Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Published September 14, 2018

METRO DETROIT/HOLLY — The huzzahs were halted briefly last week when the Oakland County Health Division was notified of a confirmed case of hepatitis A at the Michigan Renaissance Festival.

Pictured earlier this summer in a training exercise, U.S. Coast Guard members are traveling to assist with rescue operations from Hurricane Florence.

Published September 13, 2018

Local Coast Guard members travel to assist with Hurricane Florence rescues

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit sent help to the eastern seaboard to help with search and rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Florence, which made landfall Sept. 14.

Published September 12, 2018

Experts tout early childhood programs for public schools

METRO DETROIT — Across metro Detroit, child care options available to public school families are getting some major upgrades with transitional pre-kindergarten instruction at various levels in one comprehensive facility — and, in some cases, year-round schedules.Read More

Published September 12, 2018

Designers mix vintage, modern in historic Detroit mansion

DETROIT — From hand-carved woodwork and moldings to a built-in pipe organ, the Charles T. Fisher Mansion in Detroit’s Boston Edison District is an example of the gracious homes once occupied by the city’s auto barons.

Published September 11, 2018

Make the grade on school bus safety

METRO DETROIT — Properly stopping and driving carefully around school buses is a lesson too important to fail.

Published September 10, 2018

Pages come to life outside at second annual Read in the Park

BIRMINGHAM/BEVERLY HILLS — The event is called Read in the Park, but it’s so much more than just enjoying a good book under a shady tree.

Published September 10, 2018

Village sets sight on five-year road plan

BEVERLY HILLS — An ambitious new plan aims to tackle one of the village’s biggest irritants: road repair. Ninety percent of the village’s local roads are in fair to poor condition, states a recent pavement surface evaluation and rating study — known as PASER — by engineering firm Hubbell, Roth and Clark.

Published September 10, 2018

Telegraph among roads impacted by construction union lockout

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Sept. 5 came and went, and despite the best-laid plans, the scheduled roadwork on Telegraph Road never began.

Published September 10, 2018

Home tour to showcase dramatic transformations

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD/FRANKLIN — This year’s Michigan Design Center home tour features designer solutions to décor dilemmas.

Published September 10, 2018

SOCRRA introduces tool to teach users what is recyclable

OAKLAND COUNTY — Since many of us were in grade school, recycling has been pounded into our brains as one of the most important steps we can take to preserve our environment.

Published September 7, 2018

Behind the Wheel: Restoration gives new life to uncommon vehicles

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights resident Don Filipski said he has always gravitated toward “odd or unusual little cars,” so it’s no surprise that his garage holds two such vehicles — a 1957 Cushman Truckster and a 1959 King Midget.

Published September 5, 2018

Horseback riding can renew physical, mental strength for kids

METRO DETROIT — Variety, the Children’s Charity of Detroit, has offered its 4-H Handicap Horseback Riding Program for children with cognitive and physical challenges for 40 years.

Published September 5, 2018

Oversized florals, gem tones define fall décor

METRO DETROIT — As the dog days of summer signal the season’s last hurrah, design experts are preparing to usher in autumn with new and existing trends.

Published August 31, 2018

The Community House creates board, opportunities for teens

BIRMINGHAM — As The Community House inches ever closer to a century of service, its leadership is looking to take the center and its invaluable programing into the future with a new generation.

Published August 31, 2018

More exhibits bloom for annual Art in the Elements

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — You could say that last year’s inaugural Art in the Elements exhibition was a success: The number of interested artists wanting to participate has doubled this time around.

Published August 31, 2018

Lane closures continue at 13 Mile and Lahser

BEVERLY HILLS — A Consumers Energy project at 13 Mile and Lahser roads will result in lane closures for at least two months.

Published August 31, 2018

Buckthorn eradication planned

BEVERLY HILLS — Village officials are planning an ambitious project to eradicate invasive buckthorn from the woods in Beverly Park.

Published August 31, 2018

Birmingham Museum seeks public input for historical landscape plans

BIRMINGHAM — History isn’t restricted to just artifacts that sit behind glass. The natural elements and significant structures surrounding the Birmingham Museum are worth treasuring and preserving too.

Published August 28, 2018

With summer ending, road agencies progress on work

METROIT DETROIT — Oakland and Macomb counties’ road commissions scratched beyond the surface of their scheduled road repair tasks for this construction season, but they say many projects still have months to go.