The City of Birmingham on Monday, July 6, closed on the $5.2 million purchase of The Community House building and property at 380 S. Bates Street in the downtown area, putting to rest a nearly nine-month issue surrounding the iconic community center that was announced for sale last November. Initially the closing on the sale was supposed to happen by the end of June but creditors to The Community House Association, which has been in bankruptcy court, agreed to an extension. O

The Birmingham Baldwin Public Library (BPL) has announced receipt of a donation of a bronze cast Otter sculpture made by renowned artist Marshall M. Fredericks, donated in June by Dr. Franziska Schoenfeld. The sculpture, purchased directly from Fredericks in 1993 by Drs. Robert and Franziska Schoenfeld, was affectionately known as “Otto” by their family. Dr. Schoenfeld chose BPL as the recipient of this gift with the hope that library visitors would enjoy seeing the sculpture

The Bloomfield Township Public Library will be presenting a program on Michigan Bald Eagles with Dr. Carl Palazzolo on Tuesday, July 21. During the hour-long program, wildlife veterinarian and author Dr. Palazzolo will share insights and photos from his nearly 50 years of caring for bald eagles. Program participants will also have the opportunity to take a photo with a bald eagle from Michigan Avian Experience and to purchase Dr. Palazzolo’s book, The Comeback of Our National

Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow (D- Royal Oak) announced this afternoon (Sunday, July 5) that she was formally suspending her campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Gary Peters who announced last year he would not be seeking reelection. She first took office in the Michigan Senate in January of 2019 and gained statewide and national attention in April of 2022 when she responded from the Senate floor to accusations by another l

During a staff report on short-term rentals given at the end of the Monday, June 22, Birmingham City Commission meeting, city staff said they were actively looking into software to assist in the regulation of rental properties.

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.