After Bloomfield Township Trustee Mark Antakli asked for the annual millage rates for Bloomfield Village’s police and volunteer fire services to be removed from the evening’s consent agenda – when routine and non-controversial items are approved with a single vote – the board of trustees went on to approve the millage rates 7-0 at their meeting on Monday, October 27.

The annual Village Fair hosted by the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is returning to Birmingham for spring 2026, after city commissioners approved the special event application during the Monday, October 27, meeting.

A deteriorating structure at 611 Elm Street in Birmingham was declared condemned and ordered for demolition by the city commission during the Monday, October 27, meeting, despite the property owner’s insistence that the building, while in need of repairs, was structurally sound.

Continuing the preparation work for a zoning ordinance overhaul, Birmingham’s Planning Board on Wednesday, October 22, conducted evaluations of the responses to the request for proposals (RFP) for hiring a firm to complete the work and narrowed the applicants down to four firms to bring in for interviews.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, October 27, approved the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application.

Baldwin Public Library Director Rebekah Craft has been named Librarian of the Year by the Michigan Library Association. Craft has been the director of the Baldwin Public Library since January 2021 and prior to that time had been the associate director since July 2015. She had previously been with the Rochester Hills Public Library. Craft was nominated for the annual award for her work this past year securing agreement with Birmingham officials that the Baldwin Public Library

Longtime Japanese restaurant Sushi Japan, at 176 S Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham, is preparing for a new start after Birmingham City Commissioners approved the transfer of ownership and liquor licenses Monday, October 27, for the new restaurant concept, Kaishin Izakaya.

One of Birmingham’s iconic businesses – Hunter House Hamburgers – will soon be moving from its original location at 35075 Woodward Avenue to the former home of a KFC at 33900 Woodward. The move was announced this past week in a release from co-owner Kelly Cobb, who said that Friday, October 31 will be the last day at the original location. According to Cobb, Hunter House hamburgers will begin operations at its new locale on November 1. The new location, Cobb said will provide

By Grace Lovins The Birmingham Planning Board gave its unanimous support during the Wednesday, October 22, meeting to a proposal for a new three-story office building at 36977 Woodward Avenue, recommending approval of the special land use permit on top of approval of the final site plan and design review. The site, a vacant lot on the corner of Woodward Avenue and Quarton Road, sits adjacent to the recently completed Gasow Veterinary Hospital, and will serve as the office of

Several noted national retailers are making plans to join the downtown Birmingham shopping district, according to an announcement from Cindy Ciura, principal of CC Consulting. The national retailers include rag & bone, long represented in the state by retailers such as Saks and Neiman Marcus, which will open its first standalone Michigan store at 110 S. Old Woodward Ave. in a two-level, lofted retail space currently under construction which will deliver a modern, elevated sho