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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.

Published August 19, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham swears in new fire chief

BIRMINGHAM — With 21 years with the Birmingham Fire Department under his belt, there’s a good chance that if you’re a Birmingham resident, you’ve seen firefighter Paul Wells around town.

Published August 19, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township to explore changing to superintendent governance

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — “I really thought this election was over. I guess not,” Bloomfield Township Supervisor Leo Savoie said during the regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting Aug. 12.

Published August 18, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

25 is a banner year for Dream Cruise

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — Frank Lopiccolo, of Troy, and Joe Chagnon, of Macomb Township, are Corvette guys.

Published August 16, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Ferndale’s Coulter appointed county executive

OAKLAND COUNTY — From strategic resignations to furtive text messages, the battle to hold the majority of power in Oakland County has been a brutal one for the past several weeks.

Published August 16, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Harmful — but not toxic — algae confirmed in West Bloomfield

OAKLAND COUNTY — As reports come in from across the country of pets dying after ingesting blue-green algae found in lakes, the Oakland County Health Division is reminding residents that the same thing could happen here if we’re not careful.

Published August 14, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Are part-time jobs still part of adolescence?

METRO DETROIT — Is a part-time job a rite of passage for students, or a thing of the past?

Published August 13, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham N.O.W. prop fails at the polls

BIRMINGHAM — The nays have it. A contentious ballot proposal for a $57.4 million bond to replace and expand the North Old Woodward parking structure was defeated with 68% of the vote Aug. 6.

Published August 13, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield voters say no to public safety SAD

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Asked whether residents would prefer a special assessment tax to maintain township services or pay for retiree benefits with budget cuts — including the elimination of public safety positions — the voters were clear: Make the cuts.

Published August 13, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Born and raised on Detroit jazz

METRO DETROIT — Hugh Smith III, the co-owner of Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, said he sifts through hundreds of emails a day from musicians around the country who want to play at his club.

Published August 7, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Truck spill causes backups on Telegraph

FRANKLIN — According to Chief Dan Roberts of the Franklin-Bingham Farm Police Department, a commercial vehicle spilled its load onto the Telegraph, south of 14 Mile, just before 11 a.m. Aug. 5.

Published August 7, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Van Pelt takes a top spot in county government

OAKLAND COUNTY — Laurie Van Pelt, the Oakland County director of management, budget and chief financial officers, was named the deputy county executive Aug. 5. She is the first woman to hold the title.

Published August 6, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham N.O.W. prop fails at the polls

BIRMINGHAM — A contentious ballot proposal for a $57.4 million bond to replace and expand the North Old Woodward parking structure was defeated with 68% of the vote Aug. 6.

Published August 6, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield voters say no to public safety SAD

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Asked whether they would prefer a special assessment tax to maintain township services or pay for retiree benefits with budget cuts — including the elimination of public safety positions — the voters were clear: Make the cuts.

Published August 6, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Holy Dream Cruise, Batman!

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD/PONTIAC — When Bloomfield Township resident Barry Barber takes his classic concept car — a Lincoln Futura with a 383 Chevy Hydro torque engine — on the road, he gets more than just gawkers. He gets fanatics.

Published August 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson dies at 80

OAKLAND COUNTY — Before dawn Aug. 3, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson passed away in his Independence Township home, surrounded by family and friends.