BIRMINGHAM Fifteen-year-old Maddie Gold has spent the last 12 years skating and making memories at the Birmingham Ice Sports Arena. Now, she has used her passion for art to create a mural to be displayed in the arena’s studio party room.
Leaders hope to leave 2020 behind in healthier, more stable year
There are dozens of office buildings on Telegraph Road in Bingham Farms, and many have lost tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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OAKLAND COUNTY On Jan. 1, the world celebrated the start of a new year.
But let’s get real: We were really toasting the end and good riddance of 2020, a year filled with illnesses, upheaval and general misery.
Alas, we get a chance to start over and keep working toward something better. That’s just what leaders around the Eagle’s coverage area plan to do with the next 11 months.
Birmingham’s new yet notably experienced City Manager Tom Markus is getting a kick out of running into new and old friends, employees and supporters.
He was city manager for Birmingham, one of Michigan’s wealthier communities, from 1989 to 2010, and recently returned to the power position after more years of city management in both Iowa and Kansas.
“Birmingham is an exceptional community that has managed its affairs very well,” Markus said. “We have a number of boards and commissions with engaged citizens. I’m confident that we will rebound (from the pandemic) quite well. It’s great to be back.”