Our choices for the November 4 election.
BIRMINGHAM: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Dough White.
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.
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A downtown Birmingham business and its owner have been hit with a $138 million verdict on behalf of six former employees for a hostile work environment that included physical contact and a pattern of harassing sexual comments. tinyurl.com/yja6wc7a
There seems to be general agreement, among those who follow the machinations of state lawmakers in Lansing, that the most recently completed sessions stand as open acknowledgment that something is sorely amiss in the legislative segment of state government. tinyurl.com/3reafsmm
Public invited to Monday evening interactive workshop on proposed community/senior center. tinyurl.com/4d54epz2
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The Baldwin Library in Birmingham will be hosting a number of techno artists this Saturday in new glass atrium. tinyurl.com/d27j98yn
The Birmingham City Commission has started to grapple with proposed leases for Next and the YMCA at the proposed new community center. tinyurl.com/4zvf226w
A crew was observed casing Birmingham neighborhoods looking for unlocked cars parked in driveways. tinyurl.com/3axvebw7
An outside consulting firm for Bloomfield Township has issued a report recommending a new township hall and separate police station, along with replacing one of the township's fire stations. tinyurl.com/mbpdxzt3
The iconic Brooklyn Pizza in downtown Birmingham will be changing ownership. tinyurl.com/yc3w2ztp
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and public safety officials in Birmingham have arrived at a compromise to the hours of operation of the annal Village Fair which was hit last year with fights among teenagers, some of whom faced criminal charges. tinyurl.com/bdvc3dab
Planners in Birmingham have reapproved plans for a proposal to add a five-story addition to the historic post office building on West Maple in the downtown area. tinyurl.com/mr2ezjte
City commissioners in Birmingham has delayed an originally proposed May vote on a new $30-32 million community center. tinyurl.com/wdtjahua
A lawsuit in federal court filed by a former member of the Birmingham Police Department for alleged discrimination has been settled for $22,500. tinyurl.com/22zvhpct
On December 31, at approximately 6 a.m., Birmingham officers were dispatched to a gas station in the 34700 block of Woodward Avenue for a reported family dispute. A 51-year-old Birmingham woman said that her husband took her cell phone after they bought and snorted cocaine. tinyurl.com/23v8e4znOn
The Community House (TCH) in Birmingham is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, January 22, to provide an update and gather input from residents on ways the iconic community organization can be returned to its nonprofit mission as TCH works toward a revitalization. tinyurl.com/4ehxxdru
The Sanctuary Church in downtown Birmingham was found to be the source of illicit discharges into the Rouge River, a situation that has now been remedied after the city was notified. tinyurl.com/y4pcuubf
Here's what Oakland and other counties do to make sure it is safe to eat out in the growing number of restaurants. tinyurl.com/mr44x3rt
Community groups in Michigan who deal with authorized and unauthorized immigrants are operating with an increased concern now that Trump is returning to the White House. tinyurl.com/mr2aatpu
Jason Emerine to fill city commission vacancy in Birmingham. tinyurl.com/e28eypyx
Agreements for Baldwin House affordable living facility and city of Birmingham finally hammered out with added protections for residents. tinyurl.com/542cm5zs
Elaine McLain resigns as mayor in Birmingham; new mayor chosen by commission. tinyurl.com/bdzebuys
