The Birmingham City Commission on Monday, May 18, approved the formation of community foundation to take over running The Community House building now that The Community House Association has accepted an offer of $5.2 million from the city to purchase the building. The foundation will be called The Birmingham Community House Foundation. A public meeting of the city commission has been scheduled for the end of today (Tuesday, May 19) at 5 p.m. for a formal vote on the sale,

Two separate Bloomfield Township millage renewals – one for the public safety millage (number1), the other for the road millage – will be on this year’s primary ballot in August.

At the directive of the Birmingham City Commission, the city’s planning board took up discussions of short-term rentals during the Wednesday, May 13, meeting, kicking off discussions of how rentals should be regulated through the city’s zoning ordinance going forward.

The annual Celebrate Birmingham Hometown Parade will march through town this Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m., followed by a free, family-friendly party in Shain Park. The parade will begin on North Old Woodward near Booth Park, travel south to Maple Road, then west along Maple, south on Henrietta Street, west on Martin Street and finally south on Bates Street before ending in the park. The parade will feature 40 community organizations, elected officials, performers and local busin

The Bloomfield Township Library will be presenting a special program on memory loss – Creative Care: Connecting Through Memory Loss – on June 3 to provide resources for connecting with people who are experiencing cognitive challenges. Participants in this event will learn how to engage with family members, friends or neighbors who may be lonely, frail or experiencing memory loss. They will also learn simple techniques that can create moments of connection. “The onset of

Following a contentious debate on Monday, May 4, over who should fill the vacancy on the Birmingham City Commission, the six remaining commissioners ultimately could not come to a consensus, opting to leave the seat open until the next regular election in November 2027 unless the commission agrees that they’re ready to vote on the matter again in the future.

Birmingham City Commissioners have outlined a new enforcement approach for short-term rentals during the Monday, May 4, meeting, one week after placing a moratorium on issuing new rental licenses for rentals of 30 days or less following a recent shooting incident at a rental property on E. Lincoln where a party took place.

Birmingham continues inching toward relocating Birmingham Next Senior Services from its current Birmingham Public Schools location to the building at 400 E. Lincoln in the city, with the city commission approving architectural design plans for renovations to the Next building during the Monday, May 4, meeting at which city staff was directed to issue a request for proposals for a contractor to develop construction plans.

Amid growing concerns over the use of Flock cameras county-wide, Birmingham City Commissioners took a look at the topic during the Monday, April 27, meeting, with city police chief Scott Grewe advocating for the department’s use of Flock cameras and addressing general concerns about privacy and surveillance.

Changes are coming to the historic Birmingham City Hall building, located at 151 Martin Street, as the city commission approved phase one of renovations to the police department during the Monday, April 27, meeting.