The Bloomfield Township Road Advisory Committee (RAC) has been looking at the township’s road conditions in hopes of finding solutions for one of Bloomfield Township residents ‘most talked about concerns and the panel presented its findings at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, September 28, with eight recommendations that included both short-term and long-term planning.

The Birmingham Fire Department will host its annual open house this Saturday, October 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fire Station 1 at 572 South Adams Road. During this family-friendly interactive event, attendees will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the fire station while learning about fire safety, participating in demonstrations and enjoying firehouse chili, popcorn and other refreshments. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the fire station, explore fire apparatus and e

During the Monday, September 28, city commission meeting, Birmingham commissioners opted to postpone action on proposed ordinance amendments aimed at regulating short-term rentals.

The Birmingham Blue Dolphins swim club is now a tenant of the city-owned building at 400 E. Lincoln following city commissioners approval of a short-term lease agreement for six months, allowing them to take over operations and maintenance of the pool and lower level of what had been a YMCA building.

The Community House is on track to hire an executive director in the near future after city commissioners approved an employee lease agreement through which the city would fund the position for a year, a move that was approved in a 5-1 vote during the Monday, September 28, meeting.

By Grace Lovins At the request of the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation board, Birmingham City Commissioners appointed three new members to the foundation board during the Monday, September 28, meeting, bringing the board to a total of 11 voting members. Mayor Clinton Baller said the foundation board requested at their last meeting to increase the board from nine to 11 voting members. The foundation was established to oversee the ownership, maintenance and improve

The Hamlet at Bloomfield Manor development may have been approved with little fanfare by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees at their September 28 meeting, but it still led to some chaos at Township Hall. After the approval was given for the development – with a unanimous vote from the board – yelling could be heard from the back of the room, with multiple residents saying that they had not gotten a chance to talk during the evening’s meeting to express their concerns.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees approved the site plan for the Mulberry Square Condo Association at their meeting on Monday, September 28.

The City of Birmingham has settled, for $675,000, a federal court lawsuit involving a local resident who claimed that in July of 2021 police officers violated his constitutional rights by using excessive force upon unlawfully entering his home as five of them responded to a report of an alleged domestic dispute disturbance.

A group of residents in the communities served by the Birmingham Public Schools is raising questions about the proposed lease being negotiated by the district and the governing board for the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation for space in the iconic city building to offer early childhood education services. The Community House (TCH) in downtown Birmingham had for years offered an education program through its Early Childhood Center (ECC), the tuition from which pro