

Our recommendations for November ballot
Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township voters will be deciding in the November 5 general election a variety of...
Sep 20, 2024
Strategic plan needs more than a rush job
A strategic plan is an organization's process of defining its strategy or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to...
Aug 29, 2024
Thumbs down on a 20-year county parks tax
We have long been a supporter of the Oakland County parks system which is funded for the most part by annual taxes paid by county...
Aug 29, 2024
Our endorsements for August primary
Voters in Birmingham, Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills will be determining the fate of primary candidates in the Tuesday, August...
Jun 27, 2024
Respond firmly to beatdown at Village Fair
For 59 years residents of the Birmingham and Bloomfield area, and their children, as well as those from surrounding communities, have...
Jun 27, 2024
Move quicker on Triangle District ordinances
For a couple of decades now, the city of Birmingham has been frustrated in its attempts in making the area just east of Woodward, south...
Jun 27, 2024
Don’t rush on decisions for new home of Next
All of Birmingham and its neighboring communities rejoiced last June when it was announced that the city had purchased the YMCA building...
May 29, 2024
Safeguarding our aquifers and groundwater
As we learn in this month's cover story, groundwater supplies 38 percent of the drinking water in the United States and half of the...
May 29, 2024
Appeal of DNR's watercraft controls a risk
Bloomfield Township has been blessed by Mother Nature with 10 beautiful lakes of varying sizes and homeowners who share similar standards...
Apr 24, 2024
Monitoring bistros important year around
Over the 17 years since Birmingham developed and implemented its bistro liquor license ordinance, it has become a not only a runaway...
Apr 24, 2024