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Architect selected for Next, recreation center

Birmingham has made another step towards a new senior and recreation center building by selecting an architect, Neumann Smith, to begin designing the final site plan and construction plans, following a city commission approval during the Monday, December 9, meeting. >>>

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Hearings set for special assessment districts

Two road improvement projects in Bloomfield Village will move forward with public hearings in early January after the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted to set the date at their meeting on Monday, December 9.>>>

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Birmingham child care ordinance to be updated

Courtesy of a zoning regulations audit provided to Birmingham through a third-party firm, the city has started looking at updating the current childcare regulations, beginning with the planning board discussions on the Wednesday, December 11. >>>

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Township adds two routes for safety path plan

While three routes were proposed for consideration to be added to the 2024 Safety Path Master Plan, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted on Monday, December 9, to only move forward with two of them, at least for now.>>>

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Car wash site plan approved on split board vote

The 11,000 square feet that was once home to Tim Horton’s at 40 E. Square Lake Road is one step closer to becoming a Clean Express Car Wash, following a split Bloomfield Township board vote, 6-1, on Monday, December 9, on the site plan for the business. >>>

public safety

Hotel security officer assaulted twice in one night

A Ferndale woman working as a security officer for a Birmingham hotel, located on the 200 block of S. Old Woodward Avenue, was assaulted by a patron at the hotel bar twice on the night of Wednesday, November 27, after informing the patron he needed to leave an employee-only area. >>>

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Stumble on sidewalk leads to Birmingham arrest

A stumble on a sidewalk on the 200 block of S. Old Woodward in Birmingham on Thursday, November 28, ended with the arrest of a 24-year-old Commerce Township man for disorderly conduct. >>>

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Porch poachers strike multiple residences

Between Tuesday, November 26, and Monday, December 2, the Birmingham police department recorded three instances of packages being stolen from the front porch of city homes. >>>

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Woman’s wallet stolen after getting help at store

While shopping at Birmingham Whole Foods Market, located at 2100 E Maple Road, on Sunday, December 1, a 79-year-old woman from Troy had her wallet stolen. >>>

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longform features

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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 by the Oakland County Health Department, he had no qualms according to former Oakland Health Director Kathy Forzley.>>>

oakland confidential

AUTOPSY RESULTS

As the media and politicos of all flavors ruminate on the November election results, one local name repeatedly mentioned to Oakland Confidential as a possibility of getting back into politics is likely on ice. The post mortem will show that former Congressman David Trott (R-Birmingham), who previously represented the 11th District, will likely not be going back to Capital Hill. >>>

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