BIRMINGHAM — This year, staff and administrators at Birmingham Public Schools spent part of their summer preparing for the upcoming year through a leadership planning event.

BIRMINGHAM — Everything Birmingham has to offer will soon be displayed online through 360-degree images, drone footage, videos and graphics in the Skyway Interactive virtual tour of Birmingham.

METRO DETROIT — Incubators and accelerators sound like technical terms, but they can also make business sense.

BINGHAM FARMS — The village of Bingham Farms will come together for the second year for its Family Fest Aug. 13.

BIRMINGHAM — During a recent Birmingham City Commission meeting, the commission passed a resolution directing the Engineering Department to proceed with the final design of the Westwood, Raynale and Oak Street project to include sewer and water improvements.

BIRMINGHAM — The Woodward Dream Cruise has taken metro Detroit back to the ‘50s and ‘60s since 1995.

BINGHAM FARMS — Barbara Yolles-Ludwig started Ludwig Plus in 2019 to save her team from layoffs.

BIRMINGHAM — The Village Players is the third oldest community theater in Michigan, its history dating back to 1922.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills-born Jason Boschan has run a marathon on every continent with “Run4Papa” written on his hand.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The city of Bloomfield Hills asks residents who are connected to the water system to follow a series of new irrigation guidelines this summer after finding a deficient water valve that provides water throughout the city.

BIRMINGHAM — In the 1970s a few businesses in downtown Birmingham decided to initiate a “Night on the Town” event as a way to clear out summer merchandise.

BIRMINGHAM — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Michigan’s Age-Friendly Action Plan lays out goals and objectives for supporting adults 50 and older.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Dance Mobility’s Adapted Ballroom Dance Competition — the first of its kind in the United States — will take place at Roeper Lower School in Bloomfield Hills July 16.

BIRMINGHAM — In pursuit of a safer community for pedestrians, the city of Birmingham plans to install a pedestrian crosswalk at Woodward Avenue, connecting the south side of Brown Street to the south side of Forest Avenue.

BIRMINGHAM — Old homes in Birmingham are cherished by many for the unique character they bring to the city and its neighborhood.