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Birmingham bike festival cancelled; consultant on parking sought by committee; Roasting Plant won't be opening; first quarterly review in Bloomfield; W. Maple web and app launched; 200 cemetery plots to be sold; plus more.

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ver the last couple of election cycles, Downtown Publications has been extending the slate of offices for which we provide not only coverage but also our editorial opinions or endorsements.

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Until now, we have really stayed focused on purely local elections at the city, village and township level, and then county commission and the Michigan House and Senate local districts. But, for 2016, we will be extending ourselves a bit further by including the main full-time offices at the county level – county executive, clerk, treasurer and sheriff.

Against that backdrop it was interesting to see what in recent weeks has been unfolding for the office of county clerk, now held by Democrat Lisa Brown, formerly a state Representative from West Bloomfield. Not one but two candidates on the GOP side have already announced in advance of next spring's filing deadline that they are seeking to run against the incumbent – Bill Bullard Jr. (we all remember the name from any number of offices he has held) and Rochester Hills City Clerk Tina Barton, new to the world of elective offices.

I first encountered Republican Bill Bullard Jr. in the 1978-1982 period when he was a trustee and then supervisor in Highland Township in the lakes area of Oakland. I followed him as he served in the Michigan House and Senate, then during his time on the county board of commissioners, with six years spent as chairman of the board.

In 2010 he was appointed as Oakland County Clerk when Ruth Johnson exited to take the Michigan Secretary of State office after the fall elections. Bullard lost his run for election to the post at the end of two years when he was challenged by now-county clerk Brown, some say in part due to his less-than-enthusiastic campaign that year. Brown could also thank the Obama coattails in the 2012 election and the controversy, with the ensuing local, state-wide and national media coverage, surrounding her use of the word “vagina” on the floor of the Michigan House where she was opposing an anti-abortion bill. The proverbial you-know-what hit the fan when chamber leaders barred her from speaking in the House for breaking the rules of “decorum.” Yes, the same house where a noted southeast Michigan Senator, inebriated, walked across the top of a conference table during a caucus meeting in the late 1970's; the same House that in 2015 has given us the sordid controversy/affair involving Reps. Todd Corser-Cindy Gamrat, they of Tea Party fame.

So Bullard, a lawyer now doing a stint with an Oakland law firm,

has decided to announce for the county clerk's post once again after having formally filed an election committee in mid January of this year. He is joined by Barton, serving as a municipal clerk in Rochester Hills since 2013, and prior to that as Bloomfield Township Deputy Clerk for eight years under Jan Roncelli, considered one of the leading clerks in the county who narrowly – and I mean very narrowly – lost out on the appointment as county clerk when circuit court judges voted to name Bullard to that spot.

As the logic goes, Republicans are expecting a stronger showing than they had in the 2012 election when President Obama took Oakland County by 53.4 percent of the overall vote. Following him into office in Oakland were Democrats Brown along with current Oakland Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash (a total shock to many in both parties), both of whom interestingly enough had nearly the same percentage of votes as Obama in the county, which clearly in recent elections, based on university board of regents numbers, is trending Democratic.

It should prove interesting to hear just why first-term county clerk Brown should not be returned to office. For the sake of the office and the service it provides to thousands in Oakland, this will be an important election that hopefully will focus more on the mechanics of running the clerk's office.

But there could be (although should not be) an idealogical side to this election, much of which is disguised under the mantel of protecting or improving the election process but really comes down to which political party – usually the one in power – can push their viewpoint to influence change that improves the outcome of future elections to benefit either Republicans or Democrats.

Bullard has already interjected ideology – you know, the sanctity of the ballot box issue (less than 20 cases in Oakland where 450,000650,000 votes are cast each election), as someone suggested just prior to press time, in hopes of energizing the conservative base in the GOP. But he has to make it beyond the Republican primary, against a female candidate with the bonafides when it comes to training and certification as a municipal clerk and what I hear is both an ambitious agenda and an undaunted acceptance of the fact that it will take some serious cash to defeat Bullard.

I am anxious to see how the race shapes up and plays out for the county clerk's office in 2016 and whether ideology or the functioning of the office is the center of debate, as it should be.

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INCOMING Testament to Downtown It is a testament to your excellent magazine that a copycat might come along. However, there is no comparison.

That magazine could be called "Downtown Lite".

I would think the publisher of that magazine would be embarrassed to be such a copycat. I find it irritating.

Thank you for your magazine – a monthly treat. I read it from end to end, though barely skimming the social section (Social Lights).

I enjoy the in-depth articles and the thoughtful political analysis.

Keep up the good work.

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Golf course land taxes Wow, I was struck by what a low percentage (4 percent) was presented as the overall calculation of the tax exempt real property in the Birmingham/ Bloomfield area (August/ Downtown) Why does that seem like it should be more? That got me thinking: Did you include private, membership-only golf courses such as Oakland Hills, Birmingham Athletic Club, Bloomfield Hills Country Club, among several others?

Perhaps I overlooked these in Kevin Elliott's article, but aren't these 501(c)(7) organizations also legally entitled to a tax exemption on their real property?

That's an awful lot of florescent green acreage out there that could conceivably add to the total land mass not generating tax revenues.

And of course that suggests another topic which you have previously broached: water resources. Do golf courses have an intrinsic right to deplete the water table in an area via private wells? (Noted: fire hose-like torrents watering those greens and fairways.)

And lastly, is the fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide runoffs from these large tracts of manicured land fairly considered in light of the damage they

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As always, thanks for your thoughtprovoking coverage in each issue.

Charlton Burch Bloomfield Hills (Publisher's note: After receiving your letter, we checked with county tax authorities and land at all golf courses (non-municipal) is taxable. Rest assured that your other questions will be topics for future editorial planning sessions.)

Tax free land, SMART Thanks for your tax free properties article (August/Downtown). I rejoice that some proposed legislation may whittle down the list.

Some years ago I had a tax-free parking lot in Birmingham. I purchased residential property behind an alley, moved the house and built a 25-car, paved parking lot on east Humphrey near Woodward with fancy brick walls on three sides – and a mini-park with a bench and lovely plantings next to the sidewalk.

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Today the annual taxes on the parking lot are $12,000 plus – and I rejoice that I no longer own any Birmingham properties.

Meanwhile, it was sad to read, yet again, that our neighboring community Bloomfield Hills continues to opt-out of SMART (July/Downtown).

I drive Woodward every day and often see older and disadvantaged people struggling to walk along muddy and dangerous slopes.

A community with a heart would not only welcome SMART, but also have safety paths leading to the benches at every bus stop.

Richard Rosenbaum Bloomfield Township

Home schooling issue While I applaud your nice article on homeschooling (August/Downtown), it is still the "same ole, same ole” that no one addresses the "child left behind.”

Even though someone "signs" the paper, what would it hurt to follow-up and be sure the child is educated. It is too, too late for my granddaughter, but I know there are others who are not being properly homeschooled.

I have been trying for over four years to get this addressed and it falls on deaf ears. It sickens me that know one cares and just don't want to challenge this issue.

Joyce Burns Walled Lake

Choose leaders wisely All facets of the media are bombarding U.S. citizens with news of presidential candidates for 2016.

As we research the policies, values, accomplishments, goals of the many possible candidates, I suggest we do the same for potential state candidates.

Governor Synder and the Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives continue to disappoint me.

They did not solve the problem of the horrible roads in our state; taxpayers bear the brunt. They discontinued tax credits for the fledging, growing film industry in Michigan. In June the governor signed legislation that allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to serve same-sex couples or unmarried couples.

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FACES Diane Orley and Linda Aikens he George Orley Mental Wellness Initiative (GOMWI) honors Diane and Randy Orley’s son, George, who tragically lost his life to suicide in August of 2013, at age 20, when he was a student at the University of Michigan. Earlier this year, Diane turned her grief into action by founding GOMWI with friend Linda Aikens, who has known others who’ve committed suicide, and has a family member who has struggled with depression.

The purpose of GOMWI is to shatter the stigma associated with mental illness, and to that end, Orley and Aikens fundraise, spread awareness, and provide support. “The first year (from when George passed) was shock, and getting used to it. The second year has been more about making change and helping the next kid,” Orley said. GOMWI’s launch was held at the Townsend Hotel in February, and included speakers from the Wolverine Support Network (WSN), a peer-to-peer group at U of M aimed at empowering individuals struggling with mental wellbeing.

At the inaugural fundraiser, Orley shared her story of losing George, and Aikens shared about the loss of her father. When the floor was open for discussion, “It just became a big therapy session at the Townsend. People loved the opportunity to share their stories with people who are sympathetic and understanding,” Aikens said. That event raised $50,000 for their cause.

The two friends met about seven years ago as Cranbrook “school moms,” said Orley, a resident of Bloomfield Township who has a 24-year-old daughter and 19-year-old son who is currently attending U of M, as George did. Aikens lives in West Bloomfield and has three sons, two of whom attend U of M. Orley said she and Aikens “found a common interest, a passion, which brought us together on a different level, and now were working on a common path.”

As part of a Mental Wellness Day to be held on September 17 at Michigan, 1,100 backpacks will be displayed on campus, illustrating the grave number of college students lost to suicide every year. Called Send Silence Packing, this traveling suicideprevention exhibit is a program of Active Minds, a non-profit also dedicated to removing the stigma of metal illness. GOMWI funded the backpack display in Ann Arbor, which will be a respectful time for reflection. Orley and Aikens will be sharing resources, along with other outreach groups.

Of their work so far, Aikens said, “We’ve opened up so many conversations, people from everywhere have contacted us saying ‘Oh my God, I thought I was the only one.’” Orley added, “We’ve become go-to people for kids in the area. I take calls probably weekly of parents in desperation with sick kids.” To address this need, Orley and Aikens are starting the Parent Support Network to help families of young adults who are suffering.

Orley and Aikens envision reaching beyond Michigan. Within the next year, the two are hoping to host fundraisers in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C., and to support additional college groups that align with their mission.

“We’re really trying to shatter the stigma so that kids in the transitional years, from high school to college and leaving home, can talk about it and not have any shame about mental health, depression, anxiety,” Aikens explained.

Orley shared, “This has become my life’s journey and path, to help the next child, so that no family has to go through what we’ve been through. It feels good to help others. Seeing the need in the community and beyond is something I can’t turn away from.”

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BIRMINGHAM 1286 Willow Lane | $1,575,000 5 Bedrooms 3 Full, 1 Half Baths 4,340 Square Feet MLS# 215042903

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BY LISA BRODY well-intended federal school lunch and breakfast program went into effect with the 2012-2013 school year nationwide, with much fanfare, but today the program is facing push back from school districts across the nation and locally, along with lobbyists who from its inception have been diligently working to roll back the new standards.

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Yet some schools are reporting that students don't like the more healthy lunches, and that their districts are losing money, both from students purchasing less meals, and from higher costs associated with buying more costly fresh fruit and vegetables which must accompany every meal. Some schools also complain about significant waste, as students are forced to take entire trays of meals, rather than a la carte options, and then those students are dumping what they don't want to eat. Some school administrators also relay tales of some students, notably high school athletes, who complain of hunger after eating the meals, which are smaller than previously prepared meals, with fewer calories, fat, and flavor.

Around the country, due to the strict federal food requirements, some school districts are choosing to opt out of the requirements, notably more affluent ones which can manage without receiving USDA funds.

Districts which are opting out, from New York City to Kentucky to California, all note that the kids didn't like the healthy lunches they were being offered.

Nationwide, according to the national School Nutrition Association, one million fewer students are choosing a school lunch each day. For those districts that want to opt out, their school district is absorbing the cost of opting out, forgoing federal funds that now help pay for student meals.

Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut is one of the latest schools to drop out of the federal program, according to Education News, since school

ACCORDING TO ONE LOCAL DISTRICT THAT WANTS TO OPT OUT, “IF WE GOT OFF THE PLAN, WE COULD BE MAKING MONEY THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAKING MONEY THAT WOULD GO BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM WHILE STILL PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL MEALS.” board members refused to receive nearly $150,000 in federal funding, stating that the funding they refused is less than the amount it would cost them if they participated in the program, and the program has raised the district's budget deficit.

Some schools in Minnesota that have decided to opt out of the federal school lunch program plan to create their own lunch program that will allow them to offer a wide variety of healthy foods, including items with higher calories. “The school lunch program is not meant to meet the needs of very active students,” said Janeen Peterson, food services director for Prior Lake-Savage district.

However, in Michigan, that is simply not an option, even for Oakland school districts that express concern about the new rules and the cost of implementing them.

According to Bill DiSessa, communications director for the Michigan Department of Education, schools in Michigan are mandated to opt in – in other words, all school districts must participate in the federal school lunch program, and they have been so mandated since 1978, for all public and charter schools. Being allowed to opt out isn't an option because of that mandate, with Michigan one of 12 states mandating schools participate in the federal program.

“It's mandatory to participate, unequivocally,” DiSessa said. “If district XYZ says they're not going to participate, I assume there would be penalties. It's a department of agriculture program that the Michigan Department of Education administers.”

As one local district stated off the record, noting they would like to opt out, “If we got off the plan, we could be making money that would benefit the school district, making money that would go back into the classroom while still providing nutritional meals.”

The current federal school lunch program, which emphasizes school dietary requirements championed by first lady Michelle Obama, was first approved by Congress in 2010, with the first wave of requirements implemented in the school year 2012-2013, and the second in the school year 2014-2015. Known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, according to the Federal Registry, “The proposed rule sought to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fatfree and low-fat fluid milk in the school menu; reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in school meals; and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie requirements.”

The specific requirements of the USDA law provide that each meal must consist of a minimum of 8 to 10 ounces of whole grains; at least a half cup per week of dark green vegetables; at least a half cup of beans or peas; have at least a half cup of starchy vegetables, with no limit upon the amount of starchy vegetables served; at least three-fourths cup of red/orange vegetables for students in grades K-8, and at least 1.25 cups in grades 9-12; at least a half cup of fresh fruit in grades K-8, and at least one cup in grades 9-12; offer at least a half cup of other vegetables in grades K-8, or three-fourths cup in grades 9-12; tofu as a meat alternative is permitted; have zero transfat, and obtain less than 10 percent total calories from saturated fat; limit salt intake according to grade level; and offer at least a cup of low fat or skim milk, only.

About 32 million children around the country participate in school meal programs each and every day.

The rules are considered by many, from school districts, some parents and children, to be too stiff, requiring only whole wheat products, low or no fat products, very low sodium standards, and fruits and vegetables as integral components of the school lunch programs. However, nutritionists have heralded the standards as helping to reduce obesity and changing the eating habits of the youth of this country for the better. In 1980, 7 percent of children 6 to 11 in the U.S who were obese; that statistic rose to 18 percent in 2012. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those obese youth are more likely to have high cholesterol and high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, be stigmatized, bullied, and have poor selfesteem. They are also more likely to be obese as adults, and are more at risk for a whole host of diseases, from heart disease to cancer.

If the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act is helping to combat childhood obesity and teach kids to eat healthier, which will last them a lifetime, why are so many schools finding it so difficult to deal with the requirements?

“Food services for school districts are a business.

We have to meet our budget. With the new requirements, it will continue to be a challenge,” said Lori Adkins, child nutrition consultant for Oakland Schools, providing educational services and programming for students, educators and administrators for Oakland County school districts.

“Compliance with the new federal requirement is expensive, just for the increase in the amount of fruit that is required to be offered,” Adkins pointed out. She noted that for breakfasts that are provided to students receiving free or reduced-priced meals, as well as any students willing to pay, districts are required to have a full cup of fruit, a full cup of fat-free milk, and two grain items. “Students have to take at least a half cup of fruit.

Before students could pick and choose what they

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Of those costs, 40 to 45 percent comprise food costs; the remaining 55 to 60 percent are labor costs.

“Unless you have a very high volume, breakfasts are a drag on costs,” she said.

All of Oakland County school districts provide breakfasts to at least some of their students. “Districts love to serve breakfasts because they know it's tied into achievement. Superintendent (Mike) Flanagan has set aside classroom time for serving breakfast in the classroom, the first 15 minutes in the morning. But cost is still a factor,” Adkins said.

As for the federal lunch standards, “Districts have been very successful in implementing the changes.

They're hitting the mark. But participation has gone down significantly. In Michigan, districts served 1.8 million less meals in school year 2013-2014 from the year before,” Adkins emphasized. “With that drop in participation, costs have gone up because schools' costs are up more, they have to buy more whole grains items and a wider variety of fruits and vegetables. That's a big revenue drop those districts have to bridge. That's a big reason why more districts are expanding their breakfast programs, to increase revenue.”

As Adkins pointed out, healthy eating costs more.

Diane Pratt-Heavner, director of media relations for the School Nutrition Association, said, “Lunch programs are supposed to pay their own way. But now, they're no longer paying their own way, and beginning to have to

IF THE FEDERAL HEALTHY, HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT IS HELPING TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND TEACH KIDS TO EAT HEALTHIER, WHICH WILL LAST THEM A LIFETIME, WHY ARE SO MANY SCHOOLS FINDING IT SO DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH THE REQUIREMENTS? be subsidized. School lunch programs are supposed to be self-sustaining.”

The School Nutrition Association is a national organization of 55,000 school nutrition professionals – what are affectionately called “lunch ladies.” They are also a powerful lobbying group representing those lunch ladies and school lunch purveyors, seeking to convey their members' concerns regarding the current lunch requirements. They are actively lobbying Congress and the USDA to roll back some of the most stringent nutritional guidelines, those that were enacted in fall 2014, to their 2012 school year standards.

This year will be the second year with those requirements, which according to the Michigan School Nutrition Programs, mandate that all school lunch, breakfasts and snacks must be made of 100 percent whole grain. Every lunch served must include two whole grain products, a fruit, a vegetable, and a low-fat milk.

An example of suggested lunches before the requirements took effect might have included 3.8 ounces of pizza sticks with marinara sauce, banana, raisins and whole milk. The new suggested lunch is whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce and whole wheat roll, a half cup each of green beans, broccoli, and cauliflower, fresh kiwi halves, skim milk and low fat ranch dip.

“Our students have traditionally made smart choices for lunch and most families encourage healthy eating at home and at school. Our food services team has always

provided healthy options for students, so that's not anything new,” said Shira Good, director, communications and community relations, Bloomfield Hills Schools, of food service purveyor Aramark. “The difference is that it's incredibly rigid, and that means they have to be more creative than ever to provide attractive, nutritious menu choices. That's not easy with seven-year-old palates, or even 15-year-old palates, for that matter. But some of our students are familiar with kale and quinoa, so things aren't 'scary' to them.”

“Ever since the implementation of the new regulations, Bloomfield Hills Schools' food service department has seen a decrease each year in the number of students buying lunches,” said Mandy Sosnowski, food service director for Bloomfield Hills Schools – Aramark. “The students need more time to adjust to the new foods that meet the new regulations.

If we were allowed to have more flexibility with the regulations, we could find the items our students want to eat. They vote with their wallets, and their vote is not without flexibility.”

Not everything has been a negative to the students, especially with elementary children, who are open to salad bars, produce from school gardens, items from which are cooked right at the school, and unique, colorful options.

“Our elementary school students really enjoy our fruit and veggie bars. They also loved the addition of the fruit and yogurt meals at our elementary schools, made to order deli stations, as well as ethnic favorites at our schools,” Good said. “Several of the burger options were a hit at the high school this past year, and the stir fry is always a favorite.”

Judy Evola, spokesperson for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, said they have instituted salad bars in their high schools and middle schools, as well as some elementary schools, that have been very popular. They have been a collaborative effort with the PTA, potentially holding down costs for the district's inhouse food service. This year, Evola said they are adding six salad bars with funding from a federal grant.

Some of the elementary schools also have community gardens, providing teaching tools about different nutrients.

“Teachers teach them about the different colors in different peppers, the nutrients in lettuce, beets, beans.

It's teaching them about nutrition and and getting them excited about foods,” Evola said. In addition, Walled Lake Schools and West Bloomfield Schools have a partnership with Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield, which has a green house on its property with hydroponic gardening.

“The director, Amy Strauss, has involved several schools in healthy nutritional education and how the body works, how food makes them healthy,” Evola said.

Despite the district's efforts, students are not buying as many school lunches as before the federal regulations took effect. Julie Rader, food service supervisor, reported that in 2010-2011 school year, Walled Lake served 882,173 lunches; in 2014-2015, they served 767,534 lunches, while spending 14 percent more because whole grain, fresh fruit and vegetables are more expensive.

Evola said the district is hopeful that once their food suppliers “get in tune with the regulations, the quality of the products they are giving us will increase.”

Adkins said that some schools are partnering with local farmers to get local produce into their distributors and directly into their schools. “What appeals to students is when it's fresh and it tastes good,” she said.

The Waterford School District utilizes a farm to school program, connecting their schools not only with Henry Ford Hospital but also local and regional farmers, as well as in a national program called the Edible School Yard. Transitioning from Memorial Day through the summer months, the program offers students

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The goal of the program is to bridge the gap between the garden and the kitchen, teaching nutritional education, involving students in growing and harvest activities, and as well as having them sort and weigh their harvested crops. Students learn to grow and outsource food as well as nutrition.

Steve King, manager of operations for food services for Birmingham Public Schools, said Birmingham schools have removed all of the salad bars from their schools in order to meet the federal requirements, just the opposite of some of the other local districts, although they have fresh fruit and vegetable bars in all of their schools.

“It's sad. The irony with salad bars is you're now limited to what you can offer them,” King said, noting the rigid calorie count, with a maximum calorie per meal for a high school student at 750 to 850 calories.

