Kanata Richardson made Bloomfield Hills High School history by becoming the first female wrestler to not only complete in Michigan High School Athletic Association’s (MHSAA) finals, but doing so two years in a row, earning first prize in her weight class last year. The champion wrestler aspires to repeat the same success this season at MHSAA’s state finals on March 6-7 at Detroit’s Ford Field. Her 18th birthday is on the first day of the competition, so she hopes that it wil

Long time Bloomfield Hills resident Jeff Davison is a Birmingham entrepreneur and a longtime thespian at St. Dunstan’s Theatre. “I first joined St. Dunstan’s in 1999. I had a friend who was a member there,” he said. “I wanted to be a part of ”La Cage Aux Folles,” and you had to be a member to audition.” The production, “La Cage Au Folles,” is better known as the 1996 hit movie, “The Bird Cage.” “In the movie, I played the maid,” he said. After that experience, Davison was hoo

Ernesta , an innovative home design brand, has opened in Birmingham at 138 W. Maple Road. The company was founded in 2022 by  John Foley , the former CEO and co-founder of Peloton , along with other Peloton co-founders  Hisao Kushi  and  Yony Feng .  Ernesta’s brand mission is to support consumers and designers with designer-quality, custom-sized rugs that will easily elevate any room. Ernesta offers to-the-inch sizing, a curated assortment, and dedicated support. The company

FS8 Studio has opened at 34000 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham, taking over the space formerly occupied by Mayweather Boxing. The fast-growing fitness franchise now operates more than 70 studios worldwide. The Birmingham location marks FS8’s second studio in Michigan, following the opening of its first location in Royal Oak. The studio bills itself as a “forward-thinking fitness experience” that blends the best of Pilates, tone and yoga into one powerful, low-impact workout. D

Sport + Spine , a chiropractic clinic specializing in musculoskeletal health, has opened a new location at 280 N. Old Woodward Ave., Suite 105, in Birmingham. Founded in Williamston, Michigan, by husband-and-wife chiropractic team Dr. Krystal Siminski and Dr. Kyle Zimmerman , Sport + Spine is rooted in a shared passion for healing, movement, and whole-body wellness. Both doctors are graduates of Palmer College of Chiropractic and have built a reputation for delivering high-q

Ever notice when you are made aware of something, say a new car model, a word, or a brand, you suddenly see it everywhere? After recently reading, The Longevity Economy, by Joseph Coughlin who runs the MIT AgeLab, I can’t help but see how many ways businesses and municipalities overlook older consumers, even at their own detriment. We have all seen the commercials. Seniors grinning over their reverse mortgages or struggling with smart phones. It's the same tired script: senio

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