legislative segment of state government. tinyurl.com/3reafsmm
Public invited to Monday evening interactive workshop on proposed community/senior center. tinyurl.com/4d54epz2
Community/senior center interactive workshop
The Birmingham City Commission will host on Monday, February 10, an interactive workshop open to the public on the proposed new community and senior center that is projected to appear on the August 2...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Public invited to Monday evening interactive workshop on proposed community/senior center. tinyurl.com/4d54epz2
Looking for the latest political gossip? Check out Oakland Confidential. www.oaklandconfidential.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Looking for the latest political gossip? Check out Oakland Confidential. www.oaklandconfidential.com
The Baldwin Library in Birmingham will be hosting a number of techno artists this Saturday in new glass atrium. tinyurl.com/d27j98yn
Experience techno music at Baldwin Library
Birmingham’s Baldwin Public Library will offer an after-hours dance space for a techno music experience from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, February 8, highlighting seven Detroit-based DJs and electr...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Baldwin Library in Birmingham will be hosting a number of techno artists this Saturday in new glass atrium. tinyurl.com/d27j98yn
The Birmingham City Commission has started to grapple with proposed leases for Next and the YMCA at the proposed new community center. tinyurl.com/4zvf226w
Preliminary Next, YMCA lease pacts reviewed
Continuing the extensive work of establishing a new community center and home for Birmingham Next senior services, the Birmingham City…
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February 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The Birmingham City Commission has started to grapple with proposed leases for Next and the YMCA at the proposed new community center. tinyurl.com/4zvf226w
A crew was observed casing Birmingham neighborhoods looking for unlocked cars parked in driveways. tinyurl.com/3axvebw7
Multiple attempts by crew targeting vehicles
Birmingham police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Cedar Street, where a resident reported seeing a vehicle slowly driving northbound on Cedar as people got out and ran into multiple driv...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A crew was observed casing Birmingham neighborhoods looking for unlocked cars parked in driveways. tinyurl.com/3axvebw7
An outside consulting firm for Bloomfield Township has issued a report recommending a new township hall and separate police station, along with replacing one of the township's fire stations. tinyurl.com/mbpdxzt3
Report suggests new township hall, fire station
The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, January 27, received a formal report from an architectural firm retained to review …
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February 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
An outside consulting firm for Bloomfield Township has issued a report recommending a new township hall and separate police station, along with replacing one of the township's fire stations. tinyurl.com/mbpdxzt3
The iconic Brooklyn Pizza in downtown Birmingham will be changing ownership. tinyurl.com/yc3w2ztp
Brooklyn Pizza undergoing ownership change
Birmingham pizzeria Brooklyn Pizza, 111 Henrietta Street, may soon have a new owner after city commissioners voted during the Monday…
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February 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The iconic Brooklyn Pizza in downtown Birmingham will be changing ownership. tinyurl.com/yc3w2ztp
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and public safety officials in Birmingham have arrived at a compromise to the hours of operation of the annal Village Fair which was hit last year with fights among teenagers, some of whom faced criminal charges. tinyurl.com/bdvc3dab
Hours of operation for annual Village Fair set
The city of Birmingham has established new hours of operation for the annual the Village Fair, which will be 60 years old this year, in a comprise developed by the police and fire departments, the own...