“They (students) could go and pile ingredients, like meats, eggs, cheese, on and then it's not within the calories. We now go with pre-made salads and a packet of salad dressing so it's pre-measured. Students also used to like the soup we would serve” previously with Sodexo, and since the 2014-2015 school year, with Chartwells. “But no way can you serve soup when it's homemade, because when you scoop it out you can't measure out the protein and the veggies. So then you have to serve pre-made soup. And you can't, because

FURTHER SODIUM AND FAT RESTRICTIONS ARE MANDATED WITH THE ACT IN 2017 AND AGAIN IN 2020, WHICH ARE EVEN STRICTER, AND WILL FURTHER IMPACT FOOD TASTE, AND CAUSE DELI SANDWICHES, MEATS AND CHEESES TO BECOME MUCH MORE LIMITED. there's way too much sodium. So there's no soup on the menu in Birmingham Schools. It's a shame. Those are some of the downfalls.”

On the converse, King said they are making homemade pizzas with whole grain crusts, low sodium pizza sauce, and low sodium cheese. Previously, students were served pizzas from outside restaurants.

“Portion size is a problem (with the requirements),” Oakland Schools' Adkins agreed. “Some kids are hungry with the nutritional standards, which determine the number of calories at each grade level, along with the food director having to determine the calories meeting the challenge. That has definitely been a challenge in the high schools. Some of the student athletes are 200, 250 pounds, and the portion sizes are set by the federal government by calories. It used to be they could get a la carte options. But a la cart options have been impacted, as well, having to meet the requirements.”

“Some boys buy an extra entree,” King said. “And, on the flip side, you can take a couple of fruit and vegetable sides because they are very healthy. But if you go around Groves or Seaholm (high schools) around lunch time, the fast food places are full. Instead, they're getting horrible, horrible food.”

“Districts with a low percentage of subsidized lunches are losing participants because the students can go get meals elsewhere, and they've lost money from their a la carte sales,” said the School Nutrition Association's Pratt-Heavner. “It's not fair to say what was served before was junk; before 2014, it was better

than restaurant size portions. Our organization supports the 2012 requirements with the 50 percent grains, the sodium requirements, the calorie requirements. Some districts can no longer do scratch meals because it's difficult to meet the requirements, and there are significant signs of financial difficulties with the new (2014) requirements. Before 2012, there were no grain requirements. We're asking to go back to the original 2012 requirements. We're also asking for any item that can be sold as part of a meal, that it can be sold a la carte as well.”

Prior to last year, students in all school districts had the option of choosing items for lunch to take. Now, they must take everything offered for lunch on their tray.

“Schools should be able to decide if students should be required to take a fruit or a vegetable with every meal,” she said. “It keeps the mandate (for fruits and vegetables) for every meal, but doesn't force kids to take food they're going to throw away and not eat. It would cut down on some of the food waste.”

“Students don't necessarily like having to take all of the required components with their meal (fruit, veggie, etc.),” Bloomfield Hills' Good said. “They are also not adjusted yet to the whole grain, low fat, low sodium requirements, but (hopefully) that will come with time.”

Another revenue decline occurred in the last school year when all foods sold at school during the school day, whether they were a la carte, in the school store or cafe, or from vending machines, had to meet nutritional standards. Called the Smart Snacks rule, all snacks must be whole grain-rich; have as the first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, dairy product or protein; be a combination food that contains at least a quarter cup of fruit and/or vegetable; contain 10 percent of the daily value of nutrients for calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber; and be no more than 200 calories, with less than 230 mg of sodium, less than 35 percent total sugar, and less than 35 percent of calories from fat.

Want a blueberry muffin? Neither do lots of students.

Good noted that in the district's newly-opened high school, Java City Cafe, a snack bar run by Aramark, “the muffins have to be within calculated USDA standards. It's a challenge. Kids vote with their pocketbooks.”

Students have been walking away from school snacks, either out the door, to fast food joints, Starbucks, or other places, or bagging it from home.

Good said students in Bloomfield Hills cannot leave the school campus, so many more are bringing lunches and snacks from home.

“It may not taste like McDonald's, but the kids love the entrees,” said Pam Zajac of West Bloomfield Schools, who claims the biggest issue students experience is the lower sodium and sugar. “We have burritos, tacos, nachos, pizza, and a made-to-order deli.

We bake our own bread, and our own pizza dough. They can take as much as they want of the items.”

She acknowledged that the portions of the items are small, but asserted that the number of meals sold in their five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school have not decreased.

“The only difference is since the change it's more expensive to prepare the meals, especially with fruits and vegetables. But we're reimbursed by the FDA,” she said, with 30 percent of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches.

“We have not thought about opting out of the program because of the good portion of free and reduced lunches we receive. We haven't had a financial impact because of the food program,” Zajac said.

Other districts have. Birmingham Schools' King said that gross revenues for food services at the end of 20102011 school year, before the new federal school lunch program came into effect, were $2.22 million, and at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, gross revenues were

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$1.992 million, “for a reduction in revenue of $229,886. The general fund does not make up any of the difference as the program is mandated by board (of education) policy to be self-sufficient. Therefore, changes such as food costs, options, labor, meal prices, capital purchases, etc., are all considered each year to ensure the program in self-sufficient.”

Interestingly, when Downtown first visited the subject of the new school meals rules in October of 2012, the Birmingham district had already noted an 18 percent decline in lunch program revenues, then bounced back to reflect only a seven percent decline, with officials predicting that within a year the lunch program revenue would return to normal.

Deborah Piesz, assistant superintendent for business services for Birmingham Public Schools, said that any differences have been made up by the cumulative fund equity reserves of the cafeteria fund over time, not the district's general fund. “Therefore, there is far less reserves now than there were in 2011,” she said.

One way to help balance their budget was by offering breakfast – the 2014-2015 school year was the first year Birmingham Schools had offered it in years, and King said it will be offered again in 2015-2016.

“Our superintendent Dr. (Daniel) Nerad is such an advocate for good breakfasts. We served a good number last year, although in one elementary, there was only one kid who got breakfast every day,” King said. “We will do it again this year, and we'll try it for a few years to see if we can drum up more interest.”

Huron Valley Schools' Supervisor of Food Service Sara Simmerman said adjusting to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act “has affected our a la carte sales and also our participation, as it has affected a high majority of school districts across the nation.”

She said their fund balance decreased in 2014-2015 compared to 20102011, but did not provide specific numbers.

“Our participation has dropped. We were granted the Whole Grain Waiver by the state of Michigan, which allows some flexibility in the choice of whole grains we serve (not all have to be 100 percent whole grain),” Simmerman said. “For instance, HVS will now have the option of offering pizza crusts, bagels and breadsticks without whole grain ingredients. We also have the whole grain pasta waiver. These whole grain products failed to meet quality standards that provided a superior product for our students. However, there are many other whole grain products our students enjoy, and which still means that HVS grain offerings are still over 85 percent of our grain products.”

Further sodium and fat restrictions are mandated with the act in 2017 and again in 2020, which are even stricter, and will further impact food taste, and cause deli sandwiches, meats and cheeses to become much more limited.

“We're seeing more and more heavily processed cheese in order to meet the fat and sodium levels,” Pratt-Heavner said, rather than natural cheese, which is high in fat and can be high in sodium.

“If they wanted to, districts could serve diet pop or sugar free Red Bull, but they cannot serve two percent milk. It doesn't meet the criteria for beverages,” Adkins pointed out.

There is the possibility, even if it is slim, that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act could be altered. In May 2014, the House Appropriations committee passed an agriculture budget bill that included nearly $21 billion for child nutrition that would have allowed schools to opt out of White House nutritional guidelines passed in 2010. However, in December 2014, buried in the giant omnibus spending bill to keep the government from closing down, that failed, were provisions requiring less salt in school lunches and allowing schools to obtain whole grain exemptions.

The federal Children Nutrition act expires September 30, 2015. “It has to be reauthorized for funding every five years with the USDA, and every time they tweak the guidelines,” Adkins said. “We're hoping, and lobbying (via the School Nutrition Association) for flexibility so we can offer a variety of grain products, and have flexibility with some of the sodium guidelines. The sodium guidelines affect the taste for school lunches and the a la carte items, which affect sales.

“Directors know that the lunches are a business, and they want lunches to be successful, they want to service their customers, who are the students,” Adkins continued. “General funds (of school districts) should not be used for school lunches. We should be cost neutral. But regulations have put a stranglehold on costs and lunches.”

“Our issue, and probably the issue most schools have with the federal program, is not with the need to provide healthy choices,” said Bloomfield Hills' Good. “The issue is we lose local control. We lose the ability to decide what's best and what's right for the students in Bloomfield. We lose the ability to create healthy and tasty choices that our students will love.”

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Robinson took that frustration and used it to launch his own line of juices. With high school behind him and plans to study marketing at Michigan State University in the fall, Robinson began concocting his own juice formulas in his parents' Bloomfield Township kitchen. After some trial and error, he was ready to market two flavors of organic juices.

"I started from scratch with recipes. I would juice out of my parents' kitchen and make a complete mess of it. It took months to create a flavor, and to test it to see if people liked it," Robinson said. "The most disgusting was cauliflower and radish. It was pretty random. I couldn't take more than a sip of it. The ones on the shelf are the best combinations."

After months of formulating, lab testing and work with focus groups, Robinson was ready to hit the market with two flavors. A green mixture of spinach, honeydew, lime, carrot, orange and spirulina; and another blend of pear, beet, ginger, aloe vera and coconut water. Orange number 1 was launched this year, containing sweet potato, apple, camu camu, lemon and cardamom.

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nder Michigan's FOIA laws, all government records except those specifically stated in the act, are subject to public disclosure, including e-mail. Government agencies can be held liable if they keep e-mail messages too long, if their messages aren't properly destroyed, or destroyed too soon. Under the law, public records sent or received on a private e-mail account are subject to disclosure and record retention rules.

First Amendment attorney Herschel Fink, who currently serves as legal counsel to the Detroit Free Press, said access to public records held on private e-mail servers may pose problems at all levels of government, as illustrated in national news in recent months.

Fink, who has fought and won national and local cases regarding access to public documents, said public records are subject to disclosure regardless of the form or location.

"It's a serious problem, and a problem in Michigan as well," Fink said. "There was one decision that I'm aware of that came out of Livingston County several years ago on this issue. The circuit court judge there found that it was a violation of a number of things, but in particular FOIA, and ordered that e-mails that were sent from and to a private account were public records."

Fink said the court of appeals upheld the case. He said the law holds true regardless of the medium used for the communication. The difficulty, he said, can be in efforts to obtain public records from a private source.

"When you conduct public business as a public official with a private e-mail, that doesn't get around the obligation to produce their records, it just makes it more difficult to find, and that encourages deception," he said.

"It's a significant problem, I think...It's very dangerous for public officials to do that and think they can evade FOIA. It's dangerous ground when public officials do that because it can come back and bite them, and it should."

The Michigan FOIA defines a public record as "a writing prepared, owned, used in the possession of, or retained by a public body in

the performance of an official function, from the time it is created."

While it's clear that public records are subject to disclosure on private e-mail accounts, not all e-mail is subject to FOIA simply because it is sent or received from a public e-mail account.

A 2007 court case in Livingston County involving Howell Public Schools clarified the issue. In the case, a FOIA request was made for all e-mails to and from three teachers at the district, who were also acting officials with the teacher's union. The teachers union objected to the disclosure of all of the e-mails, arguing that personal e-mails and those related to union business weren't public records. While the trial court found the e-mails to be public record because they were held by the school district, a subsequent appeals court ruling overturned the finding. The court found, in its ruling, the personal e-mails, by their nature, weren't public records because they had nothing to do with the operation of the schools.

Public sector attorney Phillip Adkison, who represents Commerce Township, said the case established for Michigan that there is a limit to the reach of municipal authority and regulating private activity of officers.

"It's in their power to say that if you communicate for public business that it should, or it's even required, that it be on a public account," he said. "The school district even had that policy, but private business was conducted on it in violation of that policy."

Adkison said something similar came up once at a Commerce Township planning commission meeting.

"A member was making notes during a meeting regarding public comments by applicants for site plans," he said. "The member kept them private and didn't deposit them in the records of the township, but used them more as a personal refresher. In my opinion, that if they weren't shared and just a personal convenience, they aren't public records."

Catherine Mullhaupt, director of member information services at the Michigan Townships Association (MTA), said the group doesn't recommend whether public officials should use public or private e-mail, rather stresses that any public record is subject to FOIA, regardless of the account.

"That's completely up to them to decide," Mullhaupt said. "We aren't subject to the same limitations as say the (United States) Secretary of State. In Michigan, for (government) employees, the issue of public or private doesn't have the same impact, you're still subject to the same disclosure. It's what is in the document and how it was used, regardless of where it was kept."

The following Oakland County municipalities either provide or allow for the option of municipal e-mail accounts for elected officials: Addision Township, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Bloomfield Township, Brandon Township, Clarkston, Clawson, Commerce Township, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Franklin, Groveland, Highland Township, Holly Village,

Huntington Woods, Independence Township, Lake Orion Village, Lyon Township, Madison Heights, Milford Village, Milford Township, Northville, the city of Novi, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Orion Township, Ortonville, Oxford Village, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Rose Township, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, South Lyon, city of Southfield, Springfield Township, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield, White Lake, Wixom and Wolverine Lake.

Bloomfield Township Clerk Jan Roncelli said the township supervisor, treasurer, clerk, and two of the four trustees have municipal e-mail accounts. Two other trustees, she said, are considering using municipal e-mail accounts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a measure she said she is in favor of requiring.

"When I became clerk, it was automatic that I had an e-mail," she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It's a nice way to get ahold of people, and it's very easy to do through e-mail."

In May, 2015, Bloomfield Township trustees discussed whether or not they should have emails, and whether those addresses are provided to the public. Roncelli said the concern came from members of the public.

"There was no problem providing them with e-mail, but we can't force trustees to to take accounts," she said. "To me, you're better off having a public e-mail account. You have to be careful about what you do. I try to keep everything that I do with the public on the public account and a private account for private business.

"Personally, I recommend that if you contact the public, that you do it on the public e-mail system."

Roncelli said the township's policy regarding e-mail states that municipal e-mail is township property and subject to FOIA. However, she said none of the trustees who have declined taking a municipal account did so citing that specific reason, rather some said they would rather not have e-mails of a more personal nature subject to inspection by the township. Still, Roncelli said public records are subject to FOIA regardless of where they are held.

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lawson City Clerk Machale Kukuk said elected officials' email addresses are created through the city and are listed as a matter of public information. E-mail addresses of appointed commissioners and board members are deemed to be private as a matter of personal courtesy to the appointees, as a matter of informal policy. She said information for any FOIA request can be provided through the city's FOIA coordinator.

Robin Luce-Herrmann, attorney for the Michigan Press Association, said state FOIA law is clear about the whether e-mail is subject to disclosure. The problem, she said, is that governmental entities don't maintain private e-mail accounts, such as Gmail.

Therefore, the government's ability to provide public records from a private e-mail account can be hampered during FOIA requests.

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"It should be clear, whether in paper or electronic form, it belongs to the public body and given access to," she said. "For me, it's more general. It's their job. The taxpayers are paying them ... the fruits of that work have to be made available to the public body and the public, subject to FOIA." The issue, Luce-Herrmann said, is more of a technical problem of accessing records maintained by a private entity.

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ichigan law requires that all public records be inventoried on an approved retention and disposal schedule that identifies how long records must be kept, when they must be destroyed and when certain records can be sent to the State Archives of Michigan for permanent preservation, according to the State of Michigan Records Management Service.

However, not all e-mail has the same retention period.

As with paper records, e-mail records must be evaluated for their content and purpose to determine the length of time a message must be retained in accordance with the appropriate retention and disposal schedule. Because email messages may be evidence of decisions and activities, both the sender and recipients of e-mail messages must determine if a particular message should be retained to document their role in agency activities. Rules for public records of cities and villages are contained in the state's General Retention Schedule 8, while rules for townships are specified in General Retention Schedule 10.

In general, the retention rule for cities and villages states that records exist in a variety of formats, including paper, maps, photos, digital images, e-mail and other forms. Public records, regardless of the the schedule, shall not be destroyed if they have been requested under FOIA, or are part of ongoing litigation.

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oncerns about security, and the ability for hackers and others to gain access to email account information, is something that both municipal employees and municipal leaders must always be cognizant of and work to prevent.

Whether utilizing government-provided or personal e-mails, according to security experts, the most important thing to look for is a WiFi connection that is password protected. Gordon Stein, who works for Lawrence Technological University in their math and computer science departments and is the administrator for RoboFest, said, “If you log onto a network that doesn't demand a password, anyone can get

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record may exist, because each government agency that adopts this schedule may choose to retain its records using different media," the document states. "Government agencies are responsible for ensuring that all of their records (regardless of format) are properly retained and remain accessible during this entire retention period."

Because municipal e-mail servers are property of the municipality, accessing public records isn't an issue when subject to disclosure to the public. However, whether appropriate rules are followed when public officials use private e-mail accounts is another issue.

"If it's on their (municipal) server, it's a slam dunk, so it's a technical issue," Luce-Herrmann said. "The state of Michigan and public bodies have rules on the retention of documents. So, in an old-fashioned sense, say a township supervisor reaches an agreement for compensation, and it's written on a napkin from a bar and kept at home, it's still subject to FOIA. The same applies to private e-mails used to conduct public business. We just don't have a slam dunk case on it addressing those technical issues."

The Michigan Municipal League (MML) provides sample policies to its members, including policies related to e-mail use and retention. The MML's sample policy regarding e-mail retention doesn't specify whether it applies to the retention of e-mails on private or public accounts, only as to e-mail messages "that are sent and received in the course of conduction official business" in accordance with an approved records Retention and Disposal Schedule.

The MML's sample policy defines e-mail as "a means of exchanging messages and documents using telecommunications equipment and computers. A complete e-mail message not only includes the contents of the communication, but also the transactional information (dates and times that messages were sent, received, opened, deleted, etc.; as well as aliases and names of members of

your accounts out of the air. They can intercept the incoming e-mail, intercept the user's e-mail, the password, and then the accounts, and then set up their own account through that e-mail.”

Stein said it doesn't matter whether the official is using their own personal e-mail or a municipal-issued e-mail account, it is the ease with which the e-mail account can be accessed when using the account at home, through a mobile device, or at some outside location with a WiFi hotspot.

“For example, let's say the mayor of Birmingham goes to Panera Bread, and logs on to check his e-mails and does a little city business,” Stein said. If Panera is not password protected and a very secure Internet location, “someone could intercept his accounts and impersonate him, basically sending out e-mails as the mayor, and having access to all of his e-

groups) and attachments. Transactional information can be found and printed or saved from the e-mail system."

The sample two-page policy lays out the responsibilities of employees, the municipality, and the municipality's FOIA and litigation coordinator.

While the MML states that the sender of an e-mail is generally considered to be the person of record for an e-mail message, recipients should also maintain an e-mail as a record if they take action as a result of the message.

When Downtown Publications contacted municipal clerks in Oakland County to obtain those e-mail policies that exist, the following communities replied with either formal written e-mail policies or informal policies: Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Brandon Township, Clawson, Commerce Township, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Highland Township, Independence Township, Leonard Village, Madison Heights, Milford Township, Milford Village, Northville, Novi, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Orion, Ortonville, Oxford Village, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Rose Township, Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake, and Wixom.

However, none of the policies reviewed by Downtown Publications required that electronic communications involving government issues and business be conducted on municipal e-mail systems, if they were available.

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he majority of the formal e-mail policies provided to Downtown Publications fall under computer and Internet use policies in each municipality's employee policy. While each policy varies, nearly all address inappropriate use of e-mail, such as obtaining obscene or pornographic materials; security issues, such as the sharing of passwords or virus prevention; and whether or not municipal

mails. That's the biggest threat that no one thinks about with the use of free WiFi everywhere they go, especially if they don't use a protected password to log on.”

So the municipal employee or official, with union documents or salary information, for example, in their e-mails, could easily be accessed or hacked.

Stein said definitely so.

“A lot of websites have switched their encryption methods. But some websites haven't,” he said. “I could come around with a cellphone app, and I could access user names and passwords (using that mobile app), and log into accounts with just a press of a button.

I could get all the access and all of the information, and I could impersonate someone.

Everything can be accessed if it's not secured.

You can assume it's possible for someone to access it.”

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e-mail accounts are permitted to be used for private uses.

Most policies also state that e-mail in the municipal system is property of that government, and that users shouldn't have an expectation of privacy, as messages may be reviewed by the municipality or be subject to public disclosure. And, while some policies address retention of e-mail messages, the issue is mostly addressed as a best practices policy for security and storage reasons.

In Highland Township, the municipality's email policy specifically addresses e-mail as a public record meeting certain requirements of the state's retention laws.

"Electronic mail may constitute a public record under certain circumstances and may be accessible or obtainable by individuals, agencies and others outside the Charter Township of Highland and subject to State archivist rules for retention/destruction," the policy states. "All e-mail originating or received by the Charter Township of Highland computer systems is charter Township of Highland property, and there is no individual right of privacy on Township computer e-mail."

Similar language found in Highland's policy is included in the e-mail policy in Oxford Village.

Troy's e-mail policy, which was created in 1998 and last updated in 2008, includes a guide to e-mail etiquette, as well as rules specifying appropriate uses and a reminder to

employees that all messages are property of the city and subject to FOIA.

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he Madison Heights city policy regarding computer and e-mail use does state that computer equipment issued to elected officials may not be used in any violations of FOIA. Further, the policy was updated in 2011 to address the State's Open Meeting Act in regards to e-mail use.

"Council shall not use e-mail in the following manner: As a method of conducting a secret ballot (vote) on a matter whose deliberations are required to be open to the public; As a method of conducting a round robin vote on a matter whose deliberations are required to be open to the public; As a method of conducting closed meetings when open meetings are required; As a method of deliberation toward or rendering a decision on a public policy with a quorum of Council; and As a method to conduct a meeting over the Internet."

