It appears that a longstanding question of who sets the millage rate for the Birmingham Baldwin Public Library has been resolved in favor...

Sprazzo, located at 115 Willits in Birmingham, will be replaced by a new fine-dining Italian restaurant called e Fiore after city commissioners approved the ownership change during the Monday, May 19, meeting, marking the second ownership change over the last year\ for the business.

Birmingham has been awarded a $2.23 million grant to fund a major portion of a S. Eton Road bike lanes project in the Rail District of...

Birmingham City Commissioners approved the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget and water and sewer rates during the Monday, May 19, meeting, giving the green light for the roughly $53.8 million budget to begin on July 1, 2025, for the fiscal year.

New butcher shop Marrow, 283 Hamilton Row in Birmingham, is pursuing an outdoor dining area for patrons and presented their application to the city’s planning board during the Wednesday, May 14, meeting.

For the first time in the history of the township, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, May 12, voted unanimously to approve a local gas station the right to sell alcoholic beverages on site.

Brunch restaurant Teuta, located at 168 W Maple Road in Birmingham, is looking to add an outdoor dining area to the business’s amenities but the planning board members reviewed the proposal which ultimately ended with postponement due to the plans being incomplete.

Multiple changes to the small cell wireless communications facilities ordinance were approved by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, May 13.

Two popular family-oriented events are taking place this weekend in Birmingham. The Birmingham Hometown Parade, a celebration of the...

In a surprising move by the Birmingham City Commission, commissioners voted during the Monday, May 5, meeting to table actions toward the development of a new city community and senior center, intended to also serve as a new home for Next senior services and the Birmingham YMCA on E. Lincoln in the city.

Alison Gaudreau, with a strong background in the nonprofit world, has been named as the new president of The Community House in...

After a nearly four hour discussion on Monday, May 5, Birmingham City Commissioners voted 4-3 to modify the special assessment roll for Phase I of the Wimbleton Road reconstruction project, changing the city-resident cost share from the original 85/15 split to a 50/50 split in response to dozens of residents from the area expressing frustration over the financial burden of the project.

During a special meeting on Wednesday, April 30, Birmingham’s Planning Board held a pre-application discussion on the plans for the new community and senior center building set to take the place of the former YMCA building at 400 E. Lincoln and serve as a new home for Birmingham YMCA and Next senior services.

In a unique situation with outdoor dining along N Old Woodward, Bell Bistro has brought plans to the city of Birmingham for expanded outdoor dining that extends into the storefront of neighboring business Paris Baguette, which Birmingham’s Planning Board reviewed during its Wednesday, April 23, meeting.

Reviews of plans for outdoor dining areas for two Birmingham bistros — Luxe at 525 N. Old Woodward and Origins Cafe at 163 West Maple — were delayed by the city’s planning board during the Wednesday, April 23, meeting because board members were left with questions regarding both restaurants' plans that went unanswered as no representatives from either bistro were in attendance.

This Sunday, May 4, the Birmingham Farmers Market will open for its 23rd season in Public Parking Lot 6 at 660 N. Old Woodward Avenue in...

By Grace Lovins During the Monday, April 21, Birmingham City Commission meeting, commissioners continued their review of a schematic...

Birmingham City Manager Jana Ecker and Baldwin Public Library Director Rebekah Craft, along with legal counsel for both organizations, will be holding a second meeting on Thursday, May 8, in hopes of resolving a long-standing dispute about which organization has legal authority to set the annual tax millage rate for the library.

By Grace Lovin After being denied a variance request by the Birmingham Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), Social Kitchen & Bar, 225 E. Maple,...

Two new Birmingham restaurants were given the green light by the city commission during the Monday, April 21, meeting to pursue the two bistro liquor licenses available.

A member of the board of directors of the senior citizen group Next, Stuart Jeffares, has resigned his position with the non-profit over his dissatisfaction with how the city of Birmingham, including its city commission, has handled the effort to create a permanent home for the senior citizens organization.

A slight increase in Bloomfield Township water and sewer rates were approved by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, April 14.

Birmingham Museum Director Leslie Pielack has been appointed to the nine-member Michigan Historical Commission (MHC) by Michigan Senate...

A class C liquor license for Sidecar Slider Bar was approved unanimously by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees at their meeting on Monday, April 14.

During the Monday, April 7, Birmingham City Commission meeting, commissioners briefly analyzed the city’s progress in eliminating the use of insecticides and herbicides in public areas.

Officials and legal counsel from the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham Baldwin Public Library are expected to meet on Thursday, April 17, in an effort to resolve a long-standing disagreement over whether the city has any control over millage rates levied to support library operations or whether the library board can be convinced to lower its millage rate to help underwrite a proposed community and senior service center.

During the Monday, April 7, city commission meeting, Birmingham commissioners reviewed a comprehensive draft of the Aging in Place Citywide Action Plan, a document nearly 18 months in the making that outlines strategies to support older adults wishing to remain in their homes and community as they age.

Following an elevated number of carbon monoxide scares in 2024, Birmingham has some new rules around standby generators in residential areas

Two Birmingham bistros, Wilders, 458 N. Old Woodward, and Luxe, 525 N. Old Woodward, are seeking to update their outdoor dining setups which

Bloomfield Township will be holding its annual electronic waste recycling, medication disposal and paper shredding event on Saturday, May...

Discussions on a potential bond proposal to fund the future Birmingham community and senior center, the home for Next senior services…

Birmingham’s vision for a new community and senior center to be located at 400 E Lincoln continues to move forward as city commissioners…

Water and sewer rates in Bloomfield Township are projected to increase at two and four percent, respectively, for 2025-2026; the same amount

Approval was given for the creation of a volunteer road advisory committee at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday…

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees, and all other township boards and committees, will continue to hold meetings in the Cable Studio…

The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) has released its annual report for 2024, detailing key trends in crime, staffing and operations over…

Review and discussions of draft agreements between the city of Birmingham and Next senior services, and the city and the Birmingham YMCA…

After holding a second hearing on the liquor license renewals of two Birmingham restaurants, Zana and 220 Merrill, city commissioners…

Approval was given to hire Public Affairs Associates (PAA) as a lobbyist agent for Bloomfield Township at the board of trustees meeting on…

Keeping up the progress on the new Birmingham community and senior center project to be located at 400 E. Lincoln, city commissioners select

After initially recommending short-term fixes to Birmingham’s zoning ordinance provision offering bonus height to buildings in the city’s…

After another contentious discussion on Birmingham's future community and senior center to be located at 400 E. Lincoln, commissioners…

Birmingham staple Brooklyn Pizza, located at 111 Henrietta Street, is now under new ownership after city commissioners approved the transfer

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, February 24, approved special assessment district (SAD) deferred payment plan.

Pickleball is on its way to Bloomfield Township this fall, thanks to the approval of the site plan and special land use request for Ace…

An Oakland County Circuit Court jury Tuesday, February 18, returned a $138 million verdict against a Birmingham business, Science Beauty…

A new standby generator ordinance for single-family homes in Birmingham is heading to the city commission for approval after getting…

In a move marking progress in implementing Birmingham’s sustainability plan, coined Birmingham Green: Healthy Climate Plan, city commission

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) is currently hosting a free exhibit of its 2025 Current Student Works Show, an annual,...

Birmingham’s new community and senior center project continues to move along with an updated vision, goals and objectives which were…