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11/04/2025

The Community House in Birmingham this week announced plans to evolve into the Birmingham Area Community Foundation to carry on the original mission of the iconic community group, and the closure and sale of its building on 380 Bates Street in the city effective July 1 of 2026.

In terms of the current building for The Community House, officials said the Early Childhood Center will complete its current session, which concludes in May 2026, and events scheduled now through June 30 of next year will continue. The new owner of the building will take over the facility at that time.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/community-house-to-be-replaced-by-foundation

11/03/2025

A 32-year-old Lincoln Park man was arrested in Birmingham around midnight on Saturday, October 18, at 220 Merrill after becoming aggressive with security guards and causing a scuffle.

Per the police report, several complaints were made against the man for his behavior and intoxication, which caused the security guards to try to remove him from the premises. One of the security guards was injured during the incident but reportedly did not want to press assault charges against the man.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/scuffle-at-220-merrill-street-bar-in-city

11/03/2025

Municipal candidate pre-election reports of contributions and spending for the November general election were due last Friday, October 24, and there was little to report in the Bloomfield Hills City Commission and the Baldwin Public Library Board contests but the race for Birmingham City Commission was another story, including the possible failure by one high-spending candidate to file campaign reports with the county clerk as required by state law.

All candidates running for local office on Tuesday, November 4, were required to file by last Friday reports detailing donations and spending through October 19, with the exception of those candidates who sought a report waiver when they first filed for office because they anticipated spending or receiving contributions of $1,000 or less.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/here-s-what-candidates-spent-so-far-in-election

11/03/2025

A deteriorating structure at 611 Elm Street in Birmingham was declared condemned and ordered for demolition by the city commission during the Monday, October 27, meeting, despite the property owner’s insistence that the building, while in need of repairs, was structurally sound.

Birmingham building official Jeff Zielke said the city has been aware of the issues with the structure for nearly two years. Per Zielke, the city’s department of public service was notified of a pipe burst at the beginning of 2024. When they went to shut the water off to the building, they discovered the building’s significant deterioration. Zielke quoted one of the city staff members in the meeting packet who claimed the interior looked “like something out of a horror film.”

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/elm-street-building-condemned-to-demolition

10/27/2025

One of Birmingham’s iconic businesses – Hunter House Hamburgers – will soon be moving from its original location at 35075 Woodward Avenue to the former home of a KFC at 33900 Woodward.

The move was announced this past week in a release from co-owner Kelly Cobb, who said that Friday, October 31 will be the last day at the original location. According to Cobb, Hunter House hamburgers will begin operations at its new locale on November 1.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/hunter-house-moving-to-new-woodward-site

10/27/2025

A Birmingham restaurant located in the 200 block of N. Old Woodward Ave. is pursuing charges against a group of brawlers that caused damage to the building’s patio.

According to the restaurant manager and owner, two young men got into a verbal argument the night of Saturday, October 11, ending up in a physical fight outside the restaurant with several other people and damage was caused to the patio as a result. The manager reported that the men fled before police arrived but he wants all of them to be banned from the premises and charges to be issued for the patio damage.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/brawlers-cause-damage-to-restaurant-patio

10/27/2025

A caller posing as an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office employee scammed a Birmingham woman out of nearly $1,300 after claiming she had multiple misdemeanor warrants issued for her arrest.

The woman reported to Birmingham police on Monday, October 20, that a caller from an unknown number claimed they were with the sheriff’s office and that the fines for her warrants would be reduced if she made a phone payment.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/phone-scammer-poses-as-sheriff-s-employee

10/27/2025

The Birmingham Planning Board gave its unanimous support during the Wednesday, October 22, meeting to a proposal for a new three-story office building at 36977 Woodward Avenue, recommending approval of the special land use permit on top of approval of the final site plan and design review.

The site, a vacant lot on the corner of Woodward Avenue and Quarton Road, sits adjacent to the recently completed Gasow Veterinary Hospital, and will serve as the office of Investwise Financial. City planner Summer Aldred-Arens noted that the business had addressed nearly all the feedback the board provided during the building’s preliminary site plan review in September.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/planners-back-three-story-office-on-woodward

10/24/2025

Here’s our recommendations for the November 4 election.

BIRMINGHAM CITY COMMISSION: Andrew Haig, Kevin Kozlowski, Doug White.

BALDWIN LIBRARY BOARD: Omar Odeh, Frank Pisano, Danielle Rumple.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS COMMISSION: Alan Ackerman, Brad Baxter, Alice Buckley, Lauren Fisher, Susan McCarthy.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS MILLAGE: Vote YES.

Further details available at https://tinyurl.com/3vb6bfxn.

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