

Business group looking for input on downtown
The Birmingham Shopping District (BSD) is in the process of surveying local residents and visitors to the city to determine what they...
Aug 21


Designs okayed for Chester parking garage
After a second review by the Birmingham City Commission, schematic designs for interior and exterior updates to the Chester Street parking garage were approved by commissioners during the Monday, August 11, meeting.
Aug 21
Sameer Eid, metro Detroit restaurateur, dies
Longtime metro Detroit restaurateur Sameer Eid, the founder of Phoenicia in downtown Birmingham, passed away on Friday at the age of 85,...
Aug 16


Final decision made on new home for Next group
Birmingham City Commissioners voted against placing a roughly $36.6 million bond proposal on the November ballot that would have asked residents to fund the construction of a new community and senior center at 400 E. Lincoln, the location of the YMCA that the city purchased two years ago for $2 million as the new home for the Next senior services group which contributed $500,000 toward total acquisition costs.
Aug 14


Consultant chosen for township civic center plan
The SmithGroup was approved by the Bloomfield Board of Trustees to serve as the consultant to the township to oversee the campus master plan of the township’s municipal complex.
Aug 14


Township trustee compensation increase okayed
Meeting compensation increases for trustees were approved at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Aug. 11.
Aug 14


City Towers plan sent back to planning board
In a unanimous vote during the Monday, August 11, Birmingham City Commission meeting, commissioners voted to return the Birmingham Towers project, currently under construction at 479 .S Old Woodward, back to the city’s planning board for further review after the developer sought to modify the building's approved floor plan, altering parking requirements.
Aug 14
Township trustees cancel August 25 meeting
The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Aug. 25 has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items. Township Supervisor...
Aug 14


Community/senior center on Monday agenda
The fate of a proposed Birmingham Community and Senior Center will likely be decided next Monday, August 11, when the city commission meets.
Aug 8


Portrait of Birmingham by the (phone) numbers
A portrait of downtown Birmingham, drawn with data provided by a location analytics firm, was unveiled at the Thursday, August 7, monthly meeting of the Business Shopping District (BSD) board of directors.
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