Inspiring column
Thank you for the inspiring December “From The Publisher.” It was nice to hear how David Hohendorf and his family survived this election...
Jan 30, 2025
Rebranding Pontiac
I enjoyed the recent Downtown Newsmagazine and David Hohendorf’s year-end review of all that impacts the Birmingham and Bloomfield area....
Jan 30, 2025
Sustainability plan questions
I read Stacy Gittleman’s excellent essay on Sustainability in your recent (October) issue with great interest, though it raised some...
Oct 23, 2024
‘No’ vote explanation
An article in your September hard-copy edition ("New senior/recreation building will be built") accurately reports that I was the "lone...
Sep 25, 2024
Climate change choice
On July 22 we saw the record for hottest global recorded temperature broken yet again, and unfortunately, it won’t be for the last time....
Sep 25, 2024
More than tree loss
On the steamy, hot morning of August 1, I was selective about the course of my walk. The cool path beneath the tree canopy on Lone Pine...
Aug 29, 2024
The hidden cost of AI
For better or for worse, AI is here to stay. But as with so many other innovations, it has been adopted without thinking of unintended...
Jul 24, 2024
Triangle District commitment
The Triangle District should be part of "Downtown" Birmingham but will never be part of downtown without a commitment by the city. A...
Jul 24, 2024
Cognitive dissonance case
As you may have heard, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is not an environmentalist, as evidenced by recent legislation that forbids...
Jun 27, 2024
Transparency needed at TCH
The Community House owes absolute transparency to the community and should answer some important questions that have been lingering for...
Jun 27, 2024











