Italian deli and cafe La Pecora Nera, located at 135 Pierce Street in Birmingham, got the green light from the city’s planning board during the Wednesday, June 24, meeting for a proposed outdoor dining deck to be placed on the street outside their business.

A contract for sewer rehabilitation work through Birmingham’s 2026 sewer rehabilitation program was awarded during the Monday, June 22, meeting, moving the project forward through the consent agenda. The item was not pulled for separate discussion by any commissioner and was approved with the consent agenda in a 6-0 vote.

As part of a nationwide commemoration, there will be a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the Birmingham City Hall on Wednesday, July 8, marking the 250th anniversary of the document’s first public reading in 1776. The free 40-minute event starts at 5:50 p.m., with the public reading beginning at 6 p.m. at 151 Martin Street. Six local community representatives will each read a section of the declaration, including Birmingham Mayor Clinton Baller

The Birmingham Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday, June 23, unanimously approved placing a school facilities and safety improvement bond proposal on the Tuesday, November 3 general election ballot, replacing a similar bond issue expiring in 2026. School district voters, in Mach of 2020, approved a $195 million bond issue for six years that has been used for improvements at all schools in the district. The new bond proposal would provide safety enhancements and faci

Several teenagers were reportedly involved in a fight inside the bathroom of a Birmingham restaurant, located at the 100 block of S. Old Woodward, the night of Saturday, June 20, leaving a 17-year-old from Farmington Hills with multiple injuries. Birmingham police reported that the teen claimed he was assaulted over talking to two girls outside the restaurant. He said that the 16-year-old suspect, along with a group of other teenagers, approached him as he was talking to the

Birmingham police are currently investigating an alleged fight that broke out between a group of men in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 21, outside of a restaurant in the area of E. Maple Road and Woodward Avenue. According to the police report, the men ran away but police were able to catch up with one who the officers said had blood on his shirt. The man, a 20-year-old from Dearborn, said he was the victim of the fight and that he ran away because he was scared. P

After two friends called it quits, one of the pair allegedly started a fight with the other the night of Saturday, June 13, near the area of S. Old Woodward and E. Merrill Street in Birmingham. The Birmingham police department reported that one of the men claims the other started harassing him after their friendship ended. On the night of the fight, witnesses said they saw the suspect come up to the victim and shove him, starting a fight between the two. The suspect argued t

A 16-year-old male from Detroit was accused of throwing water on and arguing with two women the night of Saturday, June 20, inside the parking structure at 333 N. Old Woodward. The two women claimed that the teen, who they didn’t know, threw water on them while they were walking to the parking structure. They said they argued with the teen before going back to their car and following him back to his car, continuing the argument. He allegedly threw water on them a second time

A Mount Clemens woman is being accused of assault after her coworker reported that she punched her multiple times the night of Saturday, June 13, after a shift. The victim reported that she left work with several co-workers and went to a restaurant, noticing that her co-worker was heading to the same place. She stated that the coworker asked to talk to her privately once the group sat down, saying that the conversation got heated before the other woman punched her. Birmingh

A retail store in the 200 block of W. Maple Road in Birmingham is out roughly $376 after a woman allegedly stole several items on Tuesday, June 9. Birmingham police reported that the woman was accused of taking a pair of pants and a shirt after spending about 15 minutes in the store. They say an investigation is ongoing. The name of local businesses are seldom provided by Birmingham police.