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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 September 17, 2019

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Local doctor looks back on nine years of free men’s health screenings

BIRMINGHAM — Dr. Michael Lutz is a urologist. He has, unfortunately, seen lots of cases of prostate cancer in his day.

Published September 9, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Build a Scarecrow event returns to downtown Franklin

FRANKLIN — There aren’t many wheat fields left in the village of Franklin these days, but tradition is tradition. It’s fall, and it’s time to build a scarecrow.

Published September 9, 2019

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Birmingham Farmers Market to celebrate Harvest Festival

BIRMINGHAM — Ah, late August and early September. It’s a time of year when you’re not sure if you should be in shorts or a sweater, and tailgating could just as easily be on a beach as it could be in a parking lot before the big football game.

Published September 9, 2019

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Groups focus on student mental health efforts

OAKLAND COUNTY — Smartphones and the internet do not an easy childhood make.

Published September 9, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham House Tour unlocks new local homes

BIRMINGHAM — If the changing fall colors have you inspired to make some changes to the palette or design of your home, there’s good news: The annual Birmingham House Tour will return this Thursday, Sept. 12.

Published September 5, 2019

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As seasons shift gears, bicyclists get unique view of fall color

Take one road, add two wheels and hundreds of colors. The result is an outdoor fall experience that you can only enjoy in Michigan.

Published August 30, 2019

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Street Art Fair to benefit Common Ground

BIRMINGHAM — Like it or not, summer is coming to a close. So we might as well make the most of it and celebrate with one of Birmingham’s favorite fall kickoff events: the 45th annual Birmingham Street Art Fair.

Published August 30, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

‘Dear Class of 2032’: Parents pen touching letters to incoming kindergartners

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/TOWNSHIP — “Be fair. If you do something wrong, admit it. And make a plan to fix it.”

Published August 30, 2019

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Animal welfare among the first programs scrapped in township

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Before the year ends, Bloomfield Township residents will permanently bid farewell to three popular municipal programs, with even more destined for the chopping block.

Published August 29, 2019

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Root to stem: How cooks can avoid food waste this harvest season

We’ve all done it: thrown out that cucumber or head of lettuce that sat, forgotten, at the back of the refrigerator until it was past its prime.

Published August 26, 2019

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Chambers named first female chief deputy county executive

OAKLAND COUNTY — Not long after former Ferndale Mayor David Coulter was named the new Oakland County executive, he announced his pick for his chief deputy.

Published August 26, 2019

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Artwork ‘pops’ up around Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Public Arts Board has been busy this summer maintaining and adding artwork to neighborhoods around the city, and one piece downtown that just popped up has created a lot of buzz.

Published August 19, 2019

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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

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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.