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Education
Bloomfield Hills opens school year with 2030 plan
Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
Local Government
Bloomfield trustees award $1.7M safety path contract
Bloomfield Township trustees have awarded a $1.7 million contract to OCG Company to build the 2026 Jan Roncelli Safety Path along Quarton Road, and approved planned routes for 2027 construction as the township continues expanding its safety path network.
Community
Franklin's 81st Labor Day Round Up returns Monday
The Franklin Community Association's 81st Annual Labor Day Round Up brings a parade, midway games, art fair and more to FCA Park on Monday, Sept. 7, with free admission and $2 activity tickets.
Local Government
Army Corps halves budget for SE Michigan flood study
Education
Bloomfield Hills opens school year with 2030 plan
Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
Local Government
Bloomfield trustees award $1.7M safety path contract
Local Government
Army Corps halves budget for SE Michigan flood study
Education
Bloomfield Hills opens school year with 2030 plan
Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
Local Government
Bloomfield trustees award $1.7M safety path contract
Local Government
Army Corps halves budget for SE Michigan flood study
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Bloomfield trustees award $1.7M safety path contract
Bloomfield Township trustees have awarded a $1.7 million contract to OCG Company to build the 2026 Jan Roncelli Safety Path along Quarton Road, and approved planned routes for 2027 construction as the township continues expanding its safety path network.
Local Government
Army Corps halves budget for SE Michigan flood study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cut its Southeast Michigan flood study from $10.5 million to $5 million and will no longer send a formal report to Congress, raising questions for Oakland County communities that have weathered repeated flood disasters.
Local Government
I-696 ramps to I-75 reopen after six-month closure
The westbound I-696 ramps to northbound and southbound I-75 reopened Monday, Aug. 31, after a six-month closure tied to the $250 million Restore the Reuther project, restoring a key connection for Birmingham and Bloomfield-area commuters.
Local Government
Seven candidates set for Beverly Hills council forum
The League of Women Voters Oakland Area will host a candidate forum for the contested Beverly Hills Village Council race on Sept. 22 at Village Hall, one of two forums giving residents a chance to question seven candidates vying for four seats before the Nov. 3 election.
Local Government
Birmingham-Bloomfield voters get November candidate lineup
Oakland County's candidate list names Jeremy Moss, Ethan Baker, and three other candidates in the 11th Congressional District, plus a State Senate race and an Oakland Community College Board contest that will appear on Birmingham and Bloomfield area ballots Nov. 3.
Local Government
No driveway access on four Bloomfield Village streets
Bloomfield Village Green Section Phase 1 paving will completely close Amberly, Endsleigh, Covington Place and Glengarry on Sept. 2–3 with no driveway access, while Phase 2 milling begins during the week of Aug. 31 on Tuckahoe and surrounding streets.
Local Government
Bloomfield Township taxes due Sept. 14, now payable online
Bloomfield Township's summer property taxes are due Monday, Sept. 14, and residents can now pay online through a new portal that launched in May, offering free eCheck payments, autopay and text-to-pay options.
Local Government
Birmingham’s David Trott says he has left GOP
Former U.S. Rep. David Trott, a longtime Birmingham-area resident, said Monday that he has left the Republican Party after years of frustration with the GOP under President Donald Trump.
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Bloomfield Hills opens school year with 2030 plan
Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
Education
Bloomfield Hills Schools completes summer bond, sinking fund work
Bloomfield Hills Schools detailed summer 2026 construction at six buildings funded by Bond 2020 and Sinking Fund 2025, including a secure vestibule at BHHS, parking lot rebuilds at Eastover and Conant, and district-wide tech upgrades.
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Second storm wave pushes Oakland County outages past 113,000
Two rounds of severe storms swept through the Birmingham-Bloomfield area Wednesday night into Thursday, knocking out power for more than 100,000 DTE customers across Oakland County and prompting thunderstorm and flood warnings.
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Franklin's 81st Labor Day Round Up returns Monday
The Franklin Community Association's 81st Annual Labor Day Round Up brings a parade, midway games, art fair and more to FCA Park on Monday, Sept. 7, with free admission and $2 activity tickets.
Community
Actor Matt Kimbrough sings in restored Cranbrook Dining Hall
Character actor Matthew Kimbrough, a 1970 Cranbrook Kingswood graduate known for roles in American Beauty and Mad Men, returned to campus and burst into song upon seeing the newly restored Eliel Saarinen-designed Dining Hall.
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Business
Alisa Peskin-Shepherd named Crain’s notable leader
Bloomfield Hills family law attorney Alisa Peskin-Shepherd, founder of Transitions Legal, has been named a Crain's Detroit Business Notable Leader in the Law for her work in collaborative divorce and mediation.
Business
Shoppe Cozette opens in downtown Birmingham
Birmingham resident Tara Stover has opened Shoppe Cozette at 266 E. Maple Road in downtown Birmingham, bringing women's fashion, home goods, vintage finds and clean beauty products to the former Barbara Boz storefront.
Business
Bev's Bagels opening on Hamilton Row
Chef Max Sussman, a Huntington Woods native and James Beard Award semifinalist, plans to open Bev's Bagels at 283 Hamilton Row in downtown Birmingham in September, filling the former Marrow on the Go space with his acclaimed sourdough bagel concept.
Business
Olga's Kitchen eyes national franchise push
Olga's Kitchen, founded in Birmingham in 1970, is pursuing a national franchise expansion built around its new fast-casual Olga's Fresh concept, which opened its first location in Troy in July 2026.
Business
Family-run Pasteiner's turns Dream Cruise into a business boom
Pasteiner's Auto Zone Hobbies at 33202 Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, now in its 38th year of business, has participated in all 31 Woodward Dream Cruises since the event began in 1995.
Business
U-M class project becomes fact-checking startup Verdict
Bloomfield Hills natives Giulia Pincetti and Natalia Pataq co-founded Verum Technologies at the University of Michigan, launching an app called Verdict that fact-checks claims in seconds before users reshare them.
Business
Little Gym opens in Bloomfield Hills Aug. 1
The Little Gym of Bloomfield Hills, a children's gymnastics and movement center for ages four months to 12 years, holds a free grand-opening event Saturday, Aug. 1, at Kingswood Square Shopping Center on Woodward Avenue.
Business
Griffin Claw earns silver medal for potato vodka
Birmingham's Griffin Claw Brewing Company earned a Silver Medal at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Claw Potato Vodka, made from upcycled potato starch sourced from a local chip producer.
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Seaholm soccer beats Berkley 2-1, improves to 7-0-1
Ronin McLoughlin and Rowan Hanoosh each scored as the No. 5-ranked Seaholm Maples beat Berkley 2-1 on Tuesday, extending their unbeaten start to 7-0-1.
Sports
Bloomfield Hills native Luke Newman makes Bears' 53-man roster
Bloomfield Hills native and Brother Rice graduate Luke Newman made the Chicago Bears' 53-man roster for the 2026 season, competing for a starting guard job after being drafted in the sixth round in 2025.
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Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
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