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Tiffany Esshaki

C&G Staff Reporter – Birmingham Bloomfield Eagle

Staff Writer Tiffany Esshaki covers Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township as well as Oakland County Parks and Recreation and Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center. Esshaki has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2011 and attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Oakland Community College. She’s the recipient of several awards from the Michigan Press Association and the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Birmingham retailers eager to reopen

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Birmingham retailers eager to reopen

BIRMINGHAM — In every community around Michigan, even three months after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state, most commerce is at a standstill, school desks sit empty, barstools grow cold, store shelves lie bare.

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The playground at Booth Park in downtown Birmingham sits quiet because of the state’s emergency order that prohibits the use of public recreation facilities.

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
As quarantine restrictions ease, so do police with enforcement

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — We’ve all heard the unnerving anecdotes: officers breaking up basketball games at the park, pulling over bikers out for a ride, ticketing shaggy patrons going for a rogue haircut.

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Newsworthy incidents reported to local police

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Birmingham, Bloomfield Township crime briefs for month of May

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Here are the newsworthy incidents reported to local police during the last few weeks.

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Oakland County Health Division testing

Published May 26, 2020

C&G Newspapers
As the rate of COVID-19 cases falls, testing becomes easier and more vital

OAKLAND COUNTY — Last week, the Oakland County Health Division announced it would expand its drive-thru testing services for all Oakland County residents, symptomatic or not.

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Students get creative to give back

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Virtual babysitting, food and book drives — students get creative to give back

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — Even a global pandemic the likes of which most generations today have never seen — one that has pumped the brakes on final exams, proms and graduation ceremonies — can’t stop Birmingham Public Schools and Bloomfield Hills Schools students from using their talents to help the community.

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Oakland County Parks

Published May 26, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Some good, some sad news from Oakland Parks

OAKLAND COUNTY — The state’s stay-at-home order directed residents to do just that: stay home. But there are some exceptions to that rule, and Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department officials said they hope to help county families ease their stir-craziness with some safe fun in the open air.

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Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Schools in Birmingham, West Bloomfield begin plans to partially reopen in fall

BIRMINGHAM/WEST BLOOMFIELD — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all schools closed to students March 16. Since March 17, anxious parents have waited for any kind of update as to when their kids can get back into the classroom.

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Published May 10, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
BHHS student creates contact-free food donation

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Under normal circumstances, 16-year-old Andrew Zupancic would be wrapping up his sophomore year at Bloomfield Hills High School with projects for his student leadership class and the theater department.

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Published April 30, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Birmingham to open farmers market with ‘drive-thru’ format

BIRMINGHAM — This Sunday, the Birmingham Farmers Market will try to bring a little normal back to the spring season by kicking off its 18th season as planned May 3. But according to the Birmingham Shopping District, which hosts the farmers market, there will be some changes to the usual scene over at public parking Lot 6 this season.

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Published April 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers
How Oakland County policing has changed during the ‘new normal’

OAKLAND COUNTY — “The vast majority of times, if there is a violation, the people don’t know that they’re in violation of the order. The other times people call and there’s no violation. Like, they see people together on their front lawn. Well, you don’t have to social distance from your own family,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

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Published March 30, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle
Birmingham businesses shift gears to give back

BIRMINGHAM — If the COVID-19 virus crisis has taught us anything about the Birmingham community, it's that you can keep folks inside, but you certainly can’t keep them down. 

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Published March 25, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Experts: ‘Only toilet paper down the tubes amid COVID-19’

METRO DETROIT — Throngs of shoppers stocked up on toilet paper and tissues ahead of state-ordered COVID-19 shutdowns, leaving store shelves empty across the country.

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Published March 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Alone together

METRO DETROIT — Every night at 7 p.m., young kiddos in the Birmingham-Bloomfield area snuggle in with their favorite grownups and log in to a virtual meeting room. The families take turns reading their favorite bedtime story to the other kids in the video chat, and before shutting off their computers, they share a nightly prayer.

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Published March 20, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel
St. Clair Shores business community reacts to coronavirus pandemic

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In every community around Michigan, there is an eerie stillness where, not long ago, there was hustle and bustle: School desks sit empty, barstools grow cold, store shelves lie bare.

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Published March 20, 2020

Warren Weekly
Warren, Center Line business community reacts to coronavirus pandemic

WARREN/CENTER LINE — In every community around Michigan, there is an eerie stillness where, not long ago, there was hustle and bustle: School desks sit empty, barstools grow cold, store shelves lie bare.

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The events in our calendar were submitted prior to the coronavirus crisis. As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled. Read More... On March 13, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to cancel all events statewide that involve more than 250 people. It is recommended that you call ahead if you still intend to attend one of these events.

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