Glass bottle thrown at vehicle on Park Street
Birmingham police officers were dispatched to the Park Street parking structure, 333 Park Street, after receiving a report of property...
Sep 30, 2022
Car stolen from home on Henrietta
A Birmingham resident discovered on the morning of Friday, September 23, that her vehicle had been stolen overnight. Birmingham police...
Sep 30, 2022
Locked car stolen on N. Old Woodward
A Birmingham resident discovered his vehicle was stolen on Friday, September 23, while it was parked on the southbound side of N. Old...
Sep 30, 2022
Wallet stolen from vehicle in Birmingham
A Birmingham resident reported that her wallet had been stolen from her purse which had been left inside her locked vehicle on Friday,...
Sep 30, 2022


Local control threat: The implications of mining fight
Michele Joliat lives on a hilltop home with her husband Tom in the rural township of Metamora in Lapeer County. When they purchased their…
Sep 27, 2022


October 2022
Absentee ballots for the November 8 general election are starting to arrive in mailboxes across the local area so in this edition of...
Sep 27, 2022
Great piece on book banning
Lisa Brody did a wonderful job bringing in so many people and getting the viewpoints out there (Book banning/July). I really appreciate...
Sep 27, 2022
Helping the planet
I am so pleased that you included my long letter in the Incoming section of the latest Downtown (September). With all that is going on,...
Sep 27, 2022
Letter to granddaughter
David Hohendorf's 'Letter to Dakota' (From the Publisher/August) was both beautiful and powerful. Thanks for sharing it. I'm sure when...
Sep 27, 2022


Brett Berk
As a seasoned freelance writer, Brett Berk writes non-fiction pieces for major publications, such as Architectural Digest, The New York...
Sep 27, 2022