

City agrees library can set its own millage rate
It appears that a longstanding question of who sets the millage rate for the Birmingham Baldwin Public Library has been resolved in favor...
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New ownership and new name for Sprazzo
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.
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Birmingham gets major grant for S. Eton project
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...
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City budget, water rates okayed for 2025-2026
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.
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Argument leads to assault at Merrill Street bar
While at a bar on the 200 block of E. Merrill in Birmingham around 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, a group of men got into an argument which...
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Teen being investigated for alleged assault
While a group of teenagers were hanging out in Birmingham, a 14-year-old from Bloomfield Hills allegedly punched another 14-year-old girl...
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Woman suspected of drug use in changing room
A woman from Detroit was reported to Birmingham police on Monday, May 19, after an employee of the clothing store she was in thought she...
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Store employee accused of embezzlement scheme
A former employee of a Birmingham store on the 100 block of S, Old Woodward Avenue is being investigated for embezzlement after another...
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Women steal bags of clothing from local retailer
Two women allegedly robbed a Birmingham store on the 100 block of S. Old Woodward on Thursday, May 14, after attempting to return an item...
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Phone scammer poses as Chase Bank employee
A phone scammer was successfully able to withdraw about $7,500 from a West Bloomfield man’s bank account by posing as a Chase Bank...
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