- Jun 25, 2019
Support parking bond and city's future
Birmingham voters on August 6 are being asked to approve a bond proposal in the amount of up to $57.4 million to secure financing for...
- May 21, 2019
Smart development: collaborative effort
In the digital world, a "collaborative development environment" refers to an online process of involving stakeholders to develop new...
- May 21, 2019
Missing ingredient for a local tech hub
In the last 10 or 11 years, since the onset of the Great Recession and a brain drain of millennials from the state, we're delighted to...
- Apr 23, 2019
Civic duty of recycling comes with a cost
For years municipal recycling programs operated under the sentiment that “one man's trash is another man's treasure,” but times have...
- Apr 23, 2019
Keys to consensus: civility and compromise
In the last few months, both the Birmingham City Commission and Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees have been dealing with significant...
- Mar 26, 2019
Tax, funding formula overhaul to fix roads
Blowback from Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposed fuel tax increase to “fix the damn roads” is expected in a state.
- Mar 26, 2019
Bistros a city asset that must be protected
Birmingham in 2007 created a bistro liquor ordinance with the goal of invigorating the city's streets and creating greater walkability.