The Bloomfield Township Police Department, with assistance from the FBI and the Troy Special Investigations Unit, was able to make an arrest of a suspect who had made threats against the Oakland County GOP and a Michigan Republican Youth Chairperson. On Saturday, November 22, the Bloomfield Township Police Department was contacted by representatives of the Oakland County GOP reporting threats made against the GOP and the Michigan GOP Youth Chair, Krish Mathrani. Evidence rev

The Bloomfield Township Target store at 2400 S. Telegraph was hit with two retail fraud incidents in the last week. On Monday, November 17, the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to a retail fraud in progress at the Target store. At approximately 10:45 a.m. two black male suspects were seen in the electronics section removing security devices and concealing two PS5 controllers in their pants. Officers arrived on scene and located the suspects. Two 18-year-o

A Detroit man was arrested in Birmingham on Friday, November 7, after an interaction with city police officers led to them discovering a warrant for his arrest out of the Lansing Police Department. Per the police report, officers were alerted to two men walking in the road near Woodward Avenue and Oak Street, and when they arrived on scene the men asked for a ride to a nearby bus stop. The warrant was found during their conversation and while he was being arrested, officers f

Two women accused of stealing merchandise from a Birmingham clothing store on the block of 100 S. Old Woodward were apprehended and turned over to other police departments after city police learned they had outstanding warrants from other communities.. Birmingham police reported that they received a call about the pair, a woman from Southfield and a woman from Roseville, grabbing tons of clothing, eventually leaving the store without paying for any items. Officers were able t

The new American Gold Rush – cannabis. The Wild West arrived in the Midwest through cannabis sales, with Michigan leading the way in legalizing recreational use in 2018. A decade earlier, medicinal use had been legalized in November 2008, and by 2019, there were approximately 450 medical provisioning centers, serving 283,000 registered patients – one of the largest in the United States. The number of licensed facilities for growing, processing, and compliance for the medical

On Veterans Day, the citizens of Birmingham gathered at Shain Park to honor those who served our nation — a solemn and unifying occasion meant to rise above politics. Unfortunately, our new mayor, Clinton Baller, used the platform not only to honor veterans, but also to deliver comments that veered into partisan political commentary, diminishing the spirit of the event and the dignity of the office he holds. The Birmingham City Charter is clear: the mayor’s role is ceremonial

The recent bombshell announcement from The Community House (TCH) is the loudest wake-up call imaginable. The venerable Community House, center of Birmingham for over 100 years, is going to close and the organization morphed into a fundraiser-foundation for good causes. This follows the catastrophic era of the current board and former director William Seklar. But the collapse of TCH is just one of several issues barreling down on Birmingham like freight trains. The newly elect

I would like to clear up a few misunderstandings in the narrative put forth by Ms. Jayne and Ms. Gaudreau in a recent Downtown article. Setting up a new foundation to serve other non-profits and selling the House to fund it is a complete departure from The Community House’s original mission.   Since the beginning, all charitable activities were either carried out on the House premises or by other non-profit, philanthropic/and or civic organizations that met on the premises. 

Birmingham has long been known for its civic pride and community spirit, for neighbors who show up, volunteer, and work together to make this city an extraordinary place to live. That’s why the recent debate surrounding the future of 400 East Lincoln, the former YMCA building, has felt so disheartening. Somewhere along the way, the conversation has shifted from collaboration to competition, from “how do we build this together?” to “who wins and who loses?” But anyone who has

Thank you so much for the Faces article by Katey Meisner in the November Downtown Newsmagazine. A lot of people definitely read your magazine because I have been hearing from many of them since that piece came out. It was so kind of you to include this feature at this time.  I’ve already had one speaking engagement and a noticeable increase in book sales of  Remarkable Women of Oakland County  since the article was published. Lawrence Tech was so happy to see the article that