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January 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and public safety officials in Birmingham have arrived at a compromise to the hours of operation of the annal Village Fair which was hit last year with fights among teenagers, some of whom faced criminal charges. tinyurl.com/bdvc3dab
Planners in Birmingham have reapproved plans for a proposal to add a five-story addition to the historic post office building on West Maple in the downtown area. tinyurl.com/mr2ezjte
Historic post office five-story project back on
Following the expiration of the final site plans for a five-story addition to Birmingham’s historic post office, 320 Martin…
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January 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Planners in Birmingham have reapproved plans for a proposal to add a five-story addition to the historic post office building on West Maple in the downtown area. tinyurl.com/mr2ezjte
City commissioners in Birmingham has delayed an originally proposed May vote on a new $30-32 million community center. tinyurl.com/wdtjahua
City delays Next, recreation center bond vote
After reviewing proposed language and schedules for a bond proposal to pay for Birmingham’s new community center and home for NEXT senior…
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January 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
City commissioners in Birmingham has delayed an originally proposed May vote on a new $30-32 million community center. tinyurl.com/wdtjahua
A lawsuit in federal court filed by a former member of the Birmingham Police Department for alleged discrimination has been settled for $22,500. tinyurl.com/22zvhpct
January 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A lawsuit in federal court filed by a former member of the Birmingham Police Department for alleged discrimination has been settled for $22,500. tinyurl.com/22zvhpct
On December 31, at approximately 6 a.m., Birmingham officers were dispatched to a gas station in the 34700 block of Woodward Avenue for a reported family dispute. A 51-year-old Birmingham woman said that her husband took her cell phone after they bought and snorted cocaine. tinyurl.com/23v8e4znOn
January 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On December 31, at approximately 6 a.m., Birmingham officers were dispatched to a gas station in the 34700 block of Woodward Avenue for a reported family dispute. A 51-year-old Birmingham woman said that her husband took her cell phone after they bought and snorted cocaine. tinyurl.com/23v8e4znOn
The Community House (TCH) in Birmingham is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, January 22, to provide an update and gather input from residents on ways the iconic community organization can be returned to its nonprofit mission as TCH works toward a revitalization. tinyurl.com/4ehxxdru
TCH holds community meeting to gather input
The Community House (TCH) in Birmingham is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, January 22, to provide an update and gather input from residents on ways the iconic community organization can be r...
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January 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Community House (TCH) in Birmingham is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, January 22, to provide an update and gather input from residents on ways the iconic community organization can be returned to its nonprofit mission as TCH works toward a revitalization. tinyurl.com/4ehxxdru
The Sanctuary Church in downtown Birmingham was found to be the source of illicit discharges into the Rouge River, a situation that has now been remedied after the city was notified. tinyurl.com/y4pcuubf
Church source of illicit discharges into Rouge
The city of Birmingham has resolved in recent months a long-standing illicit discharge into the Rouge River involving a church…
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January 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Sanctuary Church in downtown Birmingham was found to be the source of illicit discharges into the Rouge River, a situation that has now been remedied after the city was notified. tinyurl.com/y4pcuubf
Here's what Oakland and other counties do to make sure it is safe to eat out in the growing number of restaurants. tinyurl.com/mr44x3rt
Making sure it’s safe to eat out in Oakland
When the late Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson would eat out at Oakland County restaurants and other food institutions inspected
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January 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Here's what Oakland and other counties do to make sure it is safe to eat out in the growing number of restaurants. tinyurl.com/mr44x3rt
Community groups in Michigan who deal with authorized and unauthorized immigrants are operating with an increased concern now that Trump is returning to the White House. tinyurl.com/mr2aatpu
January 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Community groups in Michigan who deal with authorized and unauthorized immigrants are operating with an increased concern now that Trump is returning to the White House. tinyurl.com/mr2aatpu
Jason Emerine to fill city commission vacancy in Birmingham. tinyurl.com/e28eypyx
Jason Emerine to fill commission vacancy
Almost a month after the resignation of former mayor and commissioner Elaine McLain, Birmingham City Commissioners selected Jason Emerine…
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January 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Jason Emerine to fill city commission vacancy in Birmingham. tinyurl.com/e28eypyx
Agreements for Baldwin House affordable living facility and city of Birmingham finally hammered out with added protections for residents. tinyurl.com/542cm5zs
Baldwin House SLUP, PILOT approved
Discussions on a special land use permit (SLUP) amendment and PILOT (Payment-in-lieu-of-Taxes) program for Birmingham’s affordable living…
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November 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Agreements for Baldwin House affordable living facility and city of Birmingham finally hammered out with added protections for residents. tinyurl.com/542cm5zs
Elaine McLain resigns as mayor in Birmingham; new mayor chosen by commission. tinyurl.com/bdzebuys
Mayor McLain resigns, new mayor selected
A familiar face returned to the seat of Birmingham mayor during the Monday, November 18, city commission meeting as commissioners selected
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November 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Elaine McLain resigns as mayor in Birmingham; new mayor chosen by commission. tinyurl.com/bdzebuys