The Oakland Circuit Court Judge now assigned the case involving a lawsuit by the city of Birmingham to prevent the sale of The Community House (TCH) issued a denial this week of the city’s request for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief to keep the building at 380 Bates Street in the downtown area as a community center.

The Mobil gas station at 43003 Woodward Ave. is one step closer to becoming the second gas station in Bloomfield Township to sell beer, wine and liquor after a vote of approval from the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, December 8. 

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) on Wednesday, December 3, confirmed it would be awarding the Bloomfield Village Green Phase Special Assessment District (SAD) an additional $500,000. “We are proud to strengthen our partnership with the Road Commission for Oakland County, as their continued support and additional funding are vital to the success of the Bloomfield Village road project,” said Mike McCready, Bloomfield Township Supervisor. “This collaboration ensures

Birmingham officials at the close of the day on Thursday, December 4, were still awaiting a decision by the Oakland County Circuit Court on a November 25 request by the city for a temporary restraining order on the possible sale of The Community House (TCH) on Bates Street in the downtown area of the city.

The 2026 budget for the 48th district court was approved by Birmingham City Commissioners during their Monday, December 1, meeting.

Talks of potentially using artificial intelligence (AI) by the city of Birmingham to generate board and commission meeting minutes were dropped during the Monday, December 1, city commission meeting, after commissioner Brad Host’s attempt to bring the item forward as a formal agenda item failed to garner support.

The city of Birmingham filed suit in Oakland County Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 25, to prevent the sale of the iconic building for The Community House (TCH) at 380 Bates Street in the downtown area of the city.

Birmingham City Commission meetings will be starting, and potentially ending, earlier after commissioners voted to adopt an ordinance amendment during the Monday, November 17, meeting, changing the meeting start times to 7 p.m. and setting a meeting end time for midnight.

The 2026 budget for the 48th District Court was approved by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, November 24. Bloomfield Township, along with Birmingham and West Bloomfield, are considered the funding units for the district court which also serves the communities of Bloomfield Hills, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Sylvan Lake. Court administrator Patrick Dunn appeared before the township board to present the proposed budget for the coming year. Based on inform

Bloomfield Township Trustees on Monday, November 24, unanimously approved a 10-year contract with the Axon Enterprise company to replace outdated tasers for the police department. Bloomfield Police Chief James Gallagher explained to trustees that the company already supplies officer body cameras and in-car cameras and is the only company that provides tasers. Gallagher told the township board that the current tasers used by the department are obsolete and “two generations beh