Many e-mail policies that were initially created in the late 1990s have been updated in the past five years or are currently in the process of being updated.

Commerce Township Clerk Vanessa Magner said while the township has an e-mail policy, the board is in the process of updating several employee policies, including the township’s e-mail policy.

"We are in the process of revising the employee handbook, and that will be worked on.

We haven't revised it with current technology," she said. "We haven't felt there was an issue, or even known what to address, with private e-mail accounts. When we work on that, I'm sure we'll get an opinion from our attorney to make sure we are handling it correctly."

In northern Oakland County, Groveland Township municipal clerk Pam Mazich said the township recently discussed creating an e-mail policy, but currently provides e-mail to staff only, not any of the other elected officials.

However, size and location of a municipality don't correlate with how up-to-date a policy is, nor how widespread municipal e-mail is.

In Birmingham, elected officials and appointed committee members both use their personal e-mail accounts. While the city maintains an e-mail policy, it is guided by the information technology department, rather than the city clerk's office. Some other, larger cities haven't updated their e-mail policies in more than a decade, rendering them obsolete as technology changes.

In Pontiac, clerk Sherikia Hawkins said the policy is so old that it's virtually non-existent.

"We are working on an updated policy right now," Hawkins said. "It's significantly outdated.

It hasn't been updated in a while, so it's no longer applicable. We are working on that, it's very vague."

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n June 17, 2015, during a church prayer service in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof killed nine African American churchgoers, including the pastor. He later confessed, saying he hoped it would spark a race war. He was charged with 33 counts, including murder, firearm charges, and federal hate crime charges. The hate crime charges were added because Roof targeted his victims purely due to their race and their religion.

While Roof's shooting spree horrified the nation, hate crimes are not just the provence of large scale atrocious offenses, but are often smaller and localized, receiving little or no media attention. Hate crimes don't necessarily occur more frequently in one geographic area of the country over another.

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In Michigan in 2014, according to the Michigan State Police's Michigan Incident Crime Reporting, there were 441 hate crimes, a 10 percent increase over 2013, which had a 7 percent increase from 2012, when there were 375 hate crimes. In 2014, 74 percent of hate crimes in Michigan were anti-black; in 2013, 65 percent were; and in 2012, 64 percent were anti-black. Victims tended to be young. The highest number of victims in 2012 and 2013 were between 10 and 19 years of age; in 2014, the majority of victims were between the age of 20 and 29 years old.

In all three years Michigan State Police tracked hate crimes, the majority of hate crimes took place in a residence, followed by the highway or an alley. In 2014, elementary schools and secondary schools were the third most reported location for hate crime incidents, while in 2013, a parking lot or garage was the third most reported spot.

In 2012 and 2013, the majority of reported incidents occurred between people who were neighbors or knew one another. In 2014, “otherwise known” was the most reported relationship between victim and victimizer. In all three years, “acquaintance” and “stranger” incidents were highly reported, as well. o be classified as a hate crime, no matter the place or who is the victim or perpetrator, there is very specific criteria which differentiates it from just a criminal offense. You can yell foul language at someone out the window of your car at someone in another car, such as “You dirty Jew”, or “Go home camel jockey”, and that would not be considered a hate crime.

According to Heidi Budaj, Michigan regional director for the Anti Defamation League (ADL), those are considered bias incidents. “It is a bias incident, but not a crime, because there is no damage, assault, or murder, or other crime,” Budaj explained. Hateful, but not hurtful, in a criminal and judicial sense.

A bias incident is conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or part, by bias or prejudice, where the perpetrator admits his or her conduct was motivated by prejudice, or that they had selected their target based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or other identifying factors, said Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. A bias incident can include inflammatory speech, ethnic slurs, hate symbols, or involvement with an organized hate group. White supremacists, such as neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, can march spewing hateful speech, but it is considered their First Amendment right, as long as they do not fight with anyone, throw anything, or do anything that crosses the line into harmful criminal action or activity.

“We have very liberal free speech laws in the United States, unlike other countries like Spain and France, where that is not permitted,” said Budaj.

Budaj explained that liberal free speech laws can be open to interpretation in smaller venues and newer communication mediums, such as social media.

“There have been incidents of threatening speech that's a direct threat based on a divorce, where a husband posted to social media threats to his wife,” Budaj explained. “Those threats were determined to not be a crime, so they were not hate speech. The courts ruled she could get a PPO (personal protection order).”

There are situations in the newer realm of social media where law enforcement takes exception to free speech and hate crime. “Not

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with terrorist threats. There are different nuances, but those posting are likely to get someone arrested for the threat to national security,” Budaj pointed out.

A hate crime is a violent crime motivated by prejudice which happens when the perpetrator targets a victim because he or she is a constituent of a certain group, whether it is racial, ethnic, religious, gender identity, disability, language, nationality, physical appearance, or sexual orientation. Incidents considered as hate crimes can take the form of physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults far exceeding bias incidents, offensive graffiti or letters, or in extreme cases, murder.

“There have to be two sides in order for it to be a hate crime.

First, it has to be determined that there has been a crime committed.

Then, second, there must be a motivation, and that the target of the crime must be part of a protected class,” Budaj said. “Hate crimes are intended not only to injure the direct victim (of the crime), but to also create discomfort for the entire community (the individual is part of), at the very least.”

The Michigan legislature amended the Michigan Penal Code, Act 328, adding a section in 1988 to cover hate crimes, making it a felony punishable by up to two years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,0000, which became effective March 30, 1989, to cover ethnic intimidation. The law states: “A person is guilty of ethnic intimidation if that person maliciously, and with specific intent to intimidate or harass another person because of that person's race, color, religion, gender, or national origin, causes physical contact with another person; damages, destroys, or defaces any real or personal property of another person; threatens, by word or act, to do an act described, or if there is reasonable cause to be that an act will occur.”

It further states that, “Regardless of the existence or outcome of any criminal prosecution, a person who suffers injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of ethnic intimidation may bring a civil cause of action against the person who commits the offense.”

“The hate crimes legislation was created because legislators were aware that there was more damage that went beyond that of the initial victim,” Budaj said. “A crime may be identified as a potential hate crime, and investigated as such, but for the prosecutor to determine if hate crime should be added to the original charges in the course of the investigation, it is depends on what is discovered in the investigation. Federal investigators may get involved where there's no hate crime legislation, or if it's deemed inadequate. In Michigan, the FBI takes hate crimes, or potential hate crimes, very, very seriously. They often offer their assistance to Michigan State Police, to the county sheriff, or local municipal police because of its importance. They have people assigned to local task forces and law enforcement.” cross the country, including Michigan, more than half of all hate crime incidents are targeted against African Americans. According to the FBI's Hate Crime Statistics, in 2010 in the U.S., there were 8,208 hate crimes reported.

Of those hate crimes reported, 48 percent were race related, with 70 percent of those having an anti-black bias. Other frequently reported bias motivations were anti-Jewish, anti-white, anti-Hispanic, antiIslamic, and anti-homosexual, or what is perceived as someone's

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To be classified as a hate crime, no matter the place or who is the victim or perpetrator, there is very specific criteria which differentiates it from just a criminal offense.

sexual orientation. At times, the bias motivations overlap, such as violence that can be anti-black and anti-gay at the same time.

In Michigan, in 2013, there were 400 reported hate crime incidents, of which 68 were in Oakland County, 17 percent of the total reported. In 2014, there were a total of 441 reported hate crimes, of which there were 43 incidents in Oakland County, almost 10 percent of the statewide total.

Locally, Birmingham Police Chief Don Studt said, “We're not really seeing any incidents at all. Many, many years ago we saw some, like where there was spray painting of a house where a black person had moved into. But that was a long time ago.”

He said an alleged incident at Birmingham's Seaholm High School, where racial epithets were written on a bathroom wall, as well as racists notes given to a teacher about an African American student, turned out to not be either a hate crime nor a bias incident, but a cry for attention by a former student.

“That turned out to be an attention-getting device. The person who it was targeted against was actually the perpetrator,” Studt said.

Bloomfield Hills Police Chief David Hendrickson said, “There's nothing on hate crimes for us.”

Ditto Walled Lake Police Chief Paul Shakinas. “I cannot even recall a hate crime being reported here in many years,” Shakinas said. “We have been very fortunate to not have one of these cases reported in our community.”

Looking back at the last three years, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said at their 11 substations, they had reports of 24 hate crimes.

“That's about eight a year,” Bouchard said, noting that the most they have had have been in the first half of 2015, where there have already been 11 incidents reported. “There were five total in 2014, and eight in 2013. “We're already seeing a big jump this year.”

He said he is uncertain as to the reason for the spike, as the crimes do not fit any specific pattern or cause. “Nothing jumps out as trends,” he said. o far in 2015, he said there have been a number of antiblack hate crimes, some anti-white, one anti-Jewish, and one anti-homosexual act. Of the kinds of crimes perpetrated, “One used a computer, another was a juvenile, and there were a smattering of intimidations and assaults,” Bouchard said.

He said as he looked through the hate crime records of the past three years, “They were pretty all over the board. The largest group was actually anti-white. There were two anti-Protestant. Three antiJewish, an anti-female, some anti-black, two anti-gay in the last three years, and one anti-physical disabilities.”

Eight of the 24 incidents were targeted as anti-white hate crimes.

“That's a third of all the cases,” Bouchard said. “Then there were six or seven that were anti-black.”

“There's a misperception that we're living in a post-racial world,” the ADL's Budaj noted.

Bouchard's statistics reflect reports taken by Oakland County Sheriff's officers at substations. For the county as a whole, anti-black acts of hate crime comprised 25 of 33 Oakland County hate crimes in 2013 where the bias motivation was race, and in 2014, 14 of 25 occurrences. Statewide in 2014, there were 152 hate crimes committed against African Americans, down from 203 anti-black incidents in 2013.

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Anti-white actions, where the bias motivation was race and not religion or another factor, accounted for five of 33 crimes in 2013, and eight of 25 in 2014. At the same time, according to Michigan Incident Crime Reporting, “In 2014, white offenders accounted for 52 percent of the known offenders. Hate crime incidents can be perpetrated by multiple offenders of the same race.”

In 2013, there were two incidents of criminal acts on multi-racial individuals, and one anti-Asian. In 2014, there were two anti-Asian hate crimes, and one anti-American Indian/Alaskan native.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) noted in a 2009 white paper, “Our birth was launched with a multi-decade struggle to finally end the lynch mobs that killed thousands of African Americans. When we abolished lynch mobs that viciously persecuted African Americans, we also abolished lynch mobs that viciously persecuted Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Catholics and Italians...Ending lynch mobs against African Americans ended the horror for white Catholics, the second largest group of victims...African Americans continue to have the highest rate of violent victimization.” ccording to the Michigan Incident Crime Reporting hate/bias crime statistics from Michigan State Police, the second highest bias motivation is religion. In 2013, 9 of 17 religiously-based hate crimes in Oakland County were anti-Jewish; in 2014, there were five anti-Semitic incidents out of a total of eight religious bias hate crimes. There were two anti-Islamic hate crimes in the county in 2014, and three anti-multiple religion acts in 2013.

“There's a perception out there that when there's a hate crime, and it's against a religion, that it's against Muslims, but that's not true. Sixty-five to 69 percent of religious based hate crimes are antiJewish,” Budaj said.

That's not to say that there is limited anti-Muslim or Arabic hate crimes. “In 2000, anti-Islamic hate crimes made up only one percent of all religious based hate crimes. In 2001, when there were the attacks on the World Trade Center, it shot up to 11 percent (nationwide),” Budaj said. “But then it dropped to 4 percent in 2002 and 2003. In 2012, it was 11 percent, and in 2013, it was 13 percent.

It's been hovering between 11 and 13 percent. That's higher than it was, but no where near anti-Semitism, in terms of assaults, vandalism, even a few murders.”

She said that in Michigan, anti-Semitic actions “are mostly vandalism, where swastikas or other hate symbols are spray painted onto privately held or institutional property.”

In an ironic twist, someone who commits an anti-gay act on a federal level will likely be charged with a hate crime. But in Michigan, lacking expanded rights through the Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act, “LGBT rights are not a protected class. While they can be charged under the state statute, right now it's not a state hate crime unless the FBI gets involved and gets it charged federally as a hate crime,” Budaj said.

The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, also known as Public Act 453 of 1976, the law is named after its two primary sponsors, Daisy Elliott (D-Detroit) and Melvin Larsen (R-Oxford). It prohibits discrimination on the basis of “religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status” in employment, housing, education, and access to public accommodations. It has been in effect in Michigan since March 31, 1977. Actual legislation to include the LGBT community wasn't introduced until 2005. Since, there have been several bills introduced to add protections for the LGBT community, including in January

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“Hate crimes can happen anywhere and at any time, but not all crimes against gay and transgender residents are hate crimes. What makes a hate crime different than other crimes is that a whole class of people is targeted in an attack, not just the individual victim. The use of slurs in a crime is evidence that there is a hate motivation, but because sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression are not protected characteristics in Michigan law, the use of slurs do not distinguish the crime as a hate crime. This means that the crime can't be tried as a hate crime in a Michigan court. If the crime is motivated by the victim's sexual orientation, Michigan will report it as such because the state's crime data collection law does cover sexual orientation. This means that if a victim is targeted because of their sexual orientation, the data on the case will read as a hate crime, but the state will not treat it as such in the courtroom,” said Equality Michigan, a statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization working and representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. uring just the first half of 2011, Equality Michigan said they received 83 incidents of violence or intimidation targeting gay and transgender residents which are considered hate crimes under the federal law, called the Shepard-Byrd Act, added to the federal hate crimes legislation in 2009. “However, because the statewide hate crime law is not comprehensive, incidents against gay and transgender Michiganders that are clearly motivated by anti-gay or anti-transgender bias are ignored as hate crimes,” they said. “Whenever a Michigan crime against a gay or transgender person is suspected of being a hate crime, Equality Michigan ensures that all law enforcement agencies involved in investigating the case are aware of the nature of the crime and will be able to address the needs of the victim.”

In August in metro Detroit, there were two attacks on transgender women, including a murder of one transgender woman, Amber Monroe, in northwest Detroit. Detroit Police Chief James Craig noted there have been 15 reported crimes against LGBT individuals so far in 2015, more than double the seven that was reported for all of 2014. 2013 was the first year statistics were kept. “The uptick suggests either an increase in anti-transgender violence, or at the very least, that we are becoming more aware of these crimes, despite the tendency of local media outlets to misgender victims in press reports," noted the Human Rights Campaign.

Craig acknowledged that he knows there are more hate crimes that occur against the community than are reported, but that members of the LGBT community “often do not report crimes because there traditionally has not been a strong relationship with police.”

Liliana Reyes, the youth program manager for Affirmations in Ferndale, herself a transgender woman of color, said there has been an increase in the reporting of crimes, as well as an increase of response from the police. “In previous years, when a crime occurred, they would use their biologic gender; now they're referring to the victim by their preferred gender pronoun,” she said. Further, the Detroit Police Department has appointed a community liaison officer, Dani Woods, and established an LGBT community advisory board that is staffed with LGBT members along with the police department.

“The chief, along with Officer Woods, are really trailblazers,” said

Reyes.

“We respond with the same zeal and speed as any crime,” Bouchard said of hate crime reporting. “Every victim is entitled to the same justice and protection. The additional element of being targeted for who they are angers me, and adds potentially another layer of charges, but everyone is entitled to the same protection.

“I would love to see a day where we don't have any of these crimes, especially no ethnic or hate crimes,” Bouchard continued. “But statistics also show we have a pretty respectful constituency. It reflects a very diverse community.” – research assistance by Katie Deska.

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FACES Cathy Olkin he first color image of Pluto was taken by the Ralph Instrument of Horizons on April 9, and reached Earth on April 10, Cathy Olkin’s 49th birthday. Olkin, who lives in Colorado and works at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, is the deputy project scientist for the New Horizons mission, which took flight nearly a decade ago. She joined the team of scientists in 2004 as a postdoctoral researcher, and has seized the opportunity to grow with the mission. “I never imagined I’d be part of something as historic as this encounter with Pluto,” Olkin said. “No, I couldn’t even imagine it. It’s been a great honor.”

A 1984 graduate of Cranbrook Schools, Olkin is now raising two high school students of her own. Olkin said she was “always interested in science, but it wasn’t always astronomy. It was really any science, rocks, dinosaur bones, you name it, so it wasn’t obvious, even when I was in high school that I would be a planetary scientist.”

Olkin’s bachelor and master degrees, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University, respectively, are in aerospace engineering, and she holds a doctorate in earth, atmospheric and planetary science, also from MIT. Olkin has studied Pluto, Uranus, Saturn, Triton – the largest moon of Neptune – and other bodies. She was in Switzerland observing Pluto and studying its atmosphere when she witnessed one of the most beautiful star-filled skies. “It was one of those crystal clear, cold nights and the sky was amazing. Lots of stars, beautiful. There was a crescent moon. It was February in the Swiss Alps, and so the moonlight would reflect off the snow. Between that and the stars, it was just breathtaking.”

A large part of Olkin’s role on the New Horizon’s team is to review the command loads of the Ralph Instrument, ensuring the data-gathering processes are planned and executed correctly. Olkin explained that the discovery Pluto in 1930, and a second discovery within the Kuiper Belt in 1992 “solidified the need to do a mission to the third zone, the rocky icy bodies,” which are remnants of solar system formation. Olkin revealed SwRI’s plan to write and submit to NASA an “extended mission proposal to fly by another Kuiper Belt object.”

Unlike most earthlings, Olkin has been in multiple gravity fields. She trained at the National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center, and on the flight’s ascent she experienced twice the force of earth’s gravity, and on the descent, she experienced zero-gravity.

“Our whole lives, we’re in this gravity field, and to be able to escape it, even for a little while on an airplane, was just really interesting,” she said.

Olkin’s training is preparation for commercial space flights, which are in the works. Companies, like Virgin Galactic and XCor Aerospaece, are building spacecrafts in order to, as Olkin put it, “take regular people up into space.” She explained, “when the spacecrafts are ready to fly people, then we’re ready to go,” and Olkin is all for it.

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Despite assurances by DTE Energy that they have abandoned their efforts at clear cutting trees in an effort to decrease power outages after a wide swath of decades-old trees were cut down along Kensington road and contiguous streets last December in Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township, on Tuesday, August 18, residents of Birmingham's Holy Name neighborhood discovered 10 to 12 tree trimming trucks on their streets, and within an hour, “had hacked away at the trees on the west side of Greenwood between Harmon and Willits,” according to one resident.

Clint Baller, who lives on Greenwood, said that while they did not clear any trees, as they did in Bloomfield last year, “several of the trims are pretty bad – as in you have to wonder if it would have been better to just remove the trees altogether...One house, for example, had a set of beautiful trees, I think they are Bradford Pears, six or nine of them, and they just hacked the hell out of them.

Another has a tree that was so severely hacked it might as well be put out of its misery.”

In July, DTE announced they would be performing tree trimming work in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township on trees that are growing too close to power lines.

Bloomfield Township Supervisor Leo Savoie said at the time he had met with a representative of DTE Energy regarding future tree maintenance around DTE Energy power lines, and said they have agreed to retire the “Ground to Sky” vernacular. They were planning to return to their traditional tree trimming program this summer.

Savoie said he had been assured that they will mail a letter to all involved homeowners well in advance of work being done. When a tree has to be trimmed or removed from a homeowner's property, DTE will meet with the homeowner first, he said. If no one is home, a card will be hung from the residence's door with appropriate contact information.

DTE is supposed to send letters to affected households, a representative in DTE's tree trimming department confirmed.

"This was something separate from our regular tree trimming. It was done for system improvements," said Scott Simons with media relations for DTE. "Our customers there had been having low voltage issues, so we had to improve that. We had to tend cross arms from our poles as well as replace some downtownpublications.com

he media planning and buying agency Universal McCann, currently located in the former Eccentric Building on E. Maple Road in Birmingham as well as two other Birmingham locations, will be moving to the renovated Palladium building in January 2016.

It has been confirmed that Universal McCann (UM) will vacate its current offices at 805 E. Maple, across Elm Street from the Kroger parking lot. The 25,000 square foot building was first leased by the company in 2010, when it was spun off as a regional hub of McCann Worldgroup, located in the former Jacobson's store at 360 W. Maple.

Kristine Ruppel, senior manager, office services, UM, said, “UM Detroit is leaving its current residence and moving to the Palladium, taking the entire second floor and half of the third.”

Ruppel said more than 300 employees will inhabit the Palladium building, located on N. Old Woodward and Hamilton in downtown Birmingham. She said they will be taking more than 50,000 square feet over the one and a half floors in the new location.

“Currently we're spread out in three separate buildings in Birmingham, and we'll be consolidated in one building,” Ruppel said.

The 140,000 square foot mixed use retail and entertainment development known as the Palladium Building was purchased by the A.F. Jonna Development and Management Company in March 2014, and has been in the midst of a major renovation project as the building was redesigned from two levels of retail and two movie theater levels to one story of retail, two stories of office, a modified movie theater, underground parking, and three rooftop residential units.

A five-screen Emagine Theater Palladium and Ironwood Grille will open on the fourth floor on October 2, while two new restaurants, Au Cochon and Arthur Ave., by restaurateur Zack Sklar, are slated to open in the former Chen Chow spot in late September. Lucido's Fine Jewelry is scheduled to open this fall in the former Arhaus spot.

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“They gave us no notice,” Baller wrote in an e-mail. “More than a dozen trucks, most of them trimming rigs, invaded the neighborhood yesterday morning. I swear, it was like a military invasion. Within 15 minutes, they were hacking away. And within 90 minutes, they were gone. It's almost as if they design the operation to get in and out as quickly as possible, because they know the neighbors are going to freak when they see how drastically they trim. How about a flyer that notifies us they will be in the neighborhood with 15 trucks on such and such a date?”

