Jul 1, 2017
Birmingham focus must remain on retail
Urgent city meetings are occurring in Birmingham to clarify the definition of personal services for the purpose of determining whether...
Jul 1, 2017
Education needed to combat rising STDs
The startling and alarming rise in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among young people aged 15 to 24 and gay males in this country,...
Jun 1, 2017
Don’t let education study gather any dust
This past year, Governor Snyder assembled a 16-member gubernatorial education commission, known as the 21st Century Education Commission,...
Jun 1, 2017
Old Woodward project now city debacle
No one likes road construction, and there was not a business in downtown Birmingham, ours included, that was not dreading the upcoming...
May 1, 2017
Municipal ordinances must be followed
For months, the city of Birmingham has been wrestling with the owners of the Emagine Palladium Theater over their decision to close their...
May 1, 2017
Leave immigration tasks for ICE officers
Pressure by the Trump administration to partner with federal immigration enforcement agencies to identify or detain undocumented...
Apr 1, 2017
Target new bistros for city Rail District
In 2007 the city of Birmingham developed and passed a unique ordinance, the bistro liquor license ordinance, as an economic catalyst for...
Apr 1, 2017
Biosolid regulation critical for consumers
The saying "one man's trash is another's treasure" may not better fit a situation than the biosolids recycling process, which is used to...
Mar 1, 2017
The inadequate state revenge porn law
Revenge porn, also known as cyber rape, sexual cyber harassment, sextortion, or cyber exploitation, is when an individual or a partner...
Mar 1, 2017
Use existing tools as growth incentives
Every community, even those that appear to be vibrant and thriving, have to work to develop a strong and flourishing business community,...
