At the directive of the Birmingham City Commission, the city’s planning board took up discussions of short-term rentals during the Wednesday, May 13, meeting, kicking off discussions of how rentals should be regulated through the city’s zoning ordinance going forward.

The annual Celebrate Birmingham Hometown Parade will march through town this Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m., followed by a free, family-friendly party in Shain Park. The parade will begin on North Old Woodward near Booth Park, travel south to Maple Road, then west along Maple, south on Henrietta Street, west on Martin Street and finally south on Bates Street before ending in the park. The parade will feature 40 community organizations, elected officials, performers and local busin

The Bloomfield Township Library will be presenting a special program on memory loss – Creative Care: Connecting Through Memory Loss – on June 3 to provide resources for connecting with people who are experiencing cognitive challenges. Participants in this event will learn how to engage with family members, friends or neighbors who may be lonely, frail or experiencing memory loss. They will also learn simple techniques that can create moments of connection. “The onset of

A 29-year-old man from Birmingham allegedly lost nearly $15,000 worth of cryptocurrency after clicking on a link sent to him through a phishing email. The man reported to Birmingham police that on Wednesday, April 29, he got a call from a number that displayed “Google” as the caller ID, informing him that his email account might be compromised. He said he later got the email that looked like it was from a known cryptocurrency website, but he realized there were unauthorized

A member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church had the catalytic converter taken off his vehicle while he was in the church. On Thursday, May 7, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to the church at 43816 Woodward Avenue for a larceny from auto report. The victim, a member of the church, reported that while they were inside the church their catalytic converter was stolen off of their 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier. The case was turned o

Birmingham police assisted with apprehending a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that took place in Royal Oak during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 3. According to the police report, the Royal Oak Police Department notified Birmingham Police about two men driving north on Woodward who they believed to have been involved in the robbery involving a $10,000 jewelry chain. The Birmingham officers reported finding the car and pulling them over. The two men inside the car re

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Tuesday, May 5, was dispatched to 2161 Telegraph Road, Ulta Beauty, for a retail fraud involving over $500 in merchandise. According to the report, the Ulta Beauty sales manager stated on May 3, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an unknown female came into the store and selected nine pieces of various make-up, concealed it in her purse and pants, then left the store without paying. The suspect was described as 25-35 years old, wearing

Oakland County Commission Chair Dave Woodward (D), whose district includes portions of Birmingham, Royal Oak and Troy, has filed a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court in an attempt to overturn two recall petitions approved in April over his support for a public safety drone program for the county sheriff’s department. The recall petitions have been put forth by a group entitled I Am Oakland. One petition is directed at Woodward’s support, at an April 9 commission meeting,

Following a contentious debate on Monday, May 4, over who should fill the vacancy on the Birmingham City Commission, the six remaining commissioners ultimately could not come to a consensus, opting to leave the seat open until the next regular election in November 2027 unless the commission agrees that they’re ready to vote on the matter again in the future.

Birmingham City Commissioners have outlined a new enforcement approach for short-term rentals during the Monday, May 4, meeting, one week after placing a moratorium on issuing new rental licenses for rentals of 30 days or less following a recent shooting incident at a rental property on E. Lincoln where a party took place.