Birmingham city manager Joe Valentine said that DTE had not told the city they were supposed to be there, either.

“DTE had agreed to notify the city prior to any work being initiated in the city. By their actions today, this clearly did not occur,” Valentine responded in an e-mail to Baller's notification to the city. Valentine said upon learning of the expansive tree trimming, he made a visit to the site, along with Deputy Police Chief Mark Clemence and city attorney Tim

Currier to review the situation.

“I spoke to some officials and it is now complete,” Valentine said. “There will be no more trimming.”

Regarding the fact there had not been any notice to the city and residents despite previous assurances, Valentine said he discovered there are three separate units which perform tree trimming, and unfortunately, they don't communicate with one another, nor with municipalities.

“There's the storm maintenance division, that does tree trimming after storms, and the tree trimming maintenance division, that does proactive trimming,” Valentine said.

“And then there's the construction division, and they go out and do the work prior to the installation of infrastructure. That's the unit that was out on Greenwood. And they're all separate units within DTE. From now on, they told us, they will be sharing communications and letting the city know.

“It's unfortunate that their own bureaucracy continues to cause concern among our residents and the city in regards to their practices,” Valentine continued.

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Coffee house awaits bistro license vote La Strada Dolci E Caffee, a coffee shop and restaurant proposed for 243 Merrill Street in Birmingham, was recommended to move forward to the city commission for approval for bistro license approval by the city's planning board at their meeting on Wednesday, July 22.

La Strada Caffe is owned by Zharko Palushaj, who also owns Tre Monti restaurant in Troy. Palushaj told the historic district and design review panels he will share the space with his wife, who is opening Adore Nail Salon.

Palushaj came before the planning board for a final site plan and special land use permit review.

In his proposal to the board, La Strada is not planning to have any seats at a bar, and is only looking to serve wine and champagne, not a full bar of alcohol, to seated patrons. While Palushaj is planning to have La Strada Caffe open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the menu includes baked goods complimented by a selection of jams and spreads, panini sandwiches, salads, pizza, gourmet meats and cheeses, a large selection of desserts, gelatos, daily fresh juices, and European specialty and dessert beverages as well as a coffee bar.

According to the Birmingham bistro ordinance, which has been in effect since 2007, a bistro must have a full service kitchen. Matt Baka, city planner, said, “This counts as a full kitchen.”

Baka also said a bistro is not required to serve a full bar.

Bistros have been allowed in Birmingham since 2007 under a special land use permit, which is a zoning ordinance. It permits up to two bistro liquor licenses to new businesses in the Central Business District (the downtown area), the Triangle area, or the Rail District, and two licenses to existing businesses in the same areas each year.

A bistro must conform to very specific criteria. There may be no more than 65 seats in the establishment, including no more than 10 seats at a bar.

“While some of the items may be found in other local restaurants, many of the menu items specifically are not offered anywhere else within the city of Birmingham,” Baka wrote in a memo to planning board members.

The restaurant also proposes to have outdoor seating for up to 10 patrons on the sidewalk outside the cafe.

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200 cementary plots to be sold by city Birmingham city commissioners determined on Monday, August 10, to have 200 cemetery plots at Greenwood Cemetery available to those who may be interested in purchasing them, and if those sell quickly, more could possibly be made available.

The Greenwood Cemetery Advisory Board had provided in July recommendations to commissioners on selling new cemetery sites, but commissioners had postponed making any decisions until the city could determine a specific policy for selling the plots and price.

The Greenwood Cemetery Advisory Committee was formed in late 2013 after the city commission approved a service contract for the cemetery with Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit. There remains a high rate of demand for burial in Greenwood.

Greenwood Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located off Oak Street north of Greenwood Street, west of Old Woodward in Birmingham, which was established in 1821 over almost 8 acres and contains almost 3,000 grave sites, of which 650 date to the 19th century. Notables buried in the cemetery include Elijah Willets, Birmingham's first mayor Harry Allen, Martha Baldwin, George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth, creators of Cranbrook, and Marshall Fredericks.

The city of Birmingham has owned and operated Greenwood Cemetery since 1946.

In a memo, city manager Joe Valentine reported there are currently 146 individuals listed on a “Grave Interest List” who are interested in purchasing graves at the cemetery, although clerk Laura Pierce said there currently are 151 on a waiting list. George Stern, chairperson of the committee, reported the committee identified 530 new spaces at the historic cemetery. Some are located in green spaces, others in reclamation areas or utilizing the roadway between sections K & L. Valentine said the reclamation process can be very lengthy, and would take a minimum of seven years before graves would become available.

The commission determined they did not want to get involved with reclamation of grave sites at this

point. Pierce said there are between 200 and 300 plots that have not seen any activity in over 50 years.

In addition, the committee also found 82 grave sites that were never sold for burial. About half of those sites could be used for cremation only, Valentine said in the memo.

However, commissioners were informed by the city contractor that several areas which could be used for burials.

In the plan that was approved by commissioners with only commissioner Rackeline Hoff voting against, it was determined that no existing headstones or grave sites be moved; no existing trees or mature landscaping be removed; only flush mounted headstones be used in new grave sites so as to not provide any visual disruptions; to maintain the structural integrity of all of the historic markers and landscaping; and that any contractors do work in the cemetery be bonded and insured.

Full burial will cost $3,000.

Board wants more time on pension plan Noting that the board packet included 466 pages of information on the township's defined benefit pension plan alone, Bloomfield Township Treasurer Dan Devine presented a summary of the four pension and health plans for township retirees at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, July 27, with trustees requesting and receiving more time to review the lengthy documents.

Devine began by explaining that the defined benefit pension plan, held by Prudential Insurance, has been in place since 1961, first by Cygna, then by Prudential starting in 2005. Since 2005, investment advisors Gregory J. Schwartz & Co. have been advising the township on the equities portion of the plan. He said that for year end 2013, Prudential had $128 million in its holdings, and Schwartz had $84.7 million, for a total of $213 million in township assets. For year end 2014, Prudential had $139 million, while Schwartz had $76 million, for a total of $214 million in total assets.

Trustee Brian Kepes told Devine that he received the large report, along with the other three, around 4 p.m. Thursday, as he was driving Up North to review some properties,

loomfield Township trustees considered the establishment of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program district in the township at their meeting on Monday, August 10, after a presentation of how commercial and multi-family property owners in the township could finance energy projects and renovation by utilizing the program.

Supervisor Leo Savoie explained that there had been a meeting about three months before with himself, clerk Jan Roncelli, treasurer Dan Devine, the township's assessor, and bond counsel, to discuss the possibility of establishing a PACE district in the township, and that it would deal primarily with commercial buildings in the township looking to renovate and cut energy costs over the long term.

Andy Levin, founder and managing partner of Lean & Green Michigan, one of Michigan's first PACE initiatives for energy efficiency and renewable energy financing, explained that he works with communities all over Michigan, “but this is the first time I get to do this in my hometown.”

Levin explained that the idea is to broker long-term financing to property owners more profitably, as 30 percent of energy that buildings use is wasted, and energy upgrades take five to 20 years to pay back. PACE districts became a possibility under Public Act 270 of 2010, which affords flexibility on financing arrangements with energy improvements, and requires the bank to consent if there is a mortgage on the property. Levin said 34 states and the District of Columbia have adopted PACE since 2005, which allows municipalities to work together.

“PACE allows for 100 percent financing with 15 to 20 year terms and positive cash flow for the life of the project,” Levin said.

“It requires no taxpayer money. The township is simply giving its businesses a property tax tool to obtain. Payments run with the land. I can fix it and sell it, and the new owner gets a green building. The owner does not personally guarantee the loans, and the costs can be passed through to the tenants. It leads to more and better projects.”

He said only single family homes and public buildings are not eligible for PACE. To date, he said there are 15 counties and five cities which have joined Lean & Green in PACE districts, representing 50 percent of Michigan's population, and “they are urban and rural, big and small. There are over 50 proposed projects, including shopping centers, charter schools, apartments, office buildings, factories, and two resorts up North. It creates a new category of long-term government secured debt obligation.”

“Can any bank do this?” Roncelli asked.

“Usually only a specialized PACE lender. A lot of banks are not used to tying up their money for 10 or 20 years,” Levin responded.

Roncelli asked why the township has to endorse a PACE district. Levin said because they have to approve each building to make sure it complies with PACE. “It's really a local matter. The locals collect the property tax,” he said.

Levin explained his company runs the PACE program for the township for a fee, which is 2 percent of the project, so the township does not have to set up a department nor run it through their building department. “We're the administrator. It's a public/private partnership. There's no contract.”

Questions arose from trustees as to why the resolution should include Lean & Green, and not other companies. “There's no exclusivity. We are free to enter into it with any company,” Savoie said.

Levin said there aren't currently other companies doing this work, though he assumes others will in the future.

Public Act 270 required the township to approve a resolution of intent to go forward, which they approved by a vote of 5-2, with Devine and trustee Dave Buckley voting against, and then to publish the PACE paper explaining it to the public, and to hold a public hearing in 45 days, which was set for Monday, September 28.

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“This is just a summary by you to meet the requirements by law, and there is no requirements for the township's board,” noted supervisor Leo Savoie.

Savoie did question the inclusion of Schwartz as a co-fiduciary of the reports along with the board of trustees.

“They may consider themselves fiduciaries, but in actuality, they are not. And if they are acting in that capacity, we need something specifying that in writing,” Savoie told Devine.

Savoie also questioned Devine on the funding of the pension plans. “If we're getting 9 percent from Schwartz, and we're supposed to be getting 4.25 percent from Prudential, where do we stand today with those funds? Because one percent fluctuation is a lot.”

Devine said the equity fund from Schwartz was earning 9.4 percent. “I don't have the data on the Prudential account.”

“Prudential is at 2.75 percent, which leads me to believe Prudential has charged us $875,000 for us to make 2.75 percent in returns.

Prudential is taking their 60 basis points,” Savoie said.

“Well, if we were earning more, Prudential would be making more,” Devine countered.

“With Schwartz being the fiduciary, it's like the fox guarding the henhouse,” Kepes asserted. “When we delegated the authority to the treasurer to perform certain duties, included, at number 9, is a statement of ethics, where the treasurer shall refrain from doing business with anyone he has a personal relationship with. I have to ask you, Dan, if you have received any campaign funds from anyone we invest with?”

Devine refused to directly answer Kepes, stating there is going to be a review of Prudential's actuarial work.

“We don't have to wait until a review is complete to make a change based on your governance,” Kepes replied.

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advisors and banks to donate, limited to $350 a quarter if they are residents of the community.”

“So do you want to present to the board any filings or funds you may have received that you filed with Oakland County?” Kepes asked.

“You can see them online,” Devine responded.

Trustees approve benefit study RFP Bloomfield Township trustees on Monday, July 27, unanimously approved a Request for Proposal (RFP), prepared by the township's financial sustainability committee, for seeking bids on financial planners for the township's defined benefit pension plan and equities portfolio.

Financial sustainability committee chairperson David Petoskey informed trustees the requested services to be performed in the RFP include a review of the defined benefit pension plan contract with Prudential Insurance, which provides the township with defined benefit pension services, and a review of the most recent actuarial report from Prudential; a review of sections of the police and fire union contracts pertaining to retirement; reviewing investment vehicles Prudential is managing; reviewing the investment vehicles Gregory J. Schwartz is managing; reviewing township projections of how many retirements will occur over the next 20 years; reviewing correspondence and minutes from meetings with Prudential; provide expert advice and guidance regarding any financial, actuarial and policy issues which may affect the sustainability of the defined benefit pension plan; provide recommendations and best practices relative to all aspects of defined benefit pension plans; explore issues of costs, compensation and performance.

The RFP will be posted on the township's website as well as on MAPERS, the Michigan Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems, which is recognized as the principal forum for companies that would bid on the business.

The deadline for bids outlined in the RFP is August 31. “Then we'll meet and go over the applications and RFPs,” Petoskey said.

He told trustees 30 days was considered an adequate amount of time in the industry to review the specifications and return a proposal outlined in the RFP. 09.15

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Savoie said at the meeting that resident Dave Thomas brought it to the attention of the board, at the last township board meeting, that part of the Michigan Charter Township Act requires the supervisor to report its budget on a quarterly basis.

Bloomfield Township is a charter township, which is a township that has been granted a charter, allowing it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule. Section 42.29 of the Michigan Charter Township Act states: “At the beginning of each quarterly period during the fiscal year, and more often if required by the township board, the supervisor or the township superintendent, as the case may be, shall submit to the township board data showing the relation

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between the estimated and actual income and expenses to date.”

“It has not been done in the 20some years we have been a charter township,” Savoie noted. “It will be done now, not on a presentation basis after tonight, just in packets. It will cover where we are in terms of revenues and expenditures on an annual basis.”

Theis explained that year-to-date since April 1, revenues and expenditures do not always line up because “month to month, quarter to quarter, some bills are paid once, or monthly. We have a December 1 tax collection date, so at this point our general fund only has 14 percent of its revenue. The first and second quarters, the general fund will be very low because all of the tax collection is on the December tax bill, with all that revenue collected in the third quarter.”

Currently, expenditures of the general fund are at 20 percent of the budget. Expenditures of the road fund are at 32 percent of the budget, with no revenue.

Revenues for the water and sewer fund are higher than the same quarter

a year ago because of changes to some charges, “and typically the revenues can fluctuate based on weather. Total revenues are at 20 percent of budget,” Theis reported.

Holiday Market will join Mills Pharmacy

By Lisa Brody

Royal Oak specialty grocer Holiday Market is taking over the Epicure portion of Mills Pharmacy on W. Maple Road in Birmingham to offer freshly prepared foods, deli and fresh foods.

Pierre Boutros, owner of Mills Pharmacy for the last six years, said that Mills is partnering with Holiday Market, which has been providing some prepared food to the Epicure portion of the redone classic pharmacy. Epicure is located in the eastern part of the building, offering prepared food, candy, drinks and bottled liquor.

“Mills is now welcoming Holiday Market,” Boutros said. “Now we cater from them, and they realized there is a huge market here for them. They will be bringing in fresh foods, deli and

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prepared foods, like in the old days with Quarton Market, but without the butcher counter. We're letting the experts do what they do.”

Boutros said Holiday Market will be preparing quality food on site in an expanded market space and offer full liquor in what was the Epicure portion, which will be expanded to 3,000 square feet, going all the way back to the alley and adding front and back entrances.

Holiday Market will operate and manage their own business, Boutros said.

On Wednesday, August 5, Birmingham's Design Review Board approved final design and sign review for the property, noting it is a permitted use. Birmingham Planner Matt Baka said new signage for Holiday Market will be added, as well as some exterior changes conforming to the scale, color, texture and materials of the building as well as the neighborhood.

“This was always an idea I had when I first bought Mills,” Boutros said.

“There's great synergy and partnership between the market and the pharmacy.

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million in repayment of loans. Rose alleged that Roast Plant president and majority stakeholder Michael Caswell had made the company insolvent.

Rose did not return calls seeking comment regarding the lease pull out. On April 1, she said in a text message, “We've been stalled so unfortunately no opening date to announce. Happy to update you when I have more information.”

In August 2014, Rose had said the downtown Birmingham location, at 112 S. Old Woodward, was planned to open mid-winter, after it was redesigned to accommodate the Javabot system.

The Javabot system first holds “green” beans in a series of clear storage columns that are then swooshed to the roaster. Once roasted, the beans are blown back into columns where they rest for no more than 48 hours, “allowing their flavors to mature without decaying,” said the Roasting Plant website. “It brews into a rich cup of coffee.”

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Roasting Plant pulls out of Birmingham

By Lisa Brody

Roasting Plant, a unique coffee shop in downtown Detroit which uses the Javabot proprietary system of custom-designed pneumatic tubes to produce a fresh and custom cup of coffee, and had signed a lease in August 2014 for the former Biggby Coffee location in downtown Birmingham, has pulled out of the agreement.

Roasting Plant is currently located in the First National Building at 660 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. That location opened in January 2013, following locations in New York City.

Elizabeth Rose, a Bloomfield Hills native and Cranbrook graduate who relocated to California for several years and once again lives in Bloomfield Hills, had served on the board of directors of Roasting Plant, but in February 2015, Rose sued the parent company of Roasting Plant in U.S. District Court, seeking nearly $2

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City has W. Maple info on website, app The city of Birmingham demonstrated at the city commission meeting on Monday, August 10, a new mobile website application for iPhones and Android that will update residents and users of W. Maple Road improvements.

The mobile website app, which is free to download for iPhones and Android phones, is also available on the city of Birmingham's website as a separate page called “West Maple Road Trial.” It is designed to provide information and up-to-the moment updates on road work for W. Maple between Cranbrook and Southfield roads, which was determined by the city's Multi-Modal Transportation Board that a reworking of it as a

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The road is scheduled to be resurfaced in the summer of 2016, so the city of Birmingham wants to try out any new configurations prior to then.

“None of us (commissioners) have any concerns. We think this plan is very complete,” said mayor Stuart Sherman.

The website and companion app includes testing criteria, how engineers and the city will judge if the trial is a success or a failure, testing parameters, progress and any other news.

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New owner Eid for refreshed Forest Grill When bistro Forest Grill re-opens, it will have a new owner, new menu and a new look while continuing its history of fine dining in the Triangle District of Birmingham.

Samy Eid, manager of Phoenicia on S. Old Woodward in Birmingham, is becoming the owner of Forest Grill, located at 735 Forest, taking the place of former owner Brian Polcyn, who is moving on to other ventures. An investment group, comprised of the building's owners, are also partners in the restaurant.

Forest Grill closed Saturday, June 27, for renovations and ownership/management changes.

Victor Saroki, architect for the restaurant, received approval from the Birmingham planning board on July 22 to remove the windows on the Forest side of the restaurant and replace them with nano-doors, which are foldable doors that can open the restaurant to the outdoors.

In order to accommodate the nanodoors, the kitchen will need to be enclosed with glass, which will still permit diners to see in. In addition, a wine cellar will be created that will be able to accommodate 1,000 bottles of wine.

The restaurant, which was opened in 2007 as one of the first recipients of the city of Birmingham's bistro licenses, will still have 65 seats, the maximum allowable, as well as 30 seats outdoors, weather permitting. Saroki is changing around some of the seating, adding in some banquettes for cozier dining.

The restaurant will remain a white tablecloth, fine dining establishment, a representative for Eid said, with a new menu featuring contemporary world cuisine created by existing Executive Chef Nick Janutol. The menu, still in formation, will feature meats, seafood and pastas.

Eid anticipates re-opening Forest Grill in late September or early October.

Birmingham bike festival cancelled

By Lisa Brody

After four years of decreasing attendance and a lack of corporate sponsorship, the creators of the Birmingham Bike Festival decided to throw in the towel, with last year's festival the final one.

The Birmingham Bike Festival was created in 2011 by bicycle enthusiast and Birmingham real estate developer Jeff Surnow, who was killed in Hawaii in March in a bicycle accident. He had said he created the festival in 2011 as a community-wide event that would feature bike races, safety clinics, vendors, and a bike fair for cyclists of all ages and abilities.

Professional and amateur bike races were held in the streets of downtown Birmingham the last Sunday of August for the last four years, along with a bike fair in Shain Park with booths set up that included wares from local Birmingham retailers and restaurants. There were also bicycle

manufacturers such as Trek, athletic clothing, accessories lines and assorted nutritional products, though in the last couple years participation of sponsors diminished.

Surnow's brother, Michael, his business and cycling partner, said the decision to cancel the Birmingham Bike Festival had been made after last year's event, and was not done because of Jeff's tragic death.

“We decided a long time ago that last year would be the last one,” Michael Surnow said. “We just couldn't get corporate sponsorships.

We were just writing checks ourselves after the event. We decided we would write the checks directly to the charities instead.”

Participation and spectators had slowed as well from the initial year.

“A friend said to me after last year's event, 'All of the spectators are other cyclists.' There just wasn't enough interest among the general public,” Surnow said. “We decided we were done. We tried for a while, but we had to fold it.”

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Elissa Koopmans Schwartz n the early 2000s, Elissa Koopmans Schwartz began writing a memoir about what she described as her “investigation into my then-husband’s actions during our marriage.” Although the only formal writing training Koopmans received was on wills and other legal writing while studying law at Wayne State University, the grim situation she found herself in motivated Koopmans to put her story on paper.

Koopmans memoir, “Carnal Betrayal,” evolved into two manuscripts written in her Bloomfield Hills home while she practiced law and raised her two children. Although the memoir was never published, the six years she spent pouring herself into it made her realize how much she enjoyed writing. Koopmans, now divorced, decided, “One day, when I get a good idea for a novel, I’m going to write it.”

It’s during the reoccurring 10-hour drive between metro Detroit and her home on the north shore of Long Island that Koopmans gets her best ideas, she said. With her own law practice, specializing in estate planning, trust administration and probate, Koopmans has clients in Michigan and New York, and travels back and forth regularly. As she said, “when you just let your mind relax, and you’re not trying to think about anything, then sometimes these ideas just pop into your head,” like the plot for her first novel, a murder mystery-political thriller.

“Perceived Threat,” published in April of this year under the penname Elisa Koopmans, stars heroine Annalisa Vermeer, a credible author and speaker espousing controversial political ideas.

“The heroine in this story is advocating that our legislative system be substantially changed. ‘Let’s eliminate political parties. Let’s not have any Republicans and Democrats. We’ll work things out much better.’ I can’t say that they are my own personal ideas, but if you told me that

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tomorrow we wouldn’t have lobbyists talking to congressmen and women, then I would applaud that because I don’t really much care for the concept of lobbyists.”

Koopmans has been inspired by shows like Madam Secretary, Castle, C.S.I., and other crime dramas with forensic analysis, as well as classic mystery writers.

