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The City of Birmingham is a vibrant and prosperous community that seamlessly blends cosmopolitan amenities with small-town charm. Centrally located, this affluent neighborhood has a population of almost 20,000 and covers 4.73 square miles.

Downtown Birmingham offers visitors a wide range of   sophisticated clothing and gift stores, salons, fine dining, antique shops and art galleries. For entertainment, annual Birmingham events include: The fine art festival, summer “In the Park” concert series and Jazzfest.

Birmingham’s downtown also hosts a thriving business community featuring prominent financial service firms, advertising agencies, law firms and other professionals. So if you are looking for excellent food, amenities, entertainment, a thriving professional environment, all within walking distance of your home, Birmingham is the city for you.


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City of Birmingham
151 Martin Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-644-1800
Mayor, Tom McDaniel
City Manager, Thomas M. Markus
Phone: 248-644-1800 x 274

Birmingham Quarterly Newsletter

Birmingham Public Schools
Birmingham Public Schools
550 West Merrill Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-203-3000


Oakland County Board of Commissioners representing Birmingham

1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac MI 48341-0421
David W. Potts, District 20, Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-642-1820 (Home)


Business Development and Professional Training

Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
124 W. Maple Rd.
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-644-1700

Automation Alley
2675 Bellingham
Troy, MI 48083
Phone: 248-457-3200

Troy Career Center
550 Stephenson Highway, Suite 400, Troy MI 48083
Phone: 248-823-5101 or 800-649-3777
Troy Michigan Works! provides convenient one-stop access to job training programs and career services at no charge. As one of nine electronically linked Oakland County Michigan Works! centers, it is funded by the Oakland County Workforce Development Board, L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development. Troy Michigan Works! is a department of the Troy School District’s Division of Continuing Education.


Community Essentials

Baldwin Public Library
300 W. Merrill
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-647-1700

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
1516 S. Cranbrook
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-644-7904

Birmingham Fine Art Festival
On May 12-13, 2007, artists from around the world with gather in Shain Park for the 26th annual Birmingham Fine Art Festival. The two-day festival, which is hosted by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber, will feature ceramics, hand-blown glass, painting, jewelry and wearable art.

The festival is free, open to the public, and expected to draw a crowd of almost 80,000. The Fine Art Festival will be open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and  Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Birmingham Bloomfield City Orchestra
1592 Buckingham
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-645-2276

Birmingham Historical Museum & Park
556 W. Maple Road
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-642-2817

Birmingham Municipal Golf Courses

Birmingham Municipal Tennis Courts
2300 East Lincoln
Birmingham, MI 48009
(No phone reservations)

Birmingham Parks

City of Birmingham Ice Sports Arena
2300 East Lincoln
Birmingham, MI
Phone 248-645-0731 or 248-645-0730

Community House
380 South Bates Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-644-5832

The Michigan Photographic Historical Society
P.O. Box 2278
Birmingham MI 48012-2278
Email: info@miphs.org

Downtown Birminghