

City considers sustainability fee on parking
Parkers in Birmingham may experience a small fee in the future as city commissioners took up discussions during the Monday, July 13, meeting, on a proposed 10 cent sustainability fee on parking transactions within the city’s parking system to generate funding for projects to offset vehicle-related carbon emissions.
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Two proposals for police space needs discussed
After multiple meetings with the board of trustees over the last few months – both internally and at their monthly meetings – James Gallagher, Bloomfield Township Police Chief, once again came before the board to discuss the police department’s space needs on Monday, July 13.
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City museum lands grant for Rouge project
The Birmingham Museum has received a Community Impact grant of $71,000 from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan for a special project to enhance the public experience of the Rouge ecosystem. The project will focus on the environmental and cultural importance of native plants, past and present. Museum Director Leslie Pielack developed the project as a unique collaboration of partners who are connected to the Rouge and its history. The project will achieve several.
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Township presentation of annual police report
Throughout 2025 the Bloomfield Township police department saw increases in many areas – new hires, community involvement, calls for service and certain types of crime – and police chief James Gallagher discussed all of the details at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, July 13.
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Neighborhood decibel limits to be reviewed
Birmingham City Commissioners are expected to revisit the city’s allowable neighborhood noise levels after brief discussion towards the end of their meeting on Monday, July 13.
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Day On The Town, Police Open House July 25
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 25, for the largest annual retail event in the city of Birmingham – Day On The Town – often referred to as the day Birmingham goes on sale. The annual event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that Saturday and has proven popular for the discounted high-end merchandise that is offered at retail locations and on the streets of the city. Parking will be free at the five parking structures in the city. In addition to the shopping bonanza, fro
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Man arrested after assaulting bartender
After entering a Birmingham bar with food from another restaurant and using the bartender’s personal phone charger from behind the bar, an intoxicated Troy man caused a scene and punched the bartender. The manager of the bar, located in the 100 block of Willits Street in Birmingham, said when the man was confronted about taking the bartender’s charger and bringing outside food, he started acting belligerent and was escorted out. While being escorted, he pushed the bartender,
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Assault of woman at bar ends in arrest
A North Carolina man was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 8, after he allegedly assaulted a woman during an incident at a Birmingham bar near N. Bates Street and Willits Street. Birmingham police officers reported that the man had claimed bar employees stole his credit card and grew agitated, which led the woman to start recording the incident on her phone. She said that while she was recording, the man hit the phone out of her hand and damaged it befor
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Client leaves before paying for massage
After getting a therapeutic massage from a business in Birmingham, a client left the business without paying and was later found out to be a repeat offender. The owner of the business reported to Birmingham police that the evening of Friday, July 3, the client received the massage, said he needed to get money from his car to pay, then left the spa walking in the opposite direction. Although Birmingham police discovered that the man had given the owner a false name, they wer
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Man allegedly threw rocks at cyclist in city
Birmingham police officers arrested a man from Johannesburg the night of Wednesday, July 1, in the area of Peabody and Maple after he was reported for throwing rocks at a bicyclist. The bicyclist, an 18-year-old from Royal Oak, and witnesses said he rode past the man who then started chasing him and throwing rocks at him. The man countered, saying the cyclist yelled at him and he picked the rocks up to protect himself. In the end, Birmingham police reported they arrested th
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