“In an Agatha Christie or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story,” she said, “there’s often a lot of different people who could be your murderer. They all have their reasons, and the idea of the story is to figure out who acted on their motivation for murder.” Koopmans, who did a lot of research into forensic science, wanted to write a novel heavy on realism, and focused on themes of perception and change because readers could relate to those issues in everyday life.

In addition to practicing law and being a writer, Koopmans has had a variety of educational and career experiences. She practiced as a dental hygienist, a license she maintains to this day, and then taught at a dental assistant training program, for which she earned her masters in education at the University of Michigan.

Koopmans, who turned 60 this year, is currently working on a new novel, “No One Will Ever Know,” which she described as a relationship thriller. Thinking back to the early days of her writing, and any circumstances that may have silently encouraged her to hone her craft, Koopmans recalled that by having two children at Cranbrook Schools, she was “bathed in creativity, it was around me all the time. It got into my subconscious.”

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Marcia Polselli hey’re called 50-staters, those who run races in all 50 states.

Marcia Polselli, 50, just “entered a new age bracket” in the race world, and is committed to being one of those 50-staters. So far, she’s got 13 states under her belt, and has completed a total of 70 races.

She’s crossed the finish line of 15 half-marathons, and completed about 10 sprint triathlons, composed of a half-mile swim, a 10 to 12 mile bike race, and a 5K run.

For Polselli, who’s worked at Shades Optical in Birmingham for 17 years, running started out as a means to an end. As she said, “liking to eat and getting older are not a good combination. I knew I needed to increase my exercise.” Although she lost some weight from running, she has experienced great, unexpected gains. “I’m a much better mother, friend, sister and manager because I run. If I didn’t do it, I’d be cranky 90 percent of the time,” said Polselli, who is raising two teenage sons with her husband, Mike.

It was 2009 when Polselli and her sister, Beth Dumas, began running together. The first race she did was a 5K, and the first half-marathon they did was the Freep Marathon in Detroit. Since then, Polselli, Dumas, and her two nieces regularly run races together.

Her favorite race to date was in Pittsburgh. They ran the bridges in town, her niece goes to the University of Pittsburgh, and, she said, “Pittsburgh represents to me what Detroit could be.”

Polselli, who’s personal best for a half-marathon is 2 hours, 28 minutes, has raced among thousands of people, and said, “I’ve met so many interesting people along the way because people tend to look for

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inspiration.” By talking to each other, she said, “then you’re not thinking, 'I’m thirsty, I’m hungry.' You’re thinking ‘how cool is this person?’

Everybody has a story.”

Born and raised in Michigan, Polselli embraces the changing weather and said, “I run outdoors so that I never forget what season it is, so I never let it pass too quickly.” For her, “There’s nothing like a super cold crisp day and you go out there and it’s beautiful.” To handle the cold air in her lungs, she and Dumas run in what they call the “cone of silence.”

“For your first half mile, you can’t talk. It gets your breathing acclimated to the cold weather and you can control it better.” For her, it’s all about knowing what works, from the food you eat, to the shoes you wear, and the way you consume water.

A resident of Bloomfield Township since 1998, Polselli said, “What I love about Bloomfield and Birmingham is that there’s a lot of roads people don’t travel on,” and “everybody always says hello.” She’s out running three to four days every week, and on Sundays, she and Dumas run five to 10 miles together. “We run Birmingham, Bloomfield, Franklin, Troy. We know these roads like no one knows them.”

To meet her goal of being a 50-stater, Polselli has hatched a plan that has her racing into her 80s: Run four races a year, two or three within driving distance and one an airplane away.

With excitement, Polselli explained, “When I’m in my eighties, I’ll still be doing this, but think – I could win my age bracket!”

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Karen Fenwick magine this, “city-girl me driving a tractor, and up to my ankles in cow manure. Who would’ve thought?” asked Karen Fenwick, an outdoor educator since 1999 for the Bloomfield Hills School District. Fenwick taught at the E.L. Johnson Nature Center and Charles L. Bowers School Farm, and is now celebrating her first summer of retirement, allowing her more time with her art: carving gourds and weaving baskets.

In 2003, Fenwick was invited by a friend to visit Henry Ford Greenfield Village, and Fenwick asked her in the gift shop, “Judy, did you ever weave a basket?” to which her friend replied, “Yes, and I hated it.”

Humorously undeterred, Fenwick decided, “Good, I’ll try this basket.”

That was the beginning of an artistic transformation into Fenwick’s skill and passion, which led to her business, From the Forest Floor… Baskets and More. During the two years bookended by the completion of her first shaker basket and the launch of her business in 2005, Fenwick was avidly learning basket weaving and gourd art, devouring books, taking workshops and commuting to Ann Arbor weekly for lessons with Cherilyn Braun, a master basket weaver.

“My goal,” she said, “was to elevate gourd art in the midwest, in Michigan, to a fine art instead of a craft.”

The first time Fenwick attended the Ann Arbor art fair in 2010, she was awarded best of show, and earned the honor again the following year. “I’ve been so fortunate in my career, I’ve had so much recognition for what I do. I think it’s because it’s an unusual art form in this part of the country. I’ve just been very, very fortunate,” she said.

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The gourds Fenwick uses are grown in California or Pennsylvania, picked by a farmer and left in the field for six months to dry out. The exterior mold that naturally forms is cleaned off, and the gourds are shipped to Fenwick’s home in Bloomfield Hills. “When I get them, whatever art form I choose to do on them, I have to cut open the gourd.

This gets a little tricky. You never do it inside because it releases mold spores. I wear a respirator and goggles,” Fenwick said. Working in her garage year-round, she uses a number of high-powered tools, 100 drill bits to create various carving styles, a sanding belt, a few different finishes, and for embellishment, ink dyes and stones, such as agates.

Only once, Fenwick said, did she take a piece of wood from the nature center where she was co-director of summer camps, and taught pioneer crafts for students of all ages. A couple of the projects she made with students include pine needle baskets woven from jute and gourd nesting boxes. “Some of the kids were so good at it. I was just astounded,” she said.

A Michigan State Spartan, class of ’72, wife of 43 years, and a mother of two children now in their 30s, Fenwick said, “I don’t have a science background. I have a parks and rec background. I’ve learned more in my job at the nature center than I have probably in my entire career.” She added, “I’m still learning. There is so much information out there, and the kids, they get smarter every generation.”

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Justine Aronson hat sets a soprano singer apart from other performers? Justine Aronson, a 2004 Bloomfield Hills Andover High School graduate, said “There is pressure to be the soprano soloist, especially because our voices are fragile, they’re part of us. To be willing to sing, you have to be willing to be vulnerable, and that can be very scary, being in front of people doing this naked thing.”

Currently, Aronson travels between New York and Los Angeles, making her living as a soprano singer, specializing in baroque and contemporary repertoires. For Aronson, when she’s going to perform a piece of music, she first asks herself, “How do I make sense of this and how do I present it to an audience? How do I figure out what it means to me so that I can deliver it meaningfully?” From her days at Andover, where she faithfully participated in choir, forensics, and drama, Aronson was trained to be a performer, and said, “Some people have the performing bone and some people don’t, and I love performing.”

How Aronson carved her path as a professional singer in the classical arena is clear. “I just kept doing it because it was always something I was good at. Every mentor figure that I’ve had, one of their pieces of advice is to just keep going, keep an open and inquisitive mind,” which she did through her studies and training.

Aronson earned her bachelors in music at Western Michigan University, then in 2011 earned her masters in music at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. While in Princeton, Aronson worked one-on-one with an opera coach who guided her with “how to reach out to people I want to work with,” she said. Aronson is her own

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In 2013, after a couple of years commuting from Princeton to Philadelphia and New York City to sing, Aronson moved to Brooklyn to continue performing solo concert and collaborative ventures. She found herself with work on the opposite coast, including a project by composer William Kraft, 91, which she performed in Pasadena, Calif. Aronson said, “I’m really excited about working with living composers, which can be categorized as contemporary classical music.”

Taking a leap across the country, she recently relocated her base of operations to Los Angeles, where she shares a home with her boyfriend and musical collaborator, Richard Valitto, a pianist. Of the move, Aronson said, “I had a couple exciting performances in the area. I’m excited to see where I can sink my teeth in a little bit.”

The singing style that Aronson is most oriented to is operatic, though she casts a wide net, and said, “I’m willing to do anything with my voice and my body, and that’s different than how you get trained as an opera singer.”

The best part of her career, Aronson divulged, is “the collaborative part of it. That’s all I was doing at Andover, hanging out with people I love, and who I still hang out with 10 years later. That’s music at it’s best. Making art, making music, and communicating something through the music.”

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Child-focused yoga studio Born Yoga, a yoga studio dedicated to children and families, is opening in early September at 2121 Cole Street in Birmingham’s Rail District.

Founder and owner Ashley Goldberg, 31, is a registered yoga instructor who’s been trained at Blue Yoga, Karma Kids, Yogapeautics and Samba Yoga Training. Class offerings are numerous, and serve children of all ages, starting as young as 2 months, with Mommy & Buddha Baby Yoga. The studio also offers Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Teens, and all-ages Family Yoga. Goldberg said, “I’m taking my two passions, yoga and children, and combining them.

For the younger kids, 10 and under, we’ll go through a yoga adventure.

Rather than using the Sanskrit names adults know, I’ll use animal names. I’ll let them use their creativity. We can go anywhere in the world.” She added, “I’m bringing all the different senses into a onehour class to make them more aware of their bodies, where they are in space, and how they affect other children.” Children of all abilities, including kids with autism, Asperger syndrome, or sensory integration challenges, are encouraged to attend. Goldberg holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and has worked as a preschool teacher.

Hairdresser opens own shop Papillon Blanc Hair & Lounge is slated to open in mid-September at 730 N. Old Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. Services include cuts, styles, blow outs, color treatment, eyebrow shaping, and waxing.

Founder and stylist Eda Motchka, 36, discovered her passion for hair when she was just 10 years old, living in Albania. She moved to Michigan in 1999, and graduated from the Beauty Academy in Ann Arbor at age 24. She’s worked in the industry for over a decade, and aims to serve others by delivering quality, client-centered hair care. Papillon Blanc, which translates from French as “white butterfly,” offers a halfhour complimentary consultation.

Motchka said, “The idea came from my experience where I would go to places for a service and didn’t feel a connection with the people. The consultation is for clients to figure out what looks good on them, and for connecting, like when you go to the doctor you need to have a connection.” The proceeds of downtownpublications.com

haircuts for children under age 5 will be donated to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Expansion of Aveda salon Salon Legato, an Aveda salon, opened in August in downtown Birmingham at 335 E. Maple Road.

Owned by mother-daughter duo Diane and Karlyn Cassidy, the first Salon Legato is located in downtown Farmington, and has been open for a decade. The Birmingham salon offers haircuts, styles, and coloring; face and body waxing; facials; and makeup application. The new location, which carries only Aveda brand products like its sister salon, is managed by Karlyn. Aveda is a subsidiary of Estee Lauder and known for the plant-derived ingredients used in their products.

Another Robot Garage The Robot Garage opened a store in Grosse Pointe Park, making it the third location in addition to their Birmingham Rail District location, at 637 S. Eton Street, and in Rochester Hills. Owned by Sarah and Jonathan Jacobs, the primary focus of The Robot Garage, “is on educating kids on engineering concepts through building the toys that we have“ said Kim Galea, manager at the Grosse Pointe Park store. In addition to selling LEGO and other brands of engineering and robotics kits, The Robot Garage is available for parties, field trips, and drop-in playtime. Children and adults can stop by and build together for $8 per child. Interactive camps are offered for three different age groups, in which kids “do two robotics-based projects and two construction building projects each day they’re here, Monday through Friday,” Galea said.

Shift Digital expands Sanctus, LLC, doing business as Shift Digital, is expanding their operations as they grow.

Headquartered in downtown Birmingham at 348 E. Maple Road, Shift Digital will be hiring an additional 93 staff to be located in a second Birmingham office, at 805 E. Maple Road, across from the Kroger store, which currently houses Universal McCann. The international digital marketing firm serves clients in the automotive, banking and home building industries. “We’re

very excited. Our teams will be so close, we can have a lot of collaboration,” said Jamie Fabbri, branding and communications specialist. As for when the expansion will occur, “It’s still somewhat TBD. It will likely be early next year, ” Fabbri said, noting, “We’re always recruiting top talent.” Shift Digital has been approved to receive a performance-based grant of up to $465,000 from the Michigan Strategic Fund, awarded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, for their investment of up to $2.48 million.

Boutique moves location Dezzis Boutique relocated from the Willits Alley to 222 E. Maple Road in Birmingham. Owned by Dessi Salzmann, the boutique carries a global mix of contemporary apparel and accessories for women that Salzmann collects. She said, “I pick my styles, textures, fabric, and I try to bring something really different into the market. It’s not about how much you’ll pay, it’s about how many years you’ll wear it.” In 2006, Salzmann moved to the U.S. from Munich, Germany, where she worked as a fashion consultant and independent wardrobe stylist. She continues to offer personal shopping and styling services, beginning with a consultation on color and style preferences.

Closings Fuddruckers, located at 42757 Woodward Avenue just south of Square Lake Road in Bloomfield Township, has closed. House of Renew, located upstairs in the Merrillwood Building at 251 E. Merrill, closed. The store, known for repairing and recreating china, crystal, and other valuables since 1976, shuttered its doors without notice in early August. Neither their website nor Facebook page provided information, but Birmingham police, who were called after some individuals sought assistance in obtaining items that had been left at the store, said the owner, Ruth Pappatt, told them she is looking to obtain a lease at a new location.

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FACES Joe McClure rom PhD to pickles. That's how Joe McClure, co-founder of McClure's Pickles, describes his story from Wayne State's medical school to creating a pickle factory in the former Detroit Axle plant near Russell Industrial Park and the Hamtramk city border.

“It was an old family recipe. Basically, we were making these as kids just growing up, making them with our parents and grandparents,” McClure said of the origins of the family pickle business started by him and his brother Bob. “I started graduate school in 2006, about the same time we started dabbling around with the company. I finally decided that I had more of the entrepreneurship bug.”

McClure worked the beginnings of the pickle business in 2006 in Detroit while attending Wayne State University, where he earned a PhD in physiology. Meanwhile, his brother Bob was working in Brooklyn, New York, as an actor when he took up the marketing side of the business.

“Food trends in general started changing,” he said. “Farmers markets started popping up, and people started caring about where their food came from," he said about the food industry around the time the business was formed. "We were sort of on the forefront of the pickle business. But there are bakers and coffee makers that there are today, and 10 years ago, you didn’t have.”

Growing up in Birmingham, McClure said his brother and he would join his father in making special batches of pickles each year. They would give the jars to friends and family, and keep enough to last for a few seasons. But it wasn't until after graduating from Groves High School and well into his college studies that Joe and his older brother pulled out the family recipe and started packaging up their own product.

“We started in farmers markets, mainly because they started popping up, and because you have cash in hand. You’re not waiting 45 days for payment, (like) with some businesses,” he said. “The model has changed since. We do one farmers market in Michigan, that’s Eastern Market, and one in Brooklyn, but that’s it."

Today, both his parents are working in the family business, which employs about 30 people and operates two production shifts, five days a week. He said the business currently produces about 10,000 jars of pickles each day. McClure's offers a more high-end pickle selection, in dill and spicy flavors, as well as relishes, potato chips and a Bloody Mary mix.

“We have an arsenal of products that we have done that are on the back burner. There are many in our great grandparents' recipe book, but we want to focus on the core products and get them distributed properly throughout the United States."

While the factory cranks out thousands of pickles each day, he said he still takes time once in a while to make a small batch of his own.

“I like the spicy ones more,” he said. “I’m more of a spicy sort of guy. The little gherkins we do, those are my favorite," he said.

"Every once in a while I make them, but it’s the same process, really. There’s more standard-operating procedures and more people in the factory, but the recipe hasn’t changed.”

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Story: Kevin Elliott

Photo: Jean Lannen

PLACES TO EAT The Places To Eat for Downtown is a quick reference source to establishments offering a place for dining, either breakfast, lunch or dinner. The listings include nearly all dining establishments with seating in the Birmingham/Bloomfield area, and then some select restaurants outside the immediate area served by Downtown. The complete Places To Eat is available at downtownpublications.com and in an optimized format for your smart phone (downtownpublications.com/mobile), where you can actually map out locations and automatically dial a restaurant from our Places To Eat.

Birmingham/Bloomfield 220: American. Lunch & Dinner, MondaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 220 E. Merrill Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.646.2220.

5th Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner daily.

No reservations. Liquor. 2262 S. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, 48302. 248.481.9607.

Andiamo: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 6676 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, 48301.

248.865.9300.

Bagger Dave's Legendary Burger Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 6608 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, 48301.

248.792.3579.

Bangkok Thai Bistro: Thai. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 42805 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Township, 48304.

248.499.6867.

Beau's: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 4108 W. Maple, Bloomfield Hills, 48301. 248.626.2630.

Bella Piatti: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

167 Townsend Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.494.7110.

Beyond Juice: Contemporary. Breakfast & Lunch daily; Dinner, Monday-Saturday.

No reservations. 270 West Maple Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.594.7078.

Big Rock Chophouse: American. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 245 South Eton Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.647.7774.

Bill's: American. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Daily. Reservations, lunch only. Liquor.

39556 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.646.9000.

Birmingham Sushi Cafe: Japanese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 377 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 48009.

248.593.8880.

Bistro Joe’s Kitchen: Global. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Sunday brunch. Liquor.

Reservations. 34244 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 48009. 248.594.0984.

Bloomfield Deli: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, Monday-Friday. No reservations. 71 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48304.

248.645.6879.

Brooklyn Pizza: Pizza. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

No reservations. 111 Henrietta Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.258.6690.

Café ML: New American. Dinner, daily.

Liquor. Call ahead. 3607 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Township.

248.642.4000.

Cafe Via: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 310 East Maple Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.644.8800.

Cameron’s Steakhouse: American. Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 115 Willits Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.723.1700.

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China Village: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. 1655 Opdyke, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.758.1221.

Churchill's Bistro & Cigar Bar: Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 116 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.647.4555.

Cityscape Deli: Deli. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. No reservations. Beer.

877 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48302. 248.540.7220.

Commonwealth: American. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. No reservations. 300 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 48009.

248.792.9766.

Cosi: American. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Beer & wine. 101 N. Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.203.9200.

Dick O’Dow’s: Irish. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 160 West Maple Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.642.1135.

Eddie Merlot's: Steak & seafood. Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 37000 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.712.4095.

Einstein Bros. Bagels: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. No reservations. 176 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.594.9888. Also 4089 West Maple Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301.

248.258.9939.

Elie’s Mediterranean Cuisine: Mediterranean. Lunch & Dinner, MondaySaturday. No reservations. Liquor. 263 Pierce Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.647.2420.

Embers Deli & Restaurant: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. Dinner, Monday-Friday. No reservations. 3598 West Maple Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301. 248.645.1033.

Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: American. Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 323 N. Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.723.0134.

Forest Grill: American. Lunch, MondayFriday; Dinner, Monday-Saturday.

Reservations. Liquor. 735 Forest Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.258.9400.

Fuddrucker’s: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No Reservations. Beer & wine.

42757 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Township, 48302. 248.333.2400.

Greek Island Coney Restaurant: Greek.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 221 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 48009. 248.646.1222.

Griffin Claw Brewing Company: American.

Dinner, Tuesday-Friday, Lunch & Dinner, Saturday and Sunday. No Reservations.

Liquor. 575 S. Eton Street, Birmingham.

248.712.4050.

Hogan’s Restaurant: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 6450 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301.

248.626.1800.

Honey Tree Grille: Greek/American.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, daily. No reservations. 3633 W. Maple Rd, Bloomfield, MI 48301. 248.203.9111.

Hunter House Hamburgers: American.

Breakfast, Monday-Saturday; Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 35075 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.646.7121.

Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse: American.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 201 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham, 48009.

248.594.4369.

IHOP: American. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 2187 S. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. 248.333.7522.

Kerby’s Koney Island: American. Breakfast,

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FRONT/BACK Front/Back is a monthly column devoted to news stories, tidbits and gossip items about what's happening in both the front of the house and back of the house in the restaurants in the metro Detroit area.

Two Palladium openings Restaurateur Zack Sklar, owner of Social Kitchen & Bar, Beau’s, and MEX, is unveiling two new Birmingham restaurants around the end of September, all part of his Peas & Carrots Hospitality company.

Au Cochon, a French diner, and Arthur Ave., an Italian eatery, will share the space previously occupied

by Chen Chow, at 260 N. Old Woodward in the Palladium building. The northern storefront housing Au Cochon will open first, followed a few weeks later by Arthur Ave., the southern storefront.

Sklar and Mark Barbarich, chef and business partner, will share a single kitchen serving both ventures. Set to be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., Au Cochon is “the only sous vide certified establishment in Oakland County” said Sklar, referring to a modern cooking technique that is intended to keep meats moist on the inside without overcooking the outer portion, and translates into English as “under vacuum.” Sklar described Arthur Ave. as a “red sauce style place, like old school, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Veal Marsala, Eggplant Parmesan. Very traditional Italian food.” He said the food will be served in red baskets, and the style is “very casual.” Sklar is in the midst of opening two restaurants in Chicago as well.

Eid now owns Forest Grill Samy Eid, manager of Phoenicia, is now the owner of Forest Grill, 735 Forest in Birmingham, which closed for renovations in late June. Eid is replacing former owner and chef Brian Polcyn. Eid, along with Executive Chef Nick Janutol, are working at recreating the menu for the fine dining establishment, which he said will feature contemporary world cuisine. A fall re-opening is planned.

Archer Jr. opens gastropub Central Kitchen + Bar made an August debut in Cadillac Square at 660 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.

The 130-seat gastropub is founded

by Dennis Archer, Jr., CEO of Ignition Media, publisher of Ambassador magazine, and son of Detroit’s former mayor, who shares the same name. Executive Chef

Christina Stanco, formerly of Café ML and Luxe Bar & Grill, developed the menu, which features burgers, sandwiches, tacos, flatbreads and salads. A couple of items Stanco serves up include the Buttermilk Fried Chicken sandwich with gruyere cheese, pickles, and bacon on a brioche bun; as well as the Duck Confit flatbread with frisee, stone ground mustard, roasted grapes and fried egg. Managing Partner/General Manager Ken Karam also comes from Luxe Bar & Grill, where he was the general manager. On the day of their grand opening, Karam said, “Our calamari has gotten rave reviews. It’s like a sweet and spicy calamari. The staff did great, and the chef’s outstanding.” Designed by the Birmingham-based architecture firm Ron and Roman, Central Kitchen + Bar is open until 11 p.m. Monday Wednesday and until 1 a.m.

Thursday – Saturday. Karam added, “The décor is great. It really pulls in the history of the building.” Keep an eye out for Sunday brunch, coming soon.

Midtown mac ‘n cheese Owners Gary Sussman and Chef Lorraine Platman of Sweet Lorraine’s Café and Bar, with locations in Southfield and Livonia, continue to expand, with their latest venture set to open near Wayne State University. Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac ‘n Brews! is expected to open in late September or early October at 4870 Cass Avenue in midtown Detroit. In addition to grilled cheese, soups, and salads, Mac ‘n Brewz! will offer 14 styles of mac ‘n cheese and 12 craft beers.

Sussman said vegetarians can try the “Truffle Mushroom Mac, and Mean Green Pesto Mac. We also have meat combinations like Cubano Mac, with ham, pickles, Swiss cheese.” Cheeseburger Mac, Bacon Mac, and Philly Cheesesteak Mac also make the menu. Sussman said Mac ‘n Brews! will open early for breakfast, and serve “a breakfast menu with breakfast burritos, breakfast mac ‘n cheese and breakfast wraps.” Fabulous Mac ‘n Cheez currently has four metro Detroit locations, and the company is building on their success. “We’re expanding to other states, moving into Illinois, Ohio and Florida,” said Sussman.

TJ’s 50th anniversary Traffic Jam & Snug, a Detroit restaurant, bakery, brewery, and

small production cheese maker all under one roof, celebrated their 50th anniversary in August. Owned by Executive Chef Carolyn Howard and her husband Scott Lowell, Traffic Jam & Snug is located at 511 W. Canfield in Detroit next to the Shinola store. Howard said, “We’re proud to have been part of the fabric of the city for so many years. We relish, no pun intended, the opportunity.”

Larger kitchen at theater The cafe at The Maple Theater in Bloomfield Township, 4135 W. Maple Road, has undergone kitchen renovations and now offers an expanded menu for lunch and dinner, going by the name The Maple Kitchen. In addition to the sandwiches and salads previously offered, diners and movie-goers can now order appetizers and a wider selection of unique items such as the Chicken Pot Pie Sandwich or the Ripper Dog. Served on a pretzel bun, General Manager Ruth Daniels described the Ripper as “a kosher hot dog deep fried and served with creamy mustard and chopped slaw.

It’s amazing how the mustard and the slaw go together.” Also available are beef, turkey and vegan burgers, and “Duck” Fries, deep-fried with duck fat. The Maple Theater and Kitchen continue to offer beer, wine and cocktails, in addition to a full coffee bar, where they serve Great Lakes Coffee. For wait service in the theater, purchase a Club ticket for $5 extra.

For fans of wine and food Designed for wine lovers, Vertical Detroit is a restaurant and retail venture of father-daughter partners Jim and Remy Lufty that will be located in The Ashley at 1538 Centre Street, in Detroit. Expected to open in the first week of October, Remy said, “We’ve been in the wine business a long time…it’s kind of a third generation business.” Jim, who previously worked for his father, has owned Fine Wine Source in Livonia for 20 years. Remy pointed out a few highlights of the menu, to be prepared by Executive Chef Alex Knezevic, including Sambuca Mussels; grapes rolled in brie and dusted with pistachios; and the Burger “Vertical” made with a blend of prime meats from Fairway Packing Co. in Eastern Market. The restaurant features over 250 bottles of wine and nearly 50 choice offerings by the glass. The retail space offers an additional 300-plus

wines for purchase. “We’ve wanted to open something in the city for years. Our family lives in Grosse Pointe. We finally found a great location, and we thought why not do it,“ Remy said.

Twisted eats and nightclub William Quasarano has been named the new executive chef at Twisted Tavern, located at 22901 Woodward Avenue in Ferndale.

Featuring a casual menu and comfortable atmosphere, Twisted Tavern opens daily at 4:30 p.m., and serves food late into the night.

Adjacent to the tavern is Twist Night Club, which offers eats, drinks and dancing on Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 9 p.m.

New breakfast joint Le Petit Dejuner, a breakfast café spearheaded by Tina Motley of Farmington Hills, opened this summer at 3411 Brush Street in Detroit. The menu features crepes and other breakfast delicacies, such as their croissant French toast, honey pecan pancakes and fluffy omelets.

The dishes at Le Petit Dejuner can be ordered family style, or fit for one.

Vegetarians and meat-eaters alike will be happy, as Motley has included black-bean sausage as one of her four breakfast meats.

Outdoors in Greektown Located at 517 Monroe Street in Detroit’s Greektown, Pappy’s Bar & Grill, has built a new sidewalk patio and completed aesthetic renovations, including new ceilings and the addition of a garage door, which can be lifted for diners to enjoy the nice weather. As part of Greektown at Sundown, which runs through Labor Day, Monroe Street is restricted to pedestrian use only on Fridays through Sundays, from 5 p.m. to 2 p.m. Erica Speer, bartender at Pappy’s, said, “There’s live music and magicians walking up and down (the street).”

Snacks and sandwiches The Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company, located at 3965 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, has expanded their food and drink offerings. The Michigan roasting company now pours wine, craft beers, and cocktails, served alongside sandwiches and small plates of charcuterie, cheeses and picked vegetables. The Midtown location is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and until

midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Hours are shortened on Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Great Lakes’ coffee roasting operation is in Bloomfield Hills.

Brunch beckons Andiamo Trattoria of Royal Oak, located at 129 S. Main Street, now offers Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., equipped with a Bloody Mary Bar and Mimosa Bar. A couple of favorites from the menu include the house-made Buttermilk Biscuits with Italian sausage gravy, the Almond Crust Stuffed French Toast with dried cherries and mascarpone cheese, and the Eggy Delights section, offering a variety of egg dishes. Manager Patti Mooradian said, “It’s a hot area for brunch. It’s kind of a ritual to go out for Sunday brunch. We also have live entertainment from 11 to 2, with someone here playing guitar or fiddle, whatever. We change it up every week.”

Management changes The new general manager of Cameron’s Steakhouse, 115 Willits Street in Birmingham, is Chris Rewald, previously of Joe Muer Seafood.

Pop Up Intel Yemans Street, 2995 Yemans Street in Hamtramck: Dr. Sushi, a.k.a. Nick George, brings a Japanese sushi brunch on September 20. Dr. Sushi prides his operation on being sustainable, selecting fish based on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. yemansstreet.com.

The Menagerie 31 N. Saginaw Street in Pontiac: Meiko Krishok, caterer of Detroit Guerrilla Food and collaborator in the food truck Pink Flamingo, September 12.

Jeremy Kalmus, owner of Rock n’ Roll + Caviar catering company, September 19. Jeremy Kalmus will return on September 26 to prepare a multi-course menu featuring JD’s Motown Mustard, owned by Jeffery Downs, September 26. menageriekitchen.com.

Front/Back is reported each month by Katie Deska. KatieDeska@DowntownPublications.com. We welcome news items or tips, on or off the record, about what's happening in the front or back of the house at metro area restaurants.

Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

2160 N. Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.333.1166.

La Marsa: Mediterranean. Lunch & Dinner daily. Reservations. 43259 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 48302.

248.858.5800.

Leo’s Coney Island: American. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

154 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.593.9707.

Also 6527 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301. 248.646.8568.

Little Daddy’s Parthenon: American.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 39500 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.647.3400.

Luxe Bar & Grill: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily; Late Night, 9 p.m.-closing. No reservations. Liquor. 525 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 48009.

248.792.6051.

Mad Hatter Cafe: Tea Room. Brunch, Lunch & Dinner. No reservations. Liquor.

185 N. Old Woodward, Birmingham, 48009. 248.540.0000 Mandaloun Bistro: Lebanese. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, Daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 30100 Telegraph Rd., Suite 130, Bingham Farms, 48025.

248.723.7960.

Market North End: Mediterranean. Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. No reservations.

Liquor. 474 N. Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.712.4953.

MEX Mexican Bistro & Tequila Bar: Mexican. Lunch, Monday-Friday, Dinner, daily. Liquor. 6675 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, 48301.

248.723.0800.

Mitchell’s Fish Market: Seafood. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 117 Willits Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.646.3663.

Mountain King: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 469 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.644.2913.

New Bangkok Thai Bistro: Thai. Breakfast, Monday-Thursday; Lunch, Monday-Friday; Dinner, daily. No reservations. 183 North Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.644.2181.

Nippon Sushi Bar: Japanese. Lunch & Dinner daily. No reservations. Liquor.

2079 S. Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, 48302. 248.481.9581.

Nosh & Rye: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, daily.

No reservations. 39495 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304.

248.646.7923.

Olga’s Kitchen: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 2075 S. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48302.

248.451.0500.

Original Pancake House: American.

Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 33703 South Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.642.5775.

Panera Bread: American. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 100 North Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.203.7966.

Also 2125 S. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48302. 248.253.9877.

Peabody’s: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 34965 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.644.5222.

Phoenicia: Middle Eastern. Lunch, MondayFriday; Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor.

588 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.644.3122.

Pita Cafe: Middle Eastern. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 239 North Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009.

248.645.6999.

Qdoba: Mexican. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 795 East Maple Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.988.8941.

Also 42967 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Township, 48304.

248.874.1876

Roadside B & G: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

1727 S. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48302. 248.858.7270.

Rojo Mexican Bistro: Mexican. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 250 Merrill Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.792.6200.

Salvatore Scallopini: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Beer & Wine. 505 North Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 48009. 248.644.8977.

Sanders: American. Lunch, daily. No reservations. 167 N. Old Woodward, Birmingham, 48009. 248.594.3215.

Social Kitchen & Bar: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations, parties of 5 or more. Liquor. 225 E. Maple Road, Birmingham, 48009. 248.594.4200.

Stacked Deli: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, Monday-Saturday. Delivery available. No reservations. 233 North Old Woodward, Birmingham, 48009. 248.593.5300.

Steve’s Deli: Deli. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 6646 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield, 48301.

248.932.0800.

Streetside Seafood: Seafood. Lunch, Monday-Friday; Dinner, daily.

Reservations, Lunch only. Liquor. 273 Pierce Street, Birmingham, 48009.

248.645.9123.

Sushi Hana: Japanese. Lunch, MondayFriday; Dinner, Monday-Saturday.

Reservations. 42656 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48304. 248.333.3887.

Sy Thai Cafe: Thai. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

No reservations. 315 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 48009. 248.258.9830.

Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro: American.

Dinner. Monday-Saturday. Sunday brunch.

Reservations. Liquor. 55 S. Bates Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.731.7066.

The Corner Bar: American. Dinner.

Wednesday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.647.2958.

The Bird & The Bread: Brasserie. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 210 S. Old Woodard, Birmingham, 48009.

248.203.6600.

The Franklin Grill: American. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 32760 Franklin Rd, Franklin, 48025. 248.865.6600.

The Gallery Restaurant: American.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Beer & wine. 6683 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301.

248.851.0313.

The Moose Preserve Bar & Grill: American.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 2395 S. Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, 48302. 248.858.7688.

The Rugby Grille: American. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.642.5999.

The Stand: Euro-American. Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

34977 Woodward, Birmingham, 48009.

248.220.4237.

Toast: American. Breakfast & Lunch, daily; Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 203 Pierce Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.258.6278.

Touch of India: Indian. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 297 E. Maple Road, Birmingham, 48009.

248.593.7881.

Townhouse: American. Brunch, Saturday, Sunday. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 180 Pierce Street, Birmingham, 48009. 248.792.5241.

Triple Nickel Restaurant and Bar: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Liquor.

Reservations. 555 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham 48009. 248.480.4951.

Village Coney Island: American. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

653 S. Adams. Birmingham, 48009.

248.593.7964.

Whistle Stop Diner: American. Breakfast &

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Royal Oak/Ferndale Ale Mary's: American. Weekend Brunch.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 316 South Main St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.268.1917 Anita’s Kitchen: Middle Eastern. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Beer & Wine. 22651 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 48220. 248.548.0680.

Andiamo Restaurants: Italian. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 129 S. Main St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.582.0999.

Assaggi Bistro: Italian. Lunch, TuesdayFriday. Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday.

Reservations. Liquor. 330 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, 48220. 248.584.3499.

Bigalora: Italian. Weekend Brunch. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily. No Reservations. Liquor. 711 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, 48067.

Bistro 82: French. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 401 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.542.0082.

The Blue Nile: Ethiopian. Dinner, TuesdaySunday. Reservations. Liquor. 545 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, 48220.

248.547.6699.

Bspot Burgers: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 310 S. Main St., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.268.1621.

Cafe Muse: French. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday.

Reservations. Liquor. 418 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.544.4749.

Cork Wine Pub: American. Sunday Brunch.

Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 23810 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, 48069. 248.544.2675.

D’Amato’s: Italian. Sunday Brunch. Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

222 Sherman Dr., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.584.7400.

Due Venti: Italian. Sunday Brunch. Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

220 S. Main St., Clawson, 48017.

248.288.0220.

The Fly Trap: Diner. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. Dinner, Monday-Friday. No reservations. 22950 Woodward Ave., 48220. 248.399.5150.

Howe’s Bayou: Cajun. Lunch, MondaySaturday. Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 22949 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 48220. 248.691.7145.

Inn Season Cafe: Vegetarian. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, TuesdaySaturday. No reservations. 500 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.547.7916.

Inyo Restaurant Lounge: Asian Fusion.

Weekend Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

No reservations. Liquor. 22871 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 48220. 248.543.9500.

KouZina: Greek. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 121 N. Main St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.629.6500.

Lily’s Seafood: Seafood. Weekend Brunch.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 410 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.591.5459.

Local Kitchen and Bar: American. Weekend Brunch. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 344 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, 48220.

248.291.5650.

Lockhart’s BBQ: Barbeque. Sunday Brunch.

Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. No reservations. Liquor. 202 E. Third St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.584.4227.

Oak City Grille: American. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 212 W. 6th St, Royal Oak, 48067. 248.556.0947.

One-Eyed Betty: American. Weekend Breakfast. Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 175 W. Troy St., Ferndale, 48220.

248.808.6633.

Pronto!: American. Weekend Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

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608 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.544.7900.

Public House: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 241 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, 48220.

248.850.7420.

Redcoat Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 31542 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, 48073.

248.549.0300.

Ronin: Japanese. Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 326 W. 4th St., Royal Oak, 48067. 248.546.0888.

Royal Oak Brewery: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 215 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.544.1141.

Toast, A Breakfast and Lunch Joint: American. Breakfast & Lunch, daily. No reservations. 23144 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 48220. 248.398.0444.

Tom’s Oyster Bar: Seafood. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 318 S. Main St., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.541.1186.

Town Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 116 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.544.7300/ Trattoria Da Luigi: Italian. Dinner, TuesdaySunday. Reservations. Liquor. 415 S, Washington Ave., Royal Oak, 48067.

248.542.4444.

Vinsetta Garage: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

27799 Woodward Ave., Berkley, 48072.

248.548.7711.

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Troy/Rochester Bspot Burgers: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 176 N. Adams Rd, Rochester Hills, 48309.

248.218.6001.

Capital Grille: Steak & Seafood. Lunch, Monday-Saturday. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 2800 West Big Beaver Rd., Somerset Collection, Troy, 48084. 248.649.5300.

Cafe Sushi: Pan-Asian. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 1933 W. Maple Rd, Troy, 48084. 248.280.1831.

Ganbei Chinese Restaurant and Bar: Chinese. Lunch, Monday-Saturday.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 227 S. Main St, Rochester, 48307.

248.266.6687.

O’Connor’s Irish Public House: Irish. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 324 S. Main St., Rochester, 48307.

248.608.2537.

Kona Grille: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 30 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, 48083. 248.619.9060.

Kruse & Muer on Main: American. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 327 S. Main St., Rochester, 48307. 248.652.9400.

Lakes: Seafood. Lunch, Monday-Friday.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 5500 Crooks Rd., Troy, 48098. 248.646.7900.

McCormick & Schmick’s: Steak & Seafood.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. Somerset Collection, 2850 Coolidge Hwy, Troy, 48084.

248.637.6400.

The Meeting House: American. Weekend Brunch. Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. No reservations. Liquor. 301 S. Main St, Rochester, 48307. 248.759.4825.

Miguel’s Cantina: Mexican. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 870 S. Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, 48307.

248.453.5371.

Mon Jin Lau: Asian. Lunch, Monday-Friday.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 1515 E. Maple Rd, Troy, 48083.

248.689.2332.

Morton’s, The Steakhouse: Steak & Seafood. Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 888 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, 48084. 248.404.9845.

NM Café: American. Lunch, Monday-

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Saturday. Reservations. Liquor. 2705 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, 48084.

248.816.3424.

Oceania Inn: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. The Village of Rochester Hills, 3176 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills, 48309. 248.375.9200.

Ocean Prime: Steak & Seafood. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 2915 Coolidge Hwy., Troy, 48084. 248.458.0500.

Orchid Café: Thai. Lunch, Monday-Friday.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. 3303 Rochester Rd., Troy, 48085.

248.524.1944.

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor.

Somerset Collection, 2801 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, 48084. 248.816.8000.

Rochester Chop House: Steak & Seafood.

Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 306 S. Main St., Rochester, 48307. 248.651.2266.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House: Steak & Seafood. Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 755 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, 48084. 248.269.8424.

Silver Spoon: Italian. Dinner, MondaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 6830 N. Rochester Rd., Rochester, 48306.

248.652.4500.

Steelhouse Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 1129 E. Long Lake Rd., Troy, 48085.

248.817.2980.

Tre Monti Ristorante: Italian. Lunch, Thursdays. Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday.

Reservations. Liquor. 1695 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy, 48083. 248.680.1100.

West Bloomfield/Southfield Bacco: Italian. Lunch, Monday-Friday.

Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 29410 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, 48034. 248.356.6600.

Beans and Cornbread: Southern. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 29508 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, 48034. 248.208.1680.

Bigalora: Italian. Weekend Brunch. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily. No Reservations. Liquor. 29110 Franklin Road, Southfield, 48034.

Maria’s Restaurant: Italian. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 2080 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323.

248.851.2500.

The Bombay Grille: Indian. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. 29200 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills, 48334.

248.626.2982.

The Fiddler: Russian. Sunday Brunch.

Dinner, Thursday-Sunday. Reservations.

Liquor. 6676 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, 48322.

248.851.8782.

The Lark: American. Dinner, TuesdaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 6430 Farmington Rd, West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248.661.4466.

Mene Sushi: Japanese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Beer & Wine. 6239 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248.538.7081.

Meriwether’s: Seafood. Lunch, MondaySaturday. Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 25485 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, 48034. 248.358.1310.

Pickles & Rye: Deli. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations. 6724 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248.737.3890.

Prime29 Steakhouse: Steak & Seafood.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 6545 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 48322. 248.737.7463.

Redcoat Tavern: American. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. No reservations. Liquor.

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6745 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248.865.0500.

Shangri-La: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. Orchard Mall Shopping Center, 6407 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, 48322.

248.626.8585.

Sposita’s Ristorante: Italian. Friday Lunch.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 33210 W. Fourteen Mile Rd., West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248. 538.8954.

Stage Deli: Deli. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

6873 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield Township, 48322. 248.855.6622.

Sweet Lorraine’s Café & Bar: American.

Weekend Breakfast. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 29101 Greenfield Rd., Southfield, 48076.

248.559.5985.

Yotsuba: Japanese. Lunch & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 7365 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, 48322.

248.737.8282.

West Oakland Gravity Bar & Grill: Mediterranean. Monday – Friday, Lunch & Dinner, Saturday, Dinner.

Reservations. Liquor. 340 N. Main Street, Milford, 48381. 248.684.4223.

It's A Matter of Taste: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 2323 Union Lake Road, Commerce, 48390.

248.360.4150.

Pepino's Restaurant & Lounge: Italian.

Dinner, Tuesday - Sunday. No reservations.

Liquor. 118 W. Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake, 48390. 248.624.1033.

The Root Restaurant & Bar: American.

Lunch & Dinner, Monday - Saturday.

Reservations. Liquor. 340 Town Center Blvd., White Lake, 48390.

248.698.2400.

Volare Ristorante: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 48992 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, 48393. 248.960.7771.

North Oakland Clarkston Union: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 54 S. Main St., Clarkston, 48346.

248.620.6100.

Holly Hotel: American. Afternoon Tea, Monday – Saturday, Brunch, Sunday, Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 110 Battle Alley, Holly, 48442.

248.634.5208.

Kruse's Deer Lake Inn: Seafood. Lunch & dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 7504 Dixie Highway, Clarkston, 48346.

248.795.2077.

Via Bologna: Italian. Dinner daily. No reservations. Liquor. 7071 Dixie Highway, Clarkston. 48346. 248.620.8500.

Union Woodshop: BBQ. Dinner, Monday – Friday, Lunch & Dinner, Saturday – Sunday. No reservations. Liquor. 18 S. Main St., Clarkston, 48346.

248.625.5660

Detroit Angelina Italian Bistro: Italian. Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations. Liquor.

