BIRMINGHAM — Jana Ecker has been unanimously selected by the Birmingham City Commission as the next Birmingham city manager.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man with a long list of felonies is once again in trouble with the law — this time in Bloomfield Township, police said.

BIRMINGHAM — Over 25 businesses will be participating in this year’s Spring Stroll event in downtown Birmingham. Adults and children alike are invited to the Spring Stroll on Saturday, April 15.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills High School recently released an apology in regard to Palestinian American attorney and activist Huwaida Arraf’s speech during a diversity assembly for all BHHS students. 

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts will no longer be moved to the Roosevelt school.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — An in-home aide has been charged after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly woman she was hired to help.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Stanley Natchez is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Indigenous artist who is currently featured at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. The exhibit titled “Indian Without Reservation” opened March 10 and will be displayed until April 20.

BIRMINGHAM — For the 38th year, artists of various mediums will be displayed at The Community House’s “Our Town Art Show and Sale” in downtown Birmingham.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — If the stage of a state finals hockey game wasn’t enough to bring the crowd to their feet, a rematch of the 2021 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Finals game was enough momentum to create an electric environment.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS —  With an opportunity to acquire land to grow the Johnson Nature Center, Bloomfield Hills Schools is building a draft recreation master plan and asking for the community’s input.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Village Club for the Real Estate Forecast Breakfast March 9.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Stanley Natchez is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Indigenous artist who is currently featured at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. The exhibit titled “Indian Without Reservation” opened March 10 and will be displayed until April 20.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A new program is hoping to bring mental health help and training to young children throughout Oakland County’s school districts.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Public Library has adopted a new long-term strategic plan that will serve as a guide for the library through 2025.

BIRMINGHAM — Opening night for the Birmingham Village Players’ performance of “Lend Me a Tenor” will be March 10.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills girls basketball could only improve after finishing 3-17 and in the abyss of the Oakland Activities Association-White division, but how much, was the question.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Cool Math Games website any 2000s kid would remember from school was the ultimate form of free time in the classroom, but for Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood senior Michelle Hua, it was the ultimate test when it came to creating her own game.

BIRMINGHAM — The Junior League of Birmingham brings together Oakland County women to make a positive impact in their community.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Local chef Mike Eckles recently competed against 10 other chefs for $100,000 in “Pressure Cooker,” a Netflix cooking competition show. Eckles grew up in Bloomfield Hills and went to Lahser High School.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Like many other police agencies across the state, the Bloomfield Township Police Department is losing more officers than it can hire.