Liquor licenses were unanimously approved for both Tamar Mediterranean Kitchen and Bar, and Western Market during the consent agenda at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 23.

Birmingham businesswoman Linda Dresner, recognized locally as well as in the New York and international fashion world as a fashion visionary, passed away on March 30 at the age of 88. For 28 years, until March of 2021, she maintained the Linda Dresner boutique at 290 West Maple Road in Birmingham after spending a decade at the Somerset Collection in Troy. Dresner also maintained a boutique in New York on Park Avenue for 25 years. Dresner built a reputation in the fashion indu

The Community House Association in Birmingham filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in federal court this week after a purchase agreement with the United Jewish Foundation of Detroit was terminated and the association was facing a June due date for paying off several million dollars of debt. In early November of last year The Community House announced plans to evolve into the Birmingham Area Community Foundation to carry on the original mission of the iconic communit

After almost a year with little movement, discussions opened up again at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 23, on police department space needs and to revisit the past space needs assessment.

Following a second round of draft revisions, a planned community survey was sent back for additional changes by the Birmingham City Commission during the Monday, March 23, meeting, and the survey working group and the city’s survey consultant will come back with a revised draft after implementing the commission’s changes.

A new pizzeria is set to take the spot of the former Café Succo location at 600 N. Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham after city commissioners approved the plans for the new restaurant during the Monday, March 23, meeting.

The Bloomfield Township budget for the fiscal year that ends on March 31, 2027 was approved by the board of trustees at their meeting on Monday, March 23.

Birmingham City Commissioner Anthony Long, elected in November of 2023, has submitted a letter of resignation, effective April 13, due to the fact that he is moving from the city. Long submitted his resignation letter on Friday, March 13, to city manager Jana Ecker. In his letter, Long explained that after living in the city for 31 years, he was now moving, noting that “Life, however, sometimes takes you in a direction you never anticipated.” He further said he was attempti

The Birmingham Baldwin Library Board on Monday, March 16, adopted its budget for the 2026-2027 period and set an operating millage of 1.2665 mills, essentially the same tax as the current year. Overall, the budget for the coming period will be $6.2 million, 79 percent of which is funded by local property taxes and 18 percent coming from three neighboring communities that contract with the library for services – Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills and Bingham Farms. Contract commu

Discussions officially began on Monday, March 9, about a potential partnership between the Bloomfield Township Fire Department and the Village of Bingham Farms, which approached the township about providing fire services.