Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Published June 10, 2021

Quadriplegic DJ/songwriter’s first music video produced with local foundation’s help

METRO DETROIT — Local 22-year-old DJ and songwriter Anna Pannell, or DJ Malika, from Ypsilanti, has never let the physical limitations of being paralyzed stop her from pursuing her dreams, even when it comes to uncharted territory.

Published June 9, 2021

Bloomfield Township, Birmingham sign onto mental health embed

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/BIRMINGHAM — In partnership with the Oakland County Health Network, the police departments of Bloomfield Township, Birmingham and Auburn Hills will soon launch a mental health embed that will employ a clinician to respond to mental health crises.

Published June 9, 2021

Find stress relief, satisfaction in gardening

METRO DETROIT — Remember the frenzy that took place in spring of 2020, when Michiganders rushed to their local home and garden shops to buy all sorts of goodies to make their spaces sparkle?

Published June 9, 2021

Bloomfield Township uses grant to plant 50 trees along Rouge River

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Fifty new trees are headed to Bloomfield Township, thanks to the municipality’s membership in the Alliance of Rouge Communities, with the hope that they’ll reduce runoff into the Rouge River.

Published June 8, 2021

Active shooter terrorizes drivers in Southfield, Beverly Hills

SOUTHFIELD/BEVERLY HILLS — Police officers were dispatched on a report of shots fired on Evergreen Road, near 13 Mile, around 3:37 p.m. May 14.

Bees in the D President Brian Peterson-Roest inspects a beehive frame, looking for eggs to ensure the queen bee is healthy. Bees in the D maintains four beehives on the rooftop of Shinola Hotel in Detroit.

Published June 8, 2021

Bills aim to save state’s pollinators by banning new pesticides on public land

METRO DETROIT — Two new Michigan House bills have been introduced in an effort to save the state’s bees, butterflies and other native pollinators.

Published June 8, 2021

Chevy Camaro is all in the family

METRO DETROIT — In April 1970, Carol Alex, of Warren, Ohio, purchased a shiny burgundy 1969 Chevrolet Camaro 307.

Published June 8, 2021

Maple Theater celebrates reopening with fundraiser for local kids

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Most of us have spent the past year cooped up at home streaming endless marathons of movies and television shows.

Published June 7, 2021

Dream Cruise a go Aug. 21

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — You can’t keep an engine in idle for too long. You’ve gotta step on the gas and let that baby roar. After a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woodward Dream Cruise is accelerating forward to bring the event back Aug. 21.

Published June 6, 2021

Report analyzes cost of living and the difficulty of meeting it in southeastern Michigan

METRO DETROIT — Each year, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan releases a report that analyzes the state of poverty and living expenses in the southeastern Michigan area.

Published June 4, 2021

USPBL celebrates five-year anniversary

UTICA — Though COVID-19 presented plenty of obstacles to the United Shore Professional Baseball League, the league is still going strong, kicking off its fifth year May 28 at Jimmy John’s Field.

Southfield partnered with the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency to put on a financial education webinar May 20. Topics discussed included credit reporting agencies, credit scoring and credit laws, as well as ways to build and repair your credit history and knowing what to do in the event of identity theft.

Published May 29, 2021

Local groups promote free financial education

OAKLAND COUNTY — A poor credit score will make securing a loan, receiving utility services, paying bills and maybe even getting a job a lot harder than they need to be.

Published May 28, 2021

TIA, victim’s families advocate for hands-free Senate legislation

METRO DETROIT — As a mother, everything changed for Laurel Zimmerman on Dec. 28, 2010, the day her 16-year-old daughter Ally Zimmerman was fatally injured in a crash involving a distracted driver.

Published May 27, 2021

Beaumont offers Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15

METRO DETROIT — After being one of the first children to receive her first dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine at the Beaumont Service Center, in Southfield, Megan Sims, 13, now wants to advocate for other children her age to get vaccinated as well.

Published May 26, 2021

Officials hopeful Fisher Road will get grant for repairs

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials are again showing their support for work on Fisher Road that would be partially paid for with a state grant.

Published May 26, 2021

Prepare for post-pandemic pet separation anxiety

METRO DETROIT — With lockdown restrictions easing up and more people returning to work, going back to school or taking vacations, some dogs accustomed to the constant presence of their humans may experience different levels of separation anxiety.

Published May 26, 2021

Secondhand shines during pandemic

METRO DETROIT — If you haven’t wanted to do any secondhand shopping for the past year, who could blame you? Folks have been doing their best to keep their hands to themselves and stop the spread of germs for fear of contracting COVID-19.

Published May 26, 2021

Ford collection keeps cruising memories alive

METRO DETROIT — Don Olson’s backyard is like visiting a Ford museum.

Published May 26, 2021

Cyclists celebrate Men’s Health with group ride at Griffin Claw

BIRMINGHAM — Each fall, Birmingham urologist Michael Lutz hosts a huge expo with free disease screenings for metro Detroit men in need.

Published May 25, 2021

Suspected fatal hit-and-run driver arrested

BIRMINGHAM — More than nine months after an unknown suspect left the scene of a fatal car accident in downtown Birmingham, police have been able to track down the driver they believe to be responsible.