Antonio Musse was a shy, reserved child but at 27-years-old, he picked up the saxophone and today, his sultry, soulful music can be heard at venues all over southeastern Michigan. “I grew up on R&B and rap music,” he said. “When I was in high school, I’d walk by the music class and I’d think, ‘What a bunch of nerds.’ I had no idea how beautiful other music was. But I started paying attention and I realized that I really liked the saxophone sound. Now, I’m the nerd.” According

Restaurateur, tech founder and entrepreneur Beth Hussey tapped her decades of restaurant industry experience to not only become a successful restaurant owner but to also launch two thriving problem-solving apps. Hussey grew up as the youngest of seven in the unincorporated community of Union Lake and attended high school in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked in her family’s steakhouse where her love of training staff was sparked. Interestingly, she said that all but one sibling sti

Cyber attacks are happening at an alarming rate to businesses, with reports from the Michigan State Police indicating that already in 2026, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and ransomware activity are a significant cause of financial loss. As a business owner and tech end user, Kelly Siegel was facing these potential hacks, attacks and ransom requests against his own IT company – and decided to do something about it. “National Technology Management (NTM) evolved out of a need

What SuperAgers can teach us about aging well Imagine taking a memory test and outscoring people thirty years younger than you. For "SuperAgers," that is not an anomaly, it's a measurable reality. SuperAgers are individuals 80 and older whose memory and cognitive function test at the level of healthy adults in their 50s and 60s. The phenomenon of SuperAgers has been studied for more than a decade at Northwestern University's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.

The heinous terrorist act perpetrated recently on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and its 140 preschoolers, staff and clergy brought the international scourge of antisemitism frighteningly right into our backyards. Among the numerous blessings that came out of the day was that no one but the shooter was killed, by his own hand; law enforcement, led by Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard and West Bloomfield Police Chief Dale Young, performed stupendously after having prac

We normally reserve our editorial position on ballot issues until just prior to an election but are weighing in now on a November ballot question that may likely be facing the Michigan electorate this year – the Americans for Citizen Voting amendment to the state Constitution. To get this amendment on the ballot, backers of this proposal had to collect 446,198 signatures on petitions, which is 10 percent of the votes cast in the last election for governor. The petition drive

The Birmingham Public Schools announced on Saturday, March 21, the firing of a Seaholm High School custodian employee who has been arrested and charged with using a computer to solicit a minor. District Superintendent Embekka Roberson made the announcement to families in the school district. School district records indicate that Steven Daniel Ross of Warren, the employee had his employment terminated on January 23 of this year. Boberson’s announcement said that the alleged in

Bloomfield Township police, in cooperation with the Oakland Sheriff’s Department Swat unit, were able Thursday, March 19, to resolve a barricaded gunman situation in the township as they took the suspect into custody around 10 p.m. The Bloomfield Township Police Department and the Oakland Sheriff’s Department issued public warnings earlier in the evening asking the public to stay clear of the area of Quarton Road between Telegraph and Inkster Road as they dealt with the gunma

Birmingham City Commissioner Anthony Long, elected in November of 2023, has submitted a letter of resignation, effective April 13, due to the fact that he is moving from the city. Long submitted his resignation letter on Friday, March 13, to city manager Jana Ecker. In his letter, Long explained that after living in the city for 31 years, he was now moving, noting that “Life, however, sometimes takes you in a direction you never anticipated.” He further said he was attempti

The Birmingham Baldwin Library Board on Monday, March 16, adopted its budget for the 2026-2027 period and set an operating millage of 1.2665 mills, essentially the same tax as the current year. Overall, the budget for the coming period will be $6.2 million, 79 percent of which is funded by local property taxes and 18 percent coming from three neighboring communities that contract with the library for services – Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills and Bingham Farms. Contract commu