After months of revisions and community input, on Monday, July 9, Birmingham city commissioners finally approved a resolution directing staff to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to solicit a professional firm to build on existing logo efforts for a new city logo. The city has been working on creating a new logo for about two years, when designers at McCann Detroit responded to a previous RFP sent out to advertising, public relation and design firms in order to have the city

Birmingham's Baldwin Public Library now offers the popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy to library patrons. Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world's best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and cinema from around the world. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform simply by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chro

Handguns were stolen from cars in two different incidents in Bloomfield Township in the last week, police reported. On Thursday, July 5, Bloomfield Township police responded to the 6800 block of Halyard Road for a larceny from automobile report. The victim informed officers that sometime in the previous 10 days, someone had stolen his silver handgun from the center console of his truck. On Saturday, July 7, police officers responded to the 2100 block of Devonshire Road for an

On Monday, June 25, Bloomfield Township police were called to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, located at 42816 Woodward Avenue, after a church representative discovered several exterior walls were spray painted with graffiti. Police did not reveal what the graffiti said. However, they said that exterior surveillance cameras may have been tampered with prior to the act of vandalism. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bloomfield Township police at 248.433.7755. The c

A Bloomfield Township resident was woken up at 2:15 in the morning Tuesday, July 10, by the sound of a large explosion, and discovered someone had placed fireworks in his mailbox. The resident, who lives in the 4900 block of Haddington Drive, called Bloomfield Township police after he was awoken by the sound of a large explosion, and when he went outside to investigate, he discovered his mailbox had been damaged by fireworks. Bloomfield Township police are investigating.

An elderly Bloomfield Township woman became victim of a costly phone scam on Wednesday, July 11, when told that if she did not send $5,000 in cash, a family member would be jailed. Bloomfield Township police responded to a call in the 6200 block of Telegraph Road for a fraud complaint, where the victim and her son informed officers that the woman had received a phone call stating that if she did not send $5,000 in cash to a specific address, a family member would be jailed. T

A Beverly Hills resident who left his bicycle in a Birmingham alley, unlocked, on Monday, July 9, came back to discover it stolen. The resident told Birmingham police that he had left the bike in the alley at Old Woodward and E. Maple around 1 p.m., and had not locked it. When he returned to retrieve the bike, it was gone. Birmingham police are investigating.

A six-story senior housing development planned at Elizabeth and Second streets by the Moceri Group was approved on Monday, July 9, by the Rochester City Council. The 243,124-square-foot project known as Blossom Mills will feature 137 units and include a library, casual dining area, a fine dining restaurant open to residents, vendor spaces, a recreation room, cooking class room, spa, swimming pool, workout room and lounge area. Units will range from $2,800 to $4,700 per month,

Rochester City Council on Monday, July 9, approved a measure to expedite water and sewer rate changes that will help the city from absorbing pass-through fees in the future. The city has two separate water systems, with the eastern half of the city supplied water by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) by way of Shelby Township, and the western portion served by a municipal water well located off Livernois Road. The city's department of public works is responsible for maint

The city of Rochester will be revising fees charged for services provided by city departments under a new master fee schedule introduced to city council members on Monday, July 9. Rochester City Manager Blaine Wing said the fee schedule would replace a combination of various fee schedules included in different ordinances, policies and resolutions and provide them in one document that would be revised annually. Additionally, he said many of the fees for services haven't been u