On Tuesday, Dec. 8, the Community House Senior Women's Club will meet at the Community House, 380 South Bates Street, in downtown Birmingham for its Christmas Luncheon Meeting.

Pay some respect to that homemade pumpkin pie this holiday and garnish it with something better than one of those artificial toppings.

Due to the ongoing financial crisis facing Michigan public schools, Birmingham Public Schools is hosting a community Q A with area legislators at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Detroit -- As he does twice a week, Kenneth Cheyne rolled through Eliza Howell Park in his Mercedes to inspect his family's legacy gone to seed.

Let kids and adults with special needs entertain you and help you usher in the holiday season with "Flutes, Friends and Fa-La-La." It's a benefit show for Birmingham's Variety FAR Conservatory, which helps students learn about the arts, music and sports.

Breakfast with Santa "Breakfast with Santa" will be served at 9 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

Q: I have a house in Beverly Hills. Recently I removed some of the floor tile off my basement floor that was installed approximately 50 years ago.

You'll find sweet gifts and performances by special needs students at a fundraiser, Thursday, for Variety FAR Conservatory of Therapeutic and Performing Art.

I feel very fortunate to be part of this area - on any given day there are great things happening, many of which we may not be aware of, all around us.

Age 99, of Beverly Hills, MI. Wife of the late William Bader. Born Sept. 20, 1910 in Bremen, Germany.

Business After Hours - Bloomfield Open Hunt Club. Nov. 4, 5:30 - 7 p.m. 405 E. Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills.

Question: What issue would you like to see the library board pursue in the coming year? Sheila Brice: Hiring a new library director is the No.

Quiet. In a word, that describes the 2009 elections in Birmingham. "Based on the activity with the absentee ballots, I think it's going to be a light turnout,' City Clerk Nancy Weiss said.

PSD assessment OK'd The Birmingham City Commission voted Oct. 12 to extend the Principal Shopping District special assessment for another three years.

Dealing with the harsh economic realities of the times, the Birmingham Public Schools district is hosting two Community Conversations on the financial impact on the district's future.

Know someone who has helped improve the quality of life in our community through his or her volunteer efforts? Be sure to nominate him or her for the Birmingham Eccentric First Citizen award.

Birmingham 1 A laptop computer was reported stolen overnight on Oct. 13 from the trunk of a car parked in the 1400 block of Fairway.

He will perform works by Schubert and Chopin. Artists/Date/Concert Location Vladimir Feltsman, Piano Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:00 PM Seligman Performing Arts Center Located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School 22305 West 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills Artist Bio Please see: www.artsmg.com/Piano/VladimirFeltsman/index.html or ...

Many families are facing financial strain these days. Imagine battling breast cancer at the same time.

Zagat, the New York-based national restaurant-rating service, released its 2010 America's Top Restaurants survey Wednesday for 45 U.S. cities, reporting the Lark in West Bloomfield as the No.