State, communities lead on climate change
Late last fall Downtown Newsmagazine checked with local municipalities and neighboring communities to see what officials were doing in...
Mar 26
Providing a home for the Next organization
The Birmingham City Commission, city workers, the Ad Hoc Senior/Recreation Center Committee and officials with the Next organization and...
Mar 26
The price of growth, increased safety needs
Anyone who reads the news, whether national or local, can recognize that over the last several years there have been changes in the ways...
Feb 25
Opening the door to financial transparency
In recent months, both Bloomfield Township and Birmingham have created portals on their websites which provide financial transparency for...
Feb 25
November best choice for center bond vote
In June 2023, Birmingham residents were delightfully surprised to discover that after eight years of seriously searching for a permanent...
Jan 30
Paid parental leave policy a good first step
Listening is always a good way to lead. Bloomfield Township Supervisor Mike McCready spent his first couple of months in office on a...
Jan 30
Modify hours, boost security at Village Fair
Communities across the metro area are being faced with decisions they never expected to have to make – closing long-established events...
Jan 1
Money grab by Democrats on county board
As the clock was running out in December, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners took it upon themselves to give themselves an...
Jan 1
Attention needed – now – to employee study
In his successful 2024 election campaign, newly-installed Bloomfield Township Supervisor Mike McCready emphasized that the township was...
Nov 29, 2024
Ongoing state fight involving local control
They say all politics are local. That is especially true when decisions are being made to dig gravel mines essentially in someone's...
Nov 29, 2024
