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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 October 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Luxury service industry pushes on through pandemic

BIRMINGHAM — If there’s one thing the Birmingham-Bloomfield area knows how to do well, it’s relax.

Published October 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Eagle voters expected in record numbers on Election Day

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — If you’ve had just about enough of the contention and stress of this election season, the good news is we’re rounding the corner. It’s almost over.

Published October 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Don’t let isolation lead to stagnation

METRO DETROIT — Many of us, fortunately, have been able to avoid contracting the dangerous COVID-19 virus.

Published October 20, 2020

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Social media serves as saving grace for seniors in COVID era

METRO DETROIT — The list of essential items needed to get through the COVID-19 pandemic goes well beyond personal protection equipment.

Published October 20, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham city manager, assistant manager depart

BIRMINGHAM — As the Birmingham City Commission gears up to start hosting meetings in person again in City Hall chambers, they’ll start with a particularly important task: finding replacements for two roles in the city manager’s office.

Published October 20, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Input continues in Birmingham master plan development

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham master plan that will guide citywide planning through the next 20 years continues to take shape, but it’s not done quite yet.

Published October 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

State, Oakland County see uptick in substance abuse during COVID

OAKLAND COUNTY — Long before the United States was battling the COVID-19 pandemic, an epidemic plagued our neighborhoods and took lives without prejudice.

Published October 5, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Schools begin phase-in process to go back to classrooms

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — So far, the transition to in-person learning for students in the Bloomfield Hills Schools and Birmingham Public Schools districts has been smooth and safe, according to administrators.

Published October 2, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham man struck by vehicle, dies on Maple

BIRMINGHAM — According to police, a 30-year-old Birmingham man died after being struck by a vehicle at Maple Road and Coolidge Highway in the early morning hours of Sept. 22.

Published September 21, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees candidate faces judge for sign theft

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A candidate for the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees appeared before a judge Sept. 11 on charges of stealing campaign signs.

Published September 21, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Board clears Commissioner of ethics violation

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Ethics Board voted 2-1 Sept. 11 to determine that City Commission member Clinton Baller was not in violation of the city’s ethics ordinance following a complaint filed by a resident in late July.

Published September 21, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Vintage Detroit photographs part of BBAC reopening

BIRMINGHAM — On Sept. 11, while most schools were wrapping up their first week of virtual classes, the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center was taking its first steps to open its doors again for in-person adult class, workshops, and — in true BBAC style — not-to-be-missed exhibitions from talented local artists.

Published September 21, 2020

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Garden club to host first-ever Halloween event

TROY/BIRMINGHAM — As the old saying goes, “When one door closes, another one opens.” That’s the mentality the Troy Garden Club has this fall following a summer of social distancing and, unfortunately, the cancelation of its 46th annual Garden Walk in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published September 21, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Annual Men’s Health event moves online, drive-thru

METRO DETROIT — If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything, it’s that our health is never something to take for granted.

Published September 8, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

State, county clerks outline absentee voting process

METRO DETROIT — Early voting, mail in voting, absentee voting, in-person absentee voting, in-person precinct voting on Election Day. There’s a whole lot of ways to do one really important thing.