County, locals must lead on environment
A few months ago, Downtown Newsmagazine published a one-on-one interview with Erin Quetell, Oakland County's new environmental...
Feb 22, 2022
Tax proposal raises some serious issues
Two longtime southeastern Michigan cultural museums have announced plans to reach out to Oakland and Wayne county residents for...
Jan 25, 2022
Harness the knowledge of former mayors
The city of Birmingham and its residents are blessed in numerous ways – there is a thriving city downtown with retail stores and...
Jan 25, 2022
Time for adults to act and protect children
Houston, we have a problem – in the words of NASA's doomed space flight Apollo 13. Only today, it's America, and the nation's...
Dec 28, 2021
Keeping commissioners in their own lane
Over the years, Birmingham city commissioners have occasionally overstepped their boundaries – coming into City Hall, both literally and...
Dec 28, 2021
Lessons from the Birmingham election
We have grown accustomed on a national level to a less than ideal situation when it comes to political debate. Nastiness. Sowing...
Nov 23, 2021
Put update of city charter on 2022 ballot
A city charter is a city's principal governing document – similar to a state or country's constitution. In Michigan, cities and villages...
Nov 23, 2021
Our choices for Birmingham commission
Residents in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills are being asked to choose candidates to fill seats on their city commissions this election...
Oct 25, 2021
Food trucks trial before final commitment
Trial and error. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it's a process of finding out the best way to reach a desired result or a...
Oct 25, 2021
Our choices for Birmingham commission
Residents in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills are being asked to choose candidates to fill seats on their city commissions this election...
Sep 27, 2021












