Birmingham staff are bringing an international approach to service to the city with the approval and adoption of new customer service standards by the city commission during the Monday, November 10, meeting.

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) is opening its annual Holiday Shop starting December 4 and running through December 19 at the art center located at 1516 Cranbrook Road in Birmingham. The Holiday Shop has proven to be a local favorite pop-up shopping experience, where more than 3,000-square-feet of BBAC gallery space is transformed into a unique boutique, offering one-of-a-kind, handmade gift items from hundreds of juried artists.     Holiday Shop items include: ce

By Grace Lovins Birmingham staff are set to start taking a closer look at the city’s long-running evening parking permit program, responding to concerns raised by commissioner Anthony Long to address parking needs for service workers and downtown businesses. During the Monday, November 10, meeting, commissioners discussed a report written by parking director Aaron Ford and included in the meeting packet. The city’s “Evening Monthly Parking Permit Program,” implemented in the

An argument in Birmingham between two men the morning of Saturday, November 15, led to an arrest after one of the men pulled a gun from his car and put it in his waistband, showing it off to the other.  The report from Birmingham police states that the two were in an argument because one of them had not moved his vehicle. Eventually, things escalated to the point where one of the men pulled the gun. Police reported that he was arrested and issued a citation for brandishing a

Employees of a Birmingham business located on the 2000 block of E. Lincoln got into a physical fight around 1 a.m. on Friday, November 14, after arguing with each other.  According to witnesses, one of the women took the other two women’s phones before leaving the businesses. Birmingham police state that they have not yet been able to get in contact with the suspect, but the investigation is ongoing. The name of local businesses are seldom provided by Birmingham police.

In the early morning hours of Friday, November 7, Birmingham police officers assisted the Bloomfield Township Police Department with the arrest of an alleged home invader. According to the report, officers saw the suspect, a man from Detroit, in a driveway near the 400 block of Berwyn Road in Birmingham and was arrested after being located.  Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing.

A Royal Oak man on probation was caught allegedly attempting to break into a home on the 100 block of Grant Avenue in Birmingham the night of Tuesday, November 11, after being instructed to keep away from the victim’s home.  Birmingham police reported that witnesses saw the man looking under the doormat for a key, eventually leaving when he couldn’t find one. Police state they had previous encounters with the man and were able to identify him immediately.  While the report do

Two car thefts were reported last week by the Bloomfield Township Police Department. On Wednesday, November 12, a resident came into the Bloomfield Township Police Department to report that her beige 2010 Chrysler Town and Country was stolen out of her driveway in the 3900 block of Cottontail Lane. The victim stated that she parked her vehicle in the driveway on November 11 at 6 p.m. and discovered it stolen at 9:30 a.m. the next morning. The victim was in possession of both

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Wednesday, November 12, at approximately 8 p.m., took a report of a retail fraud from Hollywood Market, 1525 S. Opdyke Road. An unknown black female walked out of the store with two cases of Sunkist soda, two family-sized packages of Ritz crackers, and an unknown number of packaged meats. The female left the area in a dark colored SUV. A license plate was obtained for the vehicle. The case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township

On Monday, November 10, Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2105 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, reported a retail fraud in progress. At approximately 7:50 p.m. an unknown black female entered the store and grabbed excessive amounts of clothing off the racks, according to a police report. The suspect then fled from the store without paying and left the area in a red SUV. Items stolen include seven Nike Tech sweatshirts and seven Nike Tech sweatpants. The merchandise stolen total