Headlines
Updates
Latest Headlines in Detail
Red-Hot Fashions, Accessories Get Hearts Pumpin'
Oakland Township Patch
Feb 06As Diane Harris of My House of Style peruses her wares in her inviting Birmingham boutique, she contemplates the popularity of the color red. “Red is such a beautiful and strong color,” notes the purveyor of jewelry and great boxes and bags in which to... »
Library Picks: 'Contagion,' 'The Big Year'
Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch
Feb 01Editor's Note: In November, Bloomfield Hills residents narrowly passed a a 0.39-mill levy to fund a three-year contract with the Baldwin Public Library, giving them a library to call their own after several years and two previous millage attempts. Ther... »
Groups to Boycott Starbucks Over Stances on Gay Rights, Guns
Birmingham Patch
Feb 01Some religious and political groups are urging Starbucks customers to grab their morning coffee elsewhere in light of the company's stance on gay marriage and its policy on guns. USA Christian Ministries, a group boycotting Starbucks for its recent sup... »
Tuesday Highlights: Lahser, Royal Oak Boys Win Close Division Basketball Games
Birmingham Patch
Feb 01* home team in CAPS TUESDAY Boys Basketball Athens over STONEY CREEK,73-55 Troy Athens' top scorer Marcarius Coakley played sparingly Tuesday night, but it didn’t matter. The Red Hawks cruised to a 73-55 win on the road over Rochester Stoney Creek. Co... »
Signing Day Looming For Local Football Stars
Birmingham Patch
Jan 31High schools in Oakland County will celebrate National Signing Day on Wednesday for their football athletes with press events throughout the day. Feb. 1 is the first day student-athletes who play football can sign their National Letters of Intent (NLI)... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
The Road to Redemption - The Holy Spirit (3)
First Visions
Jan 30Our discussion of the role of the Holy Spirit has been, up to this point, pretty tame. We have looked at the work of the Spirit in everything from creation, to the empowerment of the prophets to its role at Pentecost in forming the early church. Wh... »
Governor to address state’s future at Chamber Government Forecast
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber Blog
Jan 30As I write, the weather continues to defy any rational explanation. It is raining – again – and forecasts continue to predict above-average temperatures for the foreseeable future. So much for The Old Farmer’s Almanac.Michigan’s weather is only one of ... »
[News] Amazing Jase How Sweet This Sounds
Right Michigan
Jan 24via detnews.com State House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, said Friday that the House wants to wait until after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's federal health reforms to decide its next steps on the exchange. "The governor and... »
ATTORNEY SAYS CONNECTING OTHERS IS HOW SHE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber Blog
Jan 18Lori T. Williams named Ambassador of the YearBirmingham, MICH., January 18, 2012 – The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber has named Lori T. Williams, Owner and Managing Attorney of Your Legal Resource, PLLC as Ambassador of the Year for 2011.“Volunteers are... »
Governor to speak at chamber meeting
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber Blog
Jan 18Gov. Rick Snyder will be the keynote speaker at the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber's Government Forecast breakfast scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17, at the Townsend Hotel.Snyder is expected to speak on his first year as governor, and discuss his plans for ... »