After discussions on a new senior and community center that would have served as the new home for Next senior services and the Birmingham YMCA fell through last year, Birmingham City Commissioners authorized city manager Jana Ecker during the Monday, January 26, meeting, to continue the project under the terms set up in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the city and Next in May 2023.

The city of Birmingham is preparing to launch a comprehensive community survey aimed at gathering residents’ input on city services, infrastructure and further priorities to help shape policy and budget decisions in the coming years.

Birmingham has officially adopted its first-ever Historic Preservation Master Plan after city commissioners unanimously approved the adoption during the Monday, January 26, meeting.

A temporary moratorium will halt the processing of permits for sports courts in Bloomfield Township after receiving approval from the board of trustees on Monday, Jan. 26.

The Birmingham Board of Education on Saturday, January 24, conducted interviews with candidates hoping to fill a vacancy on the board and then voted to approve Omar Odeh to fill the open board position.   According to the school district, during the selection process, Odeh shared his interest in contributing to the board’s work through collaboration and thoughtful governance. He expressed a desire to dedicate his time and abilities in service to Birmingham Public Schools and

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Friday, January 23, responded to the area of northbound I-75 freeway and South Boulevard for a serious injury crash which resulted in the death of a passenger in the vehicle. Traffic Investigation Officers, along with members of the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team (SOCCIT), were called to the scene and investigated a single vehicle, rollover crash. The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old male, and the passenger, a

A heavily intoxicated man from Troy was arrested in Birmingham the night of Tuesday, January 20, after he was found inside the driver’s seat of a car that didn’t belong to him. Per the police report, a woman from Ferndale, who owned the car, had parked it on the 100 block of W. Maple and went into a nearby restaurant for dinner. When she came back to the car, she saw the man sitting in her driver’s seat and said he refused to get out, thinking the car was his Uber.  Birmingha

The owner of a Birmingham spa, located on the 200 block of S. Old Woodward, reported to police that a man and woman have repeatedly booked appointments at the space, later refuting the charges and failing to pay the no-show fees. The owner of the spa said the two have been booking appointments under different names and phone numbers as well, racking up around $885 in charges.  Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing. The name of local businesses are seldom provid

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Tuesday, January 20, took a report of a larceny from Detail Express, 1751 S. Telegraph Road, that occurred on January 17, at approximately 6:45 a.m. The owner of the business reported that two sets of tires (eight total) were stolen from the back of the property. The owner had the tires listed for sale. Video surveillance of the incident showed a Red Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck enter the property and pull right near the tires

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