

Next board resignation over city center project
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.
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Township water, sewer rate hikes approved
A slight increase in Bloomfield Township water and sewer rates were approved by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, April 14.
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City museum director named to state commission
Birmingham Museum Director Leslie Pielack has been appointed to the nine-member Michigan Historical Commission (MHC) by Michigan Senate...
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Liquor license approved for Sidecar Slider Bar
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.
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Reduced pesticide use in public spaces evaluated
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.
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New Birmingham store subject of larceny
The recently opened Shop MSXC at 640 N. Old Woodward in Birmingham was the subject of larceny in which two men grabbed 10 pair of jeans...
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Car stolen from driveway in Birmingham
Sometime during the night of Tuesday, April 1, a car parked in the driveway of a home on the 800 block of Wimbleton in Birmingham was...
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Multiple reports of vehicle break-ins
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 1, Birmingham police received six different reports of attempted vehicle break-ins in...
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Two vehicles stolen while owners watched TV
Birmingham police officers were dispatched to a home in the 2200 block of Northlawn on Sunday, April 13, where two vehicles were reported...
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City, library officials, lawyers meet over millage
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.
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