The Birmingham City Commission on Monday, May 18, approved the formation of nonprofit foundation to take over running The Community House building now that The Community House Association has accepted an offer of $5.2 million from the city to purchase the building, and the following evening the commission formally voted to make the purchase. The formal vote on the purchase also includes a provision instructing the city manger “to pursue and implement the necessary steps to

As directed by the Birmingham city commission, city staff presented a report on short-term rentals during the Monday, May 18, meeting, providing commissioners with an update of the city’s enforcement and work to identify short-term rentals in the city since the commission’s last discussion.

A new nine-story building to be constructed across two properties at 34952 Woodward and 690 E Maple received preliminary site plan approval from the Birmingham planning board during the Wednesday, May 13, meeting.

Birmingham City Commissioners on Monday, May 18, approved a $58.2 million budget and 12.9731 millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year which will begin on July 1 and end on June 30, 2027.

The 61st annual Birmingham Village Fair, hosted by the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, will be coming to the downtown area surrounding Shain Park starting next Thursday, May 28, and running through Sunday, May 31. Considered the highlight for multiple generations, the Village Fair offers a variety of rides and food options and is considered a fundraiser for both the chamber of commerce and local nonprofit groups. The fair will operate from 2 to 9 p.m. next Thursday

An antisemitic incident at a Multicultural Night at the Beverly Elementary school in the Birmingham district has prompted a review of policies by school officials and the banning of the responsible parents from further volunteer work at the school for the balance of the school year, according the district superintendent Embekka Roberson in a message sent to district families today. According to an earlier community announcement issued by thee schools superintendent, the incid

The Ulta Beauty store at 2161 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township was the target of retail fraud on Tuesday, May 12, when a couple stole over $600 of fragrances. The Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to 2161 Ulta Beauty, on May 15 and the sales manager stated that on May 12 at approximately 7:45 p.m. two suspects entered the store and stole four fragrance testers valued at $669. The suspects were described as one white male and one Black female, both in

Bloomfield Township police made an arrest for theft of merchandise at the Target store, 2400 S. Telegraph, on Wednesday, May 13. Police were called to the store and when officers arrived, at about 6 p.m. the suspect was still on scene with Target loss employees.prevention employees, according to the police report. Employees stated that the suspect entered the store, selected a few items of clothing as well as a black purse, then entered the self-check out area. The suspect di

The Birmingham City Commission on Monday, May 18, approved the formation of community foundation to take over running The Community House building now that The Community House Association has accepted an offer of $5.2 million from the city to purchase the building. The foundation will be called The Birmingham Community House Foundation. A public meeting of the city commission has been scheduled for the end of today (Tuesday, May 19) at 5 p.m. for a formal vote on the sale,

Two separate Bloomfield Township millage renewals – one for the public safety millage (number1), the other for the road millage – will be on this year’s primary ballot in August.