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

Following lengthy deliberations, the appointment of a new Birmingham city commissioner during the Monday, April 13, meeting ended in a stalemate between two candidates.

By Grace Lovins In a letter from Parrish Underwood, president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, included in the Monday, April 13, Birmingham City Commission meeting packet, the YMCA reiterated its intent to exit the city as well as its inability to remain at 400 E. Lincoln as an operator of the building’s swimming pool. The letter, addressed to city manager Jana Ecker, says that YMCA staff has carefully considered the possibility of serving as the pool operator, bu