Popular fast-casual restaurant chain Culver’s is set to open its first Bloomfield Township location this fall. The 4,060-square-foot restaurant will be built at the northwest corner of the Lowe’s parking lot at 1801 S. Telegraph Road. The location is owned by franchisee Joe Zimmer, who also operates two other Culver’s restaurants in Lake Orion and Orion Township. The new restaurant will feature a drive-thru and outdoor patio seating. Known for its signature ButterBurgers, Cul

Strong enough to stay independent Ask people at Next what they want most as they grow older and the answer is remarkably consistent: independence. The ability to live in their own homes, drive their own cars and carry on with their daily activities without a second thought. It may not be as obvious as other advice for longevity, but one of the best ways to achieve the goal of independence is through strength training. Strength training for older adults is no longer a fringe i

Voters in Birmingham, Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills will be determining the fate of primary candidates and a few ballot issues in the Tuesday, August 4, election, either at the polls or through absentee ballots which are now being mailed out by municipal clerks. Reflected on voters' ballots this year will be the standard bearers for November for U.S. Senate, governor, state Senate and House, and Congress. Renewals for two public safety millages will face Bloomfield

Birmingham City Commissioners and Planning Board members continued a lengthy discussion on regulations for short-term rentals throughout the city during the Monday, June 15, joint workshop which at first was dominated by the issue of an out-of-control pool party at a rental home the prior weekend.

Birmingham police were forced to close down a pool party in the 300 block of Westchester Street in the city on Saturday, June 13, after mounting complaints were phoned in to the department over noise, neighborhood streets jammed with cars and lewd public behavior by partygoers. According to city officials, the police department and comments from neighboring homeowners who attended a June 17 joint city commission-planning board meeting, a crowd of approximately 200 persons att

A Birmingham man was scammed out of nearly $4,000 after falling victim to a phone scammer claiming he had an outstanding arrest warrant. The man told Birmingham police that he got a call from an unknown number telling him about the outstanding warrant and that he needed to send $10,000 in Bitcoin to resolve the issue. He reportedly told the scammer that he only had $2,900 available, which he sent, and was then told to withdraw $1,000 from an ATM. He followed the scammer’s i

A Detroit woman was arrested in Birmingham the morning of Monday, June 8, as a suspect in an attempted home invasion that took place in the 1000 block of Stanley. Birmingham police reported that the victim called, saying the woman was trying to pick the lock on her back door and an unknown car was parked in her driveway. Officers reported arriving while the suspect was standing in the driveway, claiming that the home was hers. Birmingham police reported the woman was placed

Birmingham police are investigating a report of counterfeit money after the manager of a downtown hotel reported someone had used two counterfeit $100 bills on Wednesday, June 3, at the hotel’s restaurant. The manager said the bills looked real but there was text that stated they were intended for motion picture use only. Birmingham police say there are no suspects currently but an investigation is ongoing. The name of local businesses are seldom provided by Birmingham polic

The Park Street parking structure in the 300 block of Park Street in Birmingham was damaged the night of Monday, June 8, after a 16-year-old from Rochester hit the structure equipment with his car. Birmingham police reported that the teen was seen on camera hitting the equipment, getting out of his car but staying at the scene while he contacted the police department. The report states that officers tried to contact the teen’s father in hopes of speaking to the teen, but the

Over a month after an incident during which a statue was taken from her yard and dumped in a neighbor’s yard, a Birmingham woman living in the 1000 block of Haynes Street again finds items missing from her property. The woman reported to Birmingham police that, while she was out of town between Saturday, June 6, and Monday, June 8, large geode rocks went missing from her backyard. Birmingham police say an investigation is ongoing.