1565 Broadway St., Detroit, 48226.

313.962.1355.

Antietam: French. Sunday Brunch. Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

1428 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, 48207.

313.782.4378.

Bucharest Grill: Middle Eastern. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

2040 Park Ave., Detroit, 48226.

313.965.3111.

Cliff Bell’s: American. Sunday Brunch.

Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations.

Liquor. 2030 Park Ave., Detroit, 48226.

313.961.2543.

Coach Insignia: Steak & Seafood. Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, 48243.

313.567.2622.

Craft Work: American. Sunday Brunch.

Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 8047 Agnes St., Detroit, 48214.

313.469.0976.

Cuisine: French. Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday.

Reservations. Liquor. 670 Lothrop Rd., Detroit, 48202. 313.872.5110.

The Detroit Seafood Market: Seafood.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 1435 Randolph St., Detroit, 48226. 313.962.4180.

El Barzon: Mexican. Lunch, Tuesday-Friday.

Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations.

Liquor. 3710 Junction St., Detroit, 48210. 313.894.2070.

Fishbone’s Rhythm Kitchen Café: Cajun.

Breakfast, daily. Sunday Brunch. Lunch, Monday-Saturday. Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 400 Monroe Street, Detroit, 48226. 313.965.4600.

Giovanni’s Ristorante: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 330 S. Oakwood Blvd., Detroit, 48217. 313.841.0122.

Green Dot Stables: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

2200 W. Lafayette, Detroit, 48216.

313.962.5588.

The Grille Midtown: Steak & Seafood.

Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 3919 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48201. 313.832.0892.

Jefferson House: American. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. Reservations.

Liquor. 2 Washington Blvd., Detroit, 48226. 313.782.4318.

Joe Muer Seafood: Seafood. Lunch, Monday- Friday, Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, 48243. 313.567.6837.

Johnny Noodle King: Japanese. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

2601 W. Fort St., Detroit, 48216.

313.309.7946.

Maccabees at Midtown: American.

Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

5057 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 48202.

313.831.9311.

Mario’s: Italian. Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 4222 2nd Ave., Detroit, 48201. 313.832.1616.

Midtown Shangri-la: Chinese. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 4710 Cass Ave., Detroit, 48201.

313.974.7669.

Motor City Brewing Works: American.

Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Beer & Wine. 470 W. Canfield St., Detroit, 48201. 313.832.2700.

1917 American Bistro: American. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, MondaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 19416 Livernois Ave., Detroit, 48221.

313.863.1917.

Prism: Steak & Seafood. Dinner, TuesdaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 555 E. Lafayette St, Detroit, 48226.

313.309.2499.

Red Smoke Barbeque: Barbeque. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor.

Trappers Alley Shopping Center, 573 Monroe Ave., Detroit, 48226.

313.962.2100.

Roma Café: Italian. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations. Liquor.

3401 Riopelle St., Detroit, 48207.

313.831.5940.

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Russell Street Deli: Deli. Breakfast & Lunch, Monday-Saturday. No reservations. 2465 Russell St, Detroit, 48207. 313.567.2900.

Santorini Estiatorio: Greek. Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations.

Liquor. 501 Monroe Ave, Detroit, 48226. 313.962.9366.

Selden Standard: American. Weekend Brunch. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, daily. Liquor. Reservations. 3921 Second Ave., Detroit, 48201.

313.438.5055.

Sinbad’s: Seafood. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor.

100 St Clair St., Detroit, 48214.

313.822.8000.

Slows Bar BQ: Barbeque. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 2138 Michigan Ave, Detroit, 48216.

313.962.9828.

Small Plates Detroit: American. Lunch & Dinner, Monday-Saturday. Reservations.

Liquor. 1521 Broadway St., Detroit, 48226. 313.963.0702.

St. CeCe’s Pub: American. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, MondaySaturday. No reservations. Liquor. 1426 Bagley Ave., Detroit, 48216.

313.962.2121.

Tap at MGM Grand: American. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily. No reservations.

Liquor. 1777 Third Street, Detroit, 48226. 313.465.1234.

Taqueria Nuestra Familia: Mexican.

Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, daily.

Reservations. Liquor. 7620 Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48209. 313.842.5668.

Tom’s Oyster Bar: Seafood. Lunch, Monday-Friday. Dinner, MondaySaturday. Reservations. Liquor. 519 East Jefferson Ave., Detroit, 48226.

313.964.4010.

Top of the Pontch: American. Dinner, Tuesday-Saturday. Reservation. Liquor. 2 Washington Blvd, Detroit, 48226.

313.782.4313.

Traffic Jam & Snug: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor.

511 W. Canfield, Detroit, 48201.

313.831.9470.

24grille: American. Sunday Brunch. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, 48226.

313.964.3821.

Union Street: American. Lunch & Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 4145 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48201.

313.831.3965.

Vince’s: Italian. Lunch, Tuesday-Friday.

Dinner, Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations.

Liquor. 1341 Springwells St., Detroit, 48209. 313.842.4857.

Vivio’s Food & Spirits: American.

Saturday Breakfast. Lunch & Dinner, daily. No reservations. Liquor. 2460 Market St., Detroit, 48207.

313.393.1711.

The Whitney: American. Breakfast, Lunch, & High Tea, Monday-Friday. Sunday Brunch. Dinner, daily. Liquor.

Reservations. 4421 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48201. 313.832.5700.

Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria and Cucina: Italian. Dinner, Wednesday-Sunday.

Reservations. Liquor. 1777 Third St, Detroit, 48226. 313.465.1646.

Wolfgang Puck Steak: Steak & Seafood.

Dinner, daily. Reservations. Liquor. 1777 Third St, Detroit, 48226.

313.465.1411.

Wright & Co.: American. Dinner, MondaySaturday. No reservations. Liquor. 1500 Woodward Ave Second Floor, Detroit, 48226. 313.962.7711.

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AT THE TABLE cheese dish came in a crock and was creamy, earthy and savory but in need of some sort of vehicle to accompany it as straight spoonfuls became quickly overwhelming. After that, each dish, one by one, became more disappointing than the next. Chorizo with sweet and sour figs swimming in broken sauce that immediately disintegrated in my mouth. A quinoa cake so promising with sunflower and carrots that had the flavor and texture of a commercially made rice cake. Overcooked lamb chops with a beautiful, bright Romesco sauce tragically lost on top of crusty mashed potatoes. Chicken Empanadas with the perfect amount of heat served with an avocado puree left to die and lastly, a bland tuna tartar served tepid.

Opting for the classics, we ordered a Caesar and Caprese salad and a cup of the seafood chowder. Both salads were bland and we eventually asked the server to take the chowder away after the smell became offensive.

An impressive sandwich menu prompted us to try the Cheese Steak, Lobster Roll and VBK Burger. The burger was outstanding. Great flavor, perfectly

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By J. March describing me as "bitter" and "nasty" and "miserable" has caused me to pause before I offer up scathing descriptions and sarcastic quips. Sadly there are only often wonder how restaurant owners, chefs and so many words to describe what is another restaurant diners talked about concepts and food before the with good intentions and poor execution. I can't speak terms "locally sourced" or "farm to table" came to be. Is to what goes on in the mind of those who create it that diners were so uncaring, no one felt the need to menus as ambitious as Village Bar & Kitchen. I talk about where their meal came from? If so, was it counted 32 entree options on the menu. 32. And this sentiment that resulted in a group of emerging though none of my degrees include the words "chef" or chefs eager to expose the beauty of fresh, local food "culinary arts", I can safely say that the chances of and naturally fed proteins? Or did the surge of reality executing over 50 menu items consistently are slim. television shows like Top Chef and Iron Chef inspire The opportunity to turn over product fast enough to diners to look a little deeper into what they were purchase, stock and prep fresh is unlikely. I would eating? venture to say there are no less then 10 restaurants I guess essentially what I am curious about is within a 20 mile radius that offer everything from which came first, the Organic Free Range Chicken or bar food to pasta to Tex Mex to Thai food. Why the Sous Vide egg? Most importantly, what is the anyone feels like they have to cover seven measure for this self-proclaimed status? A handful of continents, fifteen cooking styles and trends from basil from your garden? Michigan cherries in a salad? the last ten years is beyond me. Not to mention, if What percentage of your offerings should be local and you are willing to bow to foodie has Farm to Table become to sit down nation, then have faith that a small dining what Hot and Ready has to menu with excellently prepared food pizza: a loose translation to draw in that is suited to the individual style of diners who think they are eating the chef will be appreciated, lauded healthy and supporting local farmers? and waited for. Waited for in the form Village Bar and Kitchen in Milford of patient in-house diners and those has hooked its box car to this train. willing to make reservations erasing Owners Tom Meyer and Lenny Skorz the need to cut corners and try to opened in February touting a operate an integral kitchen while "hospitality driven restaurant with farm feeding 120 people between 6 and 7 to fork items" and an executive chef p.m. Not only does the quality of food trained under none other then the bamsuffer, but service does as well. The tastic Emeril Lagasse. Aaron Pegs mans attention to detail in service that is the kitchen that features over 31 menu crucial has lacked at the last several items, including a bevy of tapas items, restaurants. Clearing plates, offering proteins prepared your way and enough drinks, pouring wine, replacing side dishes to stock a buffet..twice. silverware, things that are integral to The interior also mirrors much of Sea bass with Rice Pilaf and Parmesan Grilled Asparagus. Downtown photo: Jean Lannen a great experience have suffered due what is going on in restaurants with to overwhelmed servers and front of brick, copper, steel, and refurbished barn seasoned and cooked it was one of the best things we the house management. wood and mason jar lighting. Along with this Most of what Village Bar & Kitchen offered was had. The Cheese Steak was served on a perfectly elemental design also comes the noise which is crispy Italian roll while the Lobster Roll was served on promising on paper. Sadly, it did not translate well overwhelming yet somehow accepted as a to the table. Also worth mentioning is that once our a hot dog bun that I can almost certainly say was contribution to the experience. Hoping for a quieter bill was over $200, we were asked to offer up a pulled straight out of a polka-dotted bag with a twist experience, we dined al fresco on the smaller credit card due to a prior "dine and dash tie. Both sandwiches were bland and dry. streetside patio. experience". One experience, according to the lessEntrees from the sea are offered simply and The Craft Cocktail list offers much of what is than-hospitable owner who seemed less than happy prepared in the style you choose with sauces and trending now like the Moscow Mule, flavored that I had the audacity to ask why they wanted to toppings available. Steaks are the same but also mojitos and margaritas, herb infusions and a hold my credit card. Again, it is things like that include the ever-so-popular granite slab method muddled cucumber and gin drink. Noteworthy was which will deter diners who can become your best which I assumed would include someone wheeling the perfectly balanced Blood Orange margarita with regulars and free word of mouth advertisements. out a smoking hot dirty slab where I would have to agave nectar, Hornitos blanco, fresh lime juice and The burger and the margarita may bring me back cook my own steak on ala Black Rock. Needless to blood orange syrup. The wine list had simple clean but, with so many other choices, I may just opt for say, I passed and instead opted for dishes cooked in offerings sadly shy on choices from Michigan or somewhere that trusts me to eat well, appreciate the kitchen by someone easily more qualified. Seared interesting varietals. Rounding out libations was a beer list with traditional bottle and draft choices like Scallops with truffle cream spinach and creamed corn good service, and pay. and Lemon Salt sea bass. Both the scallops and sea Bells Two Hearted, PBR and Founders All Day IPA. bass were lovely in cut and size. The lemon salt on the Village Bar & Kitchen, 525 North Main Street, Milford What was missing here, and unfortunately from most local restaurants, was a selection of Michigan ciders. sea bass provided great texture and flavor to the 48380. 248.529.3859. Reservations accepted. exterior of the fish that was dry and overcooked. 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THE COMMUNITY HOUSE “Fall” in love with our exciting event lineup Join us, knowing your participation helps TCH, as a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, raise money to help fund our outreach programs and services. TCH is extremely fortunate that so many local businesses and leaders care about supporting us. These caring and philanthropically minded folks, along with our generous Annual Fund Drive donors and Board of Directors, are helping us maintain our critical and strong level of programming for the over 210,000 people we serve.

Please thank them personally when you see them, as well as support them and their establishments as much as you can!

September 12th – 3rd Annual Farm to Table Block Party Food Fest (4-8 p.m.)

Presenting Sponsor: Huntington Bank.

Gold Sponsors: Whole Foods and St. Joseph Mercy Oakland.

Community Sponsor: Birmingham Principal Shopping District and M1 Concourse In Kind Sponsor: edibleWOW Magazine.

Media Sponsors: Downtown Publications, Cumulus Detroit, WXYZ Channel 7.

Restaurants and Vendors: Imerman Cake Company, Peabody’s, The Bird & The Bread, Toasted Oak, Dorsey Culinary Academy, The Stand Bistro, The Clean Plate, Detroit Seafood Partners, The Community House, Amy’s Divine Baked Crisps, Atto & Sons, Co., BFree, Birdies LLC, Brownie Gourmet, Calder Dairy, Chez Chloe, Door to Door Bill Seklar Organics, Easy Artisan Bread Co., Eli’s Tea Bar, Great Lakes Coffee, Guernsey Farms Dairy, Maria’s House Made Salsa, Max’s Granola, Jessica’s Natural Foods, Mitten Crate, White Pine Coffee, Journeyman Distillery, Verterra Winery, Whole Foods Market, and many, many more.

September 18th - First Annual Birmingham House Tour Benefactor Dinner (6:30 p.m.)

Hosted by Ellen Lesser and Dr. Les Siegel.

• Presenting Sponsor: Scott Shuptrine Interiors; Art Van Elslander, Chairman, Art Van Furniture. To purchase a ticket, call Jackie McIntosh at 248.644.5832.

September 24th - 28th Annual Birmingham House Tour Tour: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., TCH Lunch Buffet (optional): 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., • Presenting Sponsor: Hall and Hunter Realtors; Dennis J. Wolf, CEO. • Contributing Sponsors: Ethan Allen Furniture, Gorman’s Furniture and Detroit Home Magazine. To register or for more information go to: housetour@tchserves.org.

September 27th & 29th and October 1st - Emagine Palladium and Ironwood Grill in Birmingham - Charity Opening Celebrations (Limited Seats) Hosted by Mary and Paul Glantz.

Dinner & Movie - September 27th & 29th.

Grand Opening Charity Preview - October 1st.

Benefiting The Community House, Variety, The Children’s Charity, Beaumont Children’s Hospital and Kids Kicking Cancer. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Variety, the Children’s Charity at 248.258.5511 or variety@variety5detroit.com. Additional sponsorship and group reservation information go to at emagineentertainment.com/events.

October 14th-17th – 30th Anniversary of OUR TOWN Art Show & Sale • Presenting Sponsor: DeRoy Testamentary Foundation. • Opening Night Party Sponsor (October 14th): Raymond James; Thomas A. James, Chairman. • Artists Award Sponsor: Bank of Birmingham; Rob Farr, President & CEO. • Media Sponsors: 90.9 WRCJ and Detroit Home Magazine.

November 18th – 2nd Annual Get & Give a Basket Women’s Holiday Mixer • Lead Sponsor: Raymond James.

TCH Outreach Dedicated Sponsors iCount™ Childhood Obesity Prevention Program for At Risk Teens • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Presenting Sponsor, Daniel J. Loepp, President/CEO. • Contributing Sponsors: Bank of Birmingham, Technology Equity Associates and Huntington Bank.

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TCH Happenings Hot Fall Fitness, Art & Music Classes: Foxtrot & Rhumba, Pilates, Landscape Painting, and Join the Band- Individual Musicians Come together.

Amazing Day Trips Stratford Festival Presenting Carousel on September 20th and ArtPrize 2015 October 7th: If you haven’t experienced a TCH Travel Department Trip or Program Department Class, you’ve never been pampered or learned enough. To register or to request a catalog call 248.644.5832.

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Thanks to all these wonderful supporters. Please join them in helping TCH’s children’s programs by registering for the events and classes above at: tchserves.org or call 248.644.5832.

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SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK Here is the update on the recent social scene.

Many more photos from each event appear online each week at downtownpublications.com where readers can sign up for an e-mail notice when the latest social scene column is posted. Past columns and photos are also archived at the website for Downtown.

The Garden Party

The Garden Party Rain threatened but did not impact The Garden Party that attracted 450 ($150 ticket) to the big white festival tent at Meadow Brook Hall. OK, so I Sally Gerak lied. The classic cars could not be displayed in their usual place on the lawn adjacent to the tent, but the really avid car enthusiasts could find them in the garage courtyard. Most of the ladies wore great hats.

Guests socialized and sipped 100 different wines provided by Great Lakes Wine & Spirits. They savored succulent fare from 27 restaurants. The souvenir program book even contained Coach Insignia’s recipe for its iconic lobster corn dogs. The event raised nearly $250,000, including proceeds of a 52-card raffle for a GE Wine Cooler and 30 bottles of wine. The Garden Party Foundation has earmarked the proceeds for scholarships at Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute and Macomb Community College’s Applied Technologies Programs. The goal is to help underprivileged, young adults create self-sustainable lives. Event founders Syd and Elizabeth Ross also announced that the 2016 event is set for June 12.

Franklin Garden Walk The Franklin Garden Club staged its 30th annual Garden Walk and more than 700 people ($12, $15 tickets) toured the six glorious gardens. It takes the entire club, which currently numbers 76 members, to work the docent shifts at each of the gardens. The generous homeowners who opened their gardens for touring were Steve Ross, Marija Grahovac, Mary Jane Major, Sharon Rogers, Connie CeCe, and Judy and Jim Partridge. In addition to graciously answering endless questions about design, materials, and art on their three-quarter acre lot, the latter also served 750 homemade cookies, tea and lemonade to walkers. A madein-Michigan artisan market with seven vendors occupied the Green adjacent to the Village Gazebo where club members distributed maps to the gardens. Some walkers stopped for lunch at Franklin’s Farm House, which donated a percentage to the club. Pat Hamburg chaired the event committee. All reconvened three days after the walk at the home of Jennifer Weights for a chicken salad lunch and year end meeting conducted by president Cynthia Amann. She announced that the Garden Walk raised more than $8,000 for the club’s educational and environmental projects. Persons interested in club membership may go to franklingardenclub.org or call Amann at (248) 851-3410.

Rose Hill Golf Invitational The annual Rose Hill Invitational attracted 100 golfers to Bloomfield Hills Country Club. It was sponsored by Judith Darin in memory of her husband Ned and chaired by Greg Schwartz, Jr. When Rose Hill Center founder/board chair Dan Kelly emceed the dinner program, he introduced his son John, as the inspiration behind the establishment of the comprehensive psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation center. He also named and thanked sponsors and others who contributed to the day’s success. Rose Hill CEO Ben Robinson then updated supporters about the programs that make the center the “…best treatment and rehabilitation center of its kind in the country,” and introduced graduate Abigail Eaton and her mother Claudia, both of whom detailed how the center changed their lives. The golf event raised $55,000 for the RH Foundation’s financial assistance to residents in need. Over the tournament’s 24 year life, it has produced more than $1.3 million for the foundation. All dinner guests took home a rose bush grown in the center’s green house, an element of its work therapy.

Variety’s Kovan Golf Classic The same day as the event reported above, 200 golfers supported Variety, The Children’s Charity by playing in the 26th annual Kovan Golf Classic at Birmingham Country Club chaired by Dr. Eric Kovan. Four wives of Detroit Tigers also sparked the cocktail hour event by selling tickets for a raffle to Anibal and Ana Sanchez’ suite for 20 for a game at Comerica Park. It raised $4,500 and brought the event total to $90,000. downtownpublications.com

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1. Syd & Elizabeth Ross of Bloomfield. 2. Bill & Maria Roberts of Bloomfield. 3. Carol Furlong (left) of Franklin, Dennis & Pam Mannion of Birmingham. 4. Jenny Bauer & Melting Pot owner Aaron VanDeMark of Bloomfield. 5. Judy Juneau (left) & Karen Seitz of Bloomfield. 6. Sandy Melstrom of Birmingham, Joseph Saker of Bloomfield. 7. Don Manvel (left) of Birmingham, Doug & Jaime Turnbull of Grosse Pointe. 8. Bonnie Jobe and Larry Walsh of Bloomfield. 9 Josh Bryant & Myra Moreland of Birmingham.

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1. Pat Hamburg (left) Cindy Chelovich and George Charnas of Bloomfield. 2. Linda Golden (left) with Master Gardner Judy & Jim Partridge of Bloomfield. 3. Cynthia Amann (left) of Bloomfield, Molly Hammerle of Franklin. 4. Laura Miller (left) of Beverly Hills and Elizabeth Simko of Bloomfield. 5. Mary Cafferty (left) and Pat Ciagne of Bloomfield, Sue Ruby of Beverly Hills.

6. Young Kim (left) of Bloomfield, Peggy Dufault of Birmingham.

7. Judy Meade (left) of Franklin, pooch Riley, Dorothy Nagy of Bloomfield.

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Lighthouse of Oakland County’s Salute America An event honoring three people who embody the American spirit of hard work, success and generosity attracted about 200 people ($150 & up tickets) to Oakland Hills Country Club on a Pure Michigan evening. The fundraiser was chaired by Patty Ghesquiere and Sue Nine.

(The latter co-founded the event with Maggie Allesee.)

During the social hour many studied the silent auction display, bidding $11,000 for the 62 packages before Lila Lazarus emceed the program in which Lighthouse CEO Lisa Machesky presented the honorees. They came from the private, public and religious sectors. Lori Blaker’s role as TTi Global’s president /CEO enables her to support women empowerment programs on five continents as well as being a Women of Tomorrow mentor in Detroit. Msgr.

Anthony (Tony) Tocco, who was celebrating 50 years as a priest and 30 years as pastor at St. Hugo of the Hills, gratefully noted that “…life doesn’t get a whole lot better.”

