Snap Taco, one of downtown Birmingham’s newest Mexican restaurants located at 126 S. Old Woodward, is moving forward as one of the city’s newest bistros after city commissioners approved the special land use permit and final site plan and design review during the Monday, May 4, meeting.

For the second consecutive meeting , Birmingham City Commissioners were deadlocked in their selection of a new commissioner to fill the vacancy left by former mayor pro tem Anthony Long, with a tie between candidates Mary Jaye and Debra Horner during the Monday, April 27, meeting, mirroring the circumstances of the meeting two weeks prior.

After a shooting took place at a Birmingham home on E. Lincoln being rented out, city commissioners took up discussions during the Monday, April 27, meeting regarding moratorium on short-term rentals (STR) and what the city could do to further regulate the use.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees met with James Gallagher, Bloomfield Township Police Chief, for the third time to discuss the police department’s space needs at their meeting on Monday, April 28.

A portion of Birmingham’s residents will soon be getting a community survey in the mail after city commissioners approved the final draft of the survey questions during the Monday, April 27, meeting.

A 3.5 percent increase to both Bloomfield Township water and sewer rates for 2026-2027 was approved by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees at their meeting on Monday, April 27.

Following a budget hearing on Saturday, April 25, the city of Birmingham is looking at a $146.6 million budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, a 3.1 percent increase from the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget.

Daycap Coffee Bar, an existing cafe in Birmingham’s Triangle District located at 930 E. Maple, is seeking a bistro license for a new concept where the business would become Nightcap Wine Bar during the evening operation hours.

The Birmingham police department released its latest annual report showing an increase in calls for service from 2024 to 2025 by over 8,000 calls.

By Dana Casadei 
James Gallagher, Bloomfield Township Police Chief, was back before the board of trustees at the Monday, April 13, meeting to further discuss the police department’s space needs. 
The township had paid for a full space needs analysis from RedStone. Gallagher focused on more specific recommendations for the future police department and highlights from an earlier space needs analysis. The space needs analysis was paid for through the ARPA funds Bloomfield Townsh