Most likely the majority of residents in Birmingham would agree on one thing about The Community House (TCH) in the city: It would be ideal if the iconic building on Bates Street in the city remains as is and continues to serve as a gathering place for the community. The only question is who will own the building, a decision that will most likely be made by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren of the business court division where the case is pending. So it could

This is not the first time that we have questioned what two Oakland County members of the state House of Representatives are either drinking or smoking. We refer to the recent proposal by six House members to eliminate school district property taxes for homeowners who do not have children attending public schools. The two representatives we single out from the pack are Republicans Matt Maddock from the Milford area of Oakland County and Republican Shriver of the Oxford area.

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

During a hockey game at the Birmingham Ice Arena on the 2300 block of E Lincoln, two dads of players on the team reportedly escalated an argument to assault and battery charge. The police report states that one of the men shoved the other during the Wednesday. January 14, game leading him to be arrested for assault and battery.

While driving in Birmingham the night of Thursday, January 15, a Clinton Township man was stopped by police officers for a traffic violation, only to be later arrested on an open felony warrant. According to the police report, the man admitted to the warrant for felony assault with a dangerous weapon out of Saginaw County, and the officers took him into custody after verifying the warrant was open. They state the Thomas Township police officers would pick the man up in the mo

A 16-year-old Highland Park teenager was arrested in Birmingham the afternoon of Friday, January 16, in an alley off Peabody, south of Maple, after allegedly shoplifting over $1,300 worth of merchandise from a store on the 100 block of S. Old Woodard. When Birmingham officer arrived to the store, they watched the 16-year-old run away with a bag full of goods, chasing him until they reached the Peabody alley and were able to stop him. They found the stolen merchandise both in

Bloomfield Township police on Sunday, January 18, took a report of a retail fraud at the Pie Collective of Bloomfield Hills, 1983 S. Telegraph Road. Employees of the bakery stated that on January 17 at 3:45 p.m. an unknown male suspect came into the store and stole an eight-inch chicken pot pie valued at $10.99. Video surveillance was reviewed and showed an older white male with white hair removing a chicken pot pie from the cabinet and walking out of the store without paying

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Sunday, January 18, took a report of a stolen vehicle outside of 1632 Bloomfield Place. The victim stated that his 2024 Toyota 4Runner was stolen overnight between 8 p.m. on January 17 and 11 a.m. on January 18. According to the victim, the vehicle was locked and they were in possession of both sets of keys. This case is currently under investigation by the Bloomfield Township Police Investigations Unit.