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson was happy for Oakland County’s AAA bond rating and to be “…standing here tonight” after being so dependent on his wheelchair following a car accident. But the most compelling speakers of the evening were former Lighthouse clients Jacob Mosley, who is attending MSU as an Evans Scholar, and his mother Michelle Murphy. Their saga of fortitude during hard times, which Jacob concluded, “PATH took care of us,” inspired a standing ovation. Auctioneer Charles Wickins then garnered $16,000 for dedicated giving and $11,800 for seven live auction items. This brought the event total to $120,000 for Lighthouse programs.

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2. Rosemary Kelly (left) of Bloomfield, John Kelly of Holly, Patty Kelly McNeill of Grosse Pointe, Mary Jo Kelly Martin of Minnetonka, MN. 3. Gerry Seizert of Bloomfield, Ben Robinson of Rochester. 4. Kevin and Mary Counihan of Birmingham. 5. Mike Moore (left) of Bloomfield, Paul Broughton of W. Bloomfield.

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1. Sue Nine (left) of Bloomfield and Lori Blaker of Metamora. 2. Paul Nine (center) and Msgr. Anthony (Tony) Tocco (left) of Bloomfield and L. Brooks Patterson of Clarkston. 3. Tom & Laurie Cunnington of Birmingham. 4. Bruce (left) & Kathy Nyberg of Birmingham, Cathy & Sandro DiNello of Birmingham. 5. Mike McCarthy (center) of Bloomfield, Kathy & Larry Goss of Orchard Lake. 6. Karen Shapiro of Birmingham, Joseph Saker of Bloomfield. 7. Jack & Lorraine McLaughlin of Bloomfield. 8. Sarah & Dave Thewes of Bloomfield. 9. Megan Mirza (left) and Maryann Cromwell of Bloomfield.

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RESTORE Foundation’s The Voice Since they were established in 2001, Oakland County’s Juvenile Drug Court and Adult Treatment Court have been rehabilitating drug and alcohol abusers effectively and costefficiently. To protect their programs, which combine court supervision with hands-on holistic treatment, in 2008 Judge Wendy Potts founded the non-profit RESTORE Foundation. Because judges and lawyers see the benefits of the drug court programs up close they are quick to respond to RESTORE Foundation fundraisers. Especially when the event is as much fun as the talent showcase which attracted about 175 people to The Reserve. Based on the hit TV series The Voice, the fundraiser featured Elvis Presley, Lady Gaga and Jerry Lee Lewis lookalikes as the celebrity judges and boffo talent from three law firms as the contestants.

Foundation president/retired judge Edward Sosnick emceed the show, that ended with the determination that all the contestants were equally good. However, it should be noted that the standing ovation Miller Canfield’s Rosemare Wilson earned was spontaneous and thundering. The evening raised close to $20,000 for the foundation.

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy River Nights The ninth annual GM River Days kicked off for the first time with a Thursday Preview Party dubbed River Nights. It attracted 1,000 ($50 ticket) Detroit Riverfront Conservancy supporters and volunteers. Highlights included a concert by R&B recording artists The Spinners, free zipline action, Diamond Jack river tours, sandsculpting, carnival rides and complimentary food and beverages. The weekend that followed drew record numbers (165,000-plus) for more of the same plus fun in the Flagstar Bank Kids Zone and the new Tuskegee Air Museum Air Show. The GM River Days concluded the Sunday night before the Ford Fireworks sparked the bustling riverfront.

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SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK fundraiser attracted a crowd of some 285 ($250 ticket) to the Coach Insignia restaurant at the top of the Renaissance Center. Ford Motor Company once again sponsored the fireworks viewing festivities that featured fine dining, music by the Mosaic Youth Theatre singers, a Frame Your Face portrait of John Lennon, and silent and live auction bidding before the pyrotechnics. Dave Petosky was the winning bidder of a custom Tito Handmade Vodka electric guitar. He and his wife Kathy were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. Ford’s Burt Jordan was not only the event chair but also the winning bidder ($3,000 bid) for a private dinner party for 16 at the Selden Standard. This brought the auction total to $14,000 and the event total to more than $100,000 for CCSS’s poverty-fighting/opportunity-building programs: food (one million meals annually), health (weekly free clinics), housing (for 285), award-winning Green Industry jobs (70 adults currently employed) and a day program for 100 adults with developmental disabilities.

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The Parade Company’s VIP Rooftop Party A sold-out crowd of more than 2,000 supporters of The Parade Company ($250 ticket) trekked to the Miller Garage Rooftop to watch the 57th annual Ford Fireworks at a party also presented by Ford. Themed “Colors of Love,” the show was choreographed by the world-renowned Patrick Brault.

Before the show, party guests consumed endless Andiamo buffet offerings, listened and danced to live music by Fifty Amp Fuse, played games and collected giveaways. In terms of income, the event is second only to the Parade Company’s Hob Nobble Gooble fundraiser, which will be Friday, Nov. 20 at Ford Field.

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Children’s Leukemia Foundation’s CRAFT Detroit The second annual CRAFT Detroit event attracted 750 ($20 - $100 tickets) to Shed 3 at Eastern Market for handcrafted cocktails and gourmet cuisine, dancing, entertainment and a Corn Hole tournament to benefit the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. The Corn Hole tourney sold out with 32 participants. Thanks also to generous sponsors, the evening raised $55,000 to help 4,300 families cope with leukemia, lymphoma and related blood disorders. CLF will host An Afternoon of Hope Ladies Luncheon Tuesday, Sept.15 at the Village Club. For tickets ($50) call (248) 530-3000 or go to leukemiamichigan.org.

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1. BBAC executive director Annie VanGelderen of Commerce and Don Stewart & Jessica Woll of Bloomfield. 2. Patty (left) & Ken Eisenbraun with David & Danielle Susser and Jim Conley & Halina Cross of Bloomfield. 3. Jeremy & Kim Nicol of Birmingham. 4. Josh & Lisa Sherbin of Bloomfield. 5. Roberta Madorsky (left), Reva Rosen, Barbara Colburn and Gloria Colton of Bloomfield. 6. Allan & Rebecca Ross of Birmingham. 7. Alice Lezotte (center) of Birmingham, Allen Gigliott & Terry Barclay of Beverly Hills. 8. Dale Morgan (left) & Norm Silk of Detroit with Michelle & Victor Saroki of Birmingham. 9. Lisa Nederlander (left) and Fritz Morsches of Franklin, Ruth and Rob Carrigan of Bloomfield.

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BBAC The Fine Art of Summer Birmingham attorney Jessica Woll and her husband Don Stewart’s Bloomfield Hills home was a perfect venue for an al fresco Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center fundraiser. The first piece of art the 200 guests ($150 ticket) spotted was Boyne City artist Doug Melvin’s horse sculpture made of recycled material “prancing” beside the drive leading up to architect Joseph Mosey’s 10,000 square-foot modern house. Notes the owners had thoughtfully prepared for the occasion describe the design as “Prairie Style meets Bali”, and much of their art collection reflects the same modern and Asian preferences. Upon entering through a stained glass front door, visitors see a panorama of the terrace, infinity edge pool, and wooded wetlands beyond. Guests paused to chat and look at numerous pieces of art on the way to the terrace where Sean Blackman’s group performed jazz, classics and selections that echoed the world travels of the homeowners.

Caterer Annabel Cohen served up Singapore street food and stir fry in Chinese take-out boxes. Indeed, souvenir boxes held fortune cookies with clever legends like “The earth without art is just ‘eh’.” In addition to the art and architecture, the hosts’ warm and generous hospitality made the evening most remarkable. Thanks to generous

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Scott L King Foundation’s Serving Aces for Sarcoma When Birmingham native Keith King greeted the 125 VIP Party guests at Bloomfield Open Hunt, he recalled helping his late brother with kids’ tennis classes. “My brother (Scott) wanted kids to like playing so much they would always be pestering their parents for more tennis,” he said. And when Scott lost his five-month battle with sarcoma in 2008, his family and friends started an event that would continue to encourage young players while raising funds for sarcoma research. More than 160 kids ages 10 – 18 participated in this summer’s three-day event. Highlights included the kids tournaments with 14 winners, an adult clinic, a spirited, two-set, professional exhibition in which Aaron Krickstein defeated Jimmy Arias, and the VIP Party and auction ($125-ticket) at which Scott’s oldest daughter Courtney read a letter from a researcher at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center. Some jocular Krickstein and Arais stories followed before a quick auction of a caricature

by Henry Payne . Thanks also to generous sponsors, the annual event raised more than $70,000 for research.

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Angels Place Golf & Tennis Classic Two hundred golfers and 20 tennis players took swings at Pine Lake Country Club to raise money for Angels Place. Frank Jonna, Ted Pearse, Peter Treboldi and Duke Scrafano coordinated the golfers; Dale Prentice and Bob Sparks matched up the racketeers. When the cocktail hour and dinner time rolled around, some 275 gathered for conversation, cocktail snacks, auction bidding ($1,000), a raffle ($28,000) and a superb sit down dinner. “Without you, Angels Place would not survive,” Treboldi told the sponsors and friends of the organization that promises homes for life to people with developmental disabilities. The popular annual event raised more than $220,000 for the cause.

Big Wine Classic “That’s the magic of what’s happening in this room,” Bart Tinsley observed after Savannah Major, the newest Rob Schuele scholarship winner, finished thanking 260 people gathered for the after dinner program at Birmingham Country Club. The audience included most of the 126 golfers who had just played golf in the ninth annual event created as a memorial to the late Rob Schuele, who always wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. His friends Bart Tinsley, Tom Violante Jr., Bernie Ronnisch, Curtis Burstein, Dave Provost, Steve Ortale, Terry Thomas, Dave Lychuk, Chris Lievois and Scott Steigerwald have turned Rob’s vision into a reality by raising enough money at the annual golf/dinner/wine event to fund six, four-year, full-ride college scholarships for deserving young people. In the early years, it took two events to raise enough money for one scholarship, but “…now we are at the next level (and able to grant) continuous scholarships each year,” proclaimed Tinsley. The BCC staff is at the top of its game all day, but the event’s uniqueness is the marvelous selection of fine wine, which Schuele had always relished, that’s served. Thanks also to generous sponsors the 2015 Big Wine Classic raised approximately $80,000.

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5. Beth & Scott Steigerwald of Port Austin, Kate Steigerwald and Mike Heiwig of Birmingham. 6. Jennifer (left) & Mike Xenos of Birmingham, Jim & Valerie Carpenter of Clarkston. 7. Jill (left) & Jack Abelarde of Rochester, Jack & Cathie Leavy of Birmingham. 8. Bob Oda (left) of Chicago, Tim Bearden of Bloomfield. 9. Longest drive winners Michelle Lievois of Bloomfield and Matt Behan of Petoskey.

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Concours d’Elegance Motor City Mingle The Saturday night gala for the 37th annual show of amazing vintage cars was a comfortable, casual affair featuring a Motor City cuisine buffet. Some 250 guests ($250 ticket) attended. Jean Jennings, the former editor of Automobile Magazine and now online at “jean knows cars”,

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1970 Hillwood Ct, City of Bloomfield Hills 6 BR, 3.2 BA, 5,210 SF, 2 Residences .84 Acre, Bloomfield Hills Schools $995,000

26795 Captains Ln, Franklin Village 3 BR, 3 BA, 3,868 SF, Ranch, 1.4 Acres Walkout LL, Birmingham Schools $849,900

26470 Wellington Rd, Franklin Vlg 4 BR, 3.2 BA, 4,188 SF, .88 Acre Birmingham Schools $819,900

25310 Canterbury Rd, Franklin Vlg 5 BR, 5.1 BA, 4,385 SF, 1.6 Acres Don Paul Young Design, Birmingham Schools $799,900 or $4,900/Month

26900 Crestwood Dr, Franklin Vlg Vacant Lot. 1.4 Private, Wooded Acres Birmingham Schools $650,000

6256 Berwick Dr, West Bloomfield 4 BR, 3.1 BA, 3,534 SF, 3 Car Garage Walled Lake Schools $559,900

16097 Kirkshire Ave, Beverly Hills 4 BR, 2.2 BA, 2,706 SF, Built in 2003 Birmingham Schools $554,900

5708 Sunnycrest Dr, Walnut Lk. Canal Front 5 BR, 3.1 BA, 3,800 SF, Walkout LL Birmingham Schools $550,000

2201 Bloomfield Woods Ct, West Bloomfield 5 BR, 3.2 BA, 3,950 SF, Daylight LL Bloomfield Hills Schools $549,900

4366 S McNay Ct, West Bloomfield 4 BR, 4 BA, 3,665 SF, Walkout LL Bloomfield Hills Schools $449,900

18321 Saxon Dr, Beverly Hills 4 BR, 2 BA, 1,742 SF, 2 Car Att. Garage Birmingham Schools $409,900

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SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK was the irrepressible emcee. She jokingly called the Concours the dead car show. “I’m here because I’m selfish,” she confessed, explaining that she has diabetes and the event benefitted the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Concours chair Larry Moss then introduced honoree, noted California collector and enthusiast Bruce Meyer. Meyer mentioned that his career “…started in Jackson with (the legendary but now defunct) Jacobson’s.” He then encouraged bidding in the brief live auction. It was conducted by RM Sotheby’s Max Girardo and Alain Squindo. They sold a tour of Meyer’s and Jay Leno’s garage and a private tour of the new Petersen Museum for $8,000, two times, bringing the live and silent auction totals to more than $30,000. The next day, 10,000 people ($35 ticket) came to view the cars exhibited on the golf course. The top prizes were: Best in Show - American went to Bloomfielder Charles Letts, Jr’s 1929 Duesenberg Model J; Best in Show – Foreign went to a 1937 Bugatti 57SC Atalante coupe owned by Jim Patterson of The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky. When the show ended some 500 of the showgoers enjoyed Terry Adderley’s hospitality at a postshow reception.

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1. Bruce Meyer (left) of Beverly Hills, CA, Larry Moss of W. Bloomfield.

2. Terry & Jennifer Adderley of Bloomfield. 3. Larry Smith (left) of Bloomfield, Frank Campanale of Orchard Lake. 4. Susan Kossik of Livonia, Marvin Daitch of Bloomfield.

5. Brian Joseph (left) of Troy, Paul Wegert of Brighton.

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Detroit Economic Club Chairman’s Dinner Some 425 people ($150, $250 tickets) turned out on a warm summer night for the club’s 3rd annual Chairman’s Dinner at Eastern Market. Two-hundred sixty of them were on the guest list for the VIP reception held in Shed 5. They nipped and noshed before joining the hoi polloi in Shed 3. As guests settled in for the splendid seated dinner catered by Andiamo, many commented on how accommodating the sheds are for special events. Before introducing board president Bill Ford, Club CEO Beth Chappell thanked the sponsors and Ford “…for his inspirational leadership” of the non-profit organization.

Ford commented about the club’s new, young leadership program and Farmers Market president Dan Carmondy noted that the younger generation has a higher state of consciousness about food. He also said that in addition to EM’s well known Saturday market, it takes a truck of fresh produce around the city to neighborhoods. Proceeds of the dinner will support the DEC and its stellar programming. All guests left the casual soiree with a tote bag filled with wonderful, fresh produce.

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Michigan Opera Theatre Celebrates Karen DiChiera Some 300 invited Michigan Opera Theatre supporters gathered at the Detroit Opera House to celebrate and honor Karen VanderKloot DiChiera on the occasion of her retirement as MOT’s director of community programs. All knew that she had co-founded the opera company in 1971 with her then-husband, David DiChiera, but many of them learned so much more about Karen from the testimonials that left many eyes moist with emotion. For 40 years, Karen took opera all over Michigan, from the neighborhoods of Detroit to native American communities in the Upper Peninsula, inspiring a love for the arts and building future audiences. A musician, educator and composer, she changed the lives of many of the youth she mentored. She also leaves a large body of original operas and musical reviews. Highlights of the celebration included the tribute “Just Ask Karen”, written by her late father Robert VanderKloot and recited by her daughters and grandchildren, the fascinating video of her remarkable life, and the especially warm and personal tribute by David. A fund to support MOT education and community programs is being established in her name.

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Require use of municipal e-mail accounts recent survey of Oakland County municipal governments found that nearly 30 percent of elected municipal officials use private e-mail accounts to conduct government business, including trustees and city commission members in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and at least two trustees in Bloomfield Township. We are recommending all municipalities provide municipal e-mail accounts to all elected and appointed officials, and that they all use them consistently for communication on government-related issues as a matter of written policy.

We have already witnessed, on a national level, some of the issues that arise when public officials use private e-mail accounts to conduct official business. Similar disputes have arisen here in Michigan. Regardless of the level of government, it is increasingly clear that the use of government email accounts by government officials provides the public with unfettered access to public records.

A review of Oakland County municipalities that provide e-mail accounts to elected officials clearly illustrates that the size of the municipality has little to do with the ability to provide e-mail to elected and/or appointed officials. Rather, such a determination is often made by the officials that are serving the public.

Public officials should remember that last phrase: they are serving the public. Yet, more than a few municipal clerks cited privacy of the public official as the reason for not providing or listing an e-mail account. In Bloomfield Township, one trustee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who actually has an unlisted telephone number â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stated at a meeting that he prefers one-

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on-one contact and residents should reach him by phone, rather than e-mail.

Elected and appointed officials also should be aware that any public record, regardless if it is retained in a public or private e-mail account, is subject to disclosure through Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). If privacy is truly a concern for those declining municipal e-mail accounts, using a private e-mail account doesn't protect them. Instead, it actually has the potential to result in a greater intrusion into their private affairs.

In addition to providing municipal e-mail accounts to elected and appointed officials, local governments should update e-mail policies to require that all government business requiring email use be conducted on a municipal account.

That's a distinct difference from many current email policies that merely stress the use of government e-mail not be abused for private purposes. Further, policies regarding e-mail must educate employees and public officials of the state's FOIA laws, open meetings requirements, and rules on the retention of public records.

Of the more than 30 municipal e-mail policies provided to Downtown Publication, about half included language regarding the state's FOIA laws.

However, none of those policies specifically addressed public records subject to FOIA on private e-mail accounts. Only two policies (Highland Township and Oxford Village) include language regarding State Archivist rules on retention/destruction of public records, as it applies to e-mail.

While the majority, if not all, municipal clerks are aware of how state FOIA laws apply to public records,

few public officials elected to part-time positions on a governing body, planning commission, or zoning board of appeals are likely to be aware that their private e-mail accounts can be subject to FOIA. We seriously doubt any are aware of the state's rules on the retention of e-mails because they are considered to be public records, thus frustrating potential attempts at disclosure, whether intentional or inadvertently. And any e-mail trail that discusses possible voting of issues on an agenda item could potentially violate the Open Meetings Act. Many municipalities would be wise to take note of the city of Madison Heights' e-mail policy, last updated in 2011, which states how e-mail use must be in compliance with the state law on open meetings.

As with many technologies intended to simplify our everyday lives, e-mail use has many unintended effects, particularly when it comes to its use to create or receive public records. Keeping public records in a public system not only makes sense, there are specific laws that must be followed, and leaders must be educated in order to maintain those records. Instituting policies that clearly state potential infractions of state law, whether intentional or unintentional, are part of doing government work in 2015.

In short: if a matter is important enough to discuss with members of a public body, it should be done in a public forum, or with a record easily accessible to the public, and that can only happen if all municipalities create e-mail accounts for all public officials who should then be required, as a matter of written policy, that all governmentrelated communication must be conducted through the government e-mail accounts.

Charter no place for road restriction y definition, a city or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, and it determines the laws by which the city is governed. It's essentially a city's constitution. A city can adopt or modify its organizing charter, as can citizens, but it is not an endeavor that should be taken lightly, nor often.

We bring this up because Birmingham resident Jim Mirro, upset over Birmingham city commissioners voting to re-stripe W. Maple Road between Southfield and Cranbrook roads for a trial as a three-lane road with a center left turn lane, had an attorney create a petition to change the city charter to keep Maple Road a four-lane road forever.

His goal is to attain five percent of registered Birmingham voters, or 839 signatures, to get the charter change before voters on March 8, 2016, which will be the Michigan presidential primary election. According to Birmingham City Clerk Laura Pierce, for a local ballot question, petition initiated, to appear on that ballot, it must be properly

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submitted to the city clerk's office at least 14 weeks prior to the election, which is December 1, 2015.

While Mirro certainly has a right to circulate a petition, we disagree with his efforts. He is seeking to change the city of Birmingham's charter to enshrine a road as it is today, in perpetuity, or until another vote of the people to change the charter, because he doesn't like a decision by the city's governing board, which spent months and months studying the issue, listening to experts as well as citizens. In the example of W. Maple Road, it was once a two-lane road, until traffic patterns and demands necessitated change to a four-lane road.

Once again, traffic patterns are requiring city officials to look at infrastructure needs. Who knows what transportation demands will be required of the road in 10, 20 or 40 years, yet by forcing a four-lane road into the city charter, future staff and leaders will have their hands tied.

By circulating a petition to change the city's charter, Mirro is setting a terrible precedent.

Government cannot be run by charter petitions.

It not only hamstrings city officials, but there can be unintended consequences years down the road.

Birmingham has been a vital, growing, and constantly evolving community for decades. What was once a stop on the Pony Express is now an example across the country for the way it has revitalized an inner ring suburb, with its bistro ordinance a model for helping to create a walkable downtown.

Just as the downtown business district and newer districts, such as the Triangle and Rail districts are vital for economic growth, so too are the neighborhoods. It is testament both to the constant reinvention of the city core and the foresight of its government body that residents choose to remain for decades, while young families seek to make it their home as well. Yet everyone must respect that if there is not evolution, you become a dead community. Speak up, work to change ordinances.

But respect the charter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and if approached on this petition, don't sign it.

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