Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Published March 22, 2021

Clawson domestic shooting results in 2 dead, 1 injured

CLAWSON — According to police, a 15-year-old Clawson Public Schools student is dead after a domestic shooting at the hands of her stepfather, who is also dead by suicide, and a neighbor is recovering after suffering a gunshot wound to her leg.

Published March 20, 2021

West Bloomfield man with autism has artwork featured on shirts

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Feople around the world turn to art as a way to express their emotions. West Bloomfield resident Sam Morris is a local example of someone who has used his creativity as a cathartic outlet.

Ford Field in Detroit will be used as a mass vaccination center to administer vaccines for COVID-19.

Published March 19, 2021

Mass COVID-19 vaccination site installed at Ford Field

DETROIT — On March 12, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that an eight-week mass vaccination site with the capacity to administer 6,000 doses each day will open on Wednesday, March 24, at Ford Field in Detroit to serve Michigan residents.

Published March 19, 2021

Reports detail harassment, hate aimed at Asian Americans

METRO DETROIT — As COVID-19 spread across the country over the last year, so did an ugly wave of hate.

Published March 18, 2021

Avondale School District moves bond projects forward this summer

ROCHESTER/TROY/BLOOMFIELD — The Avondale School District will begin construction projects at its middle and high school this summer.

Published March 17, 2021

Bloomfield library director retires

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — After 43 years in the library biz, Bloomfield Township Public Library Director Carol Mueller will stamp her last book slip this May and head into retirement.

Published March 17, 2021

Second grader gets cooking to help local foster kids

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Harper Schlagheck, 8, of Bloomfield Hills, is part of a family that emphasizes the importance of service to others. She talks a lot about how she wants to “make others feel loved.”

Published March 17, 2021

Local Realtors discuss current market conditions

METRO DETROIT — Local Realtor John Cotter recently described the current real estate market as a little crazy.

Published March 17, 2021

Report: Birmingham crime rates hit historic lows in 2020

BIRMINGHAM — A lot of people stayed at home and out of the workplace in 2020. As it turns out, criminals did the same.

Published March 17, 2021

The Arc of Oakland County announces new leadership

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Arc of Oakland County, a Troy-based nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities and intellectual impairments, will soon see a change of leadership.

Published March 17, 2021

Senior leaguers get ready to play ball in Warren

METRO DETROIT — If you ask Bob O’Brien how long he’s played ball, he’s quick to tell you.

Published March 17, 2021

Fitness goes hybrid too

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, gyms and fitness studios have had to get creative to sculpt their clients’ work-from-home physiques from a distance.

Nicolina Buccilli picked up Macomb Intermediate School District STEM consultant Mark Muzzin in a TG-7A motor glider, flying from Detroit City Airport to Romeo State Airport in October 2020.

Published March 15, 2021

IAM junior one of fewer than 700 teen female pilots in United States

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nicolina Buccilli, a 16-year-old International Academy of Macomb junior from New Baltimore, is part of a select group of people: she is one of 691 female pilots in the 16-19 age range in the country.

A chart illustrates responses to a survey by the Michigan Women’s Commission from 642 participants about whom they would prefer to take care of their children during and post pandemic.

Published March 12, 2021

Michigan Women’s Commission releases pandemic child care survey results

METRO DETROIT — On Feb. 12, the Michigan Women’s Commission released results from a survey that sought to answer how parents were handling child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, who they prefer to provide care during and after the pandemic, and what would make them feel comfortable sending their kids outside the home.

Published March 11, 2021

New grads face altered landscape during COVID-19

OAKLAND COUNTY — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the job market continues to suffer.

Published March 10, 2021

BPS superintendent resigns after medical leave

BIRMINGHAM — It’s been about five months since Birmingham Public Schools Superintendent Mark Dziatczak said he would step away from his role for an extended medical leave but didn’t share many more details than that.

Published March 10, 2021

Birmingham creates new ‘workshops’ for public comment

BIRMINGHAM — As Birmingham gets ready to kick off one of the largest projects included in the parks and recreation bond, it has announced the creation of a special forum to gather residential input on current city topics.

Published March 10, 2021

Troy, Oakland County commemorate one year since pandemic arrived

TROY/OAKLAND COUNTY — This time last year, many Michiganders across the state were hearing for the first time that the novel coronavirus had arrived in Michigan.