The City of Birmingham has canceled its annual BRRmingham Blast event scheduled for tomorrow, (Saturday, January 24) due to extreme cold temperatures forecast for the area. The Birmingham Shopping District, sponsor of the winter event that was to include a zip-line in the downtown area, along with other outdoor events, sent out the announcement a couple of days ago. The announcement also noted that planned street closures for the event have also been canceled. Weather forecas

The Birmingham Public Schools Board of Education plans to interview on Saturday, January 24, eight candidates who have applied for a vacancy that now exits on the board after the recent resignation of trustee Jason Tejani. At a board meeting on Wednesday, January 20, the board decided to interview the following candidates for the vacancy: Burce Arfert, Jamie Bender, Toi Bogan, Keely Crimando, Art Jack, Luz Lawton, Omar Odeh and Aimee Page. Jason Tejani had submitted his resig

Papa Joe’s market on Woodward in Birmingham has been sold to the owner of Market Square gourmet markets which has a location on Southfield Road in the city and a location on Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Papa Joe’s in Birmingham was opened in 1987 by Tony Curtis and his brother Jeff, after working for years in the produce business. His son, Anthony, often referred to as Tony, took over the market in1990 and later opened a Papa Joe’s in Rochester, a location that will s

Bloomfield Township’s supervisor, treasurer and clerk received a pay increase from the board of trustees on Monday, January 12. 

Plante Moran Realpoint was selected by the Birmingham City Commission during the Monday, January 12, meeting to serve as the city’s professional owner’s representative to help evaluate potential public-private partnership opportunities.

Chicago-based planning and urban design firm Houseal Lavigne has been selected to lead a comprehensive update of Birmingham’s zoning ordinance.

The Birmingham city commission voted during the Monday, January 12, meeting to postpone the adoption of the city’s first-ever Historic Preservation Master Plan, opting instead to send the document back for additional edits following discussions about language, scope and implementation.

The annual BRRmingham Blast is scheduled for next Saturday, January 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., certain to attract visitors of all ages to enjoy the Fly Wire Zip Line, a 300-foot zip line, one of the longest mobile zip lines in Michigan, magic shows, marshmallow roasting, inflatable axe throwing, and more.   The free event, sponsored by the Birmingham Shopping District, will take place in the heart of downtown Birmingham, along South Old Woodward Avenue from Maple Road to Bro

By David Hohendorf The Oakland County Circuit Court Judge presiding over the lawsuit between the City of Birmingham and The Community House Association on the sale of The Community House (TCH) has rejected the legal filing requesting an expedited hearing on a motion to dismiss the suit originally filed by the city, citing deficiencies in the filing and the volume of similar requests to dictate the court’s docket. Judge Michael Warren of the business division of the court issu

The future of The Community House in downtown Birmingham, the subject of a pending lawsuit in the business division of the Oakland County Circuit Court still remains a question for the community with the presiding judge deciding not to hear oral testimony this week on a motion by The Community House Association to hold an accelerated hearing on its request to dismiss court action brought by the city of Birmingham to delay or prevent the sale of the iconic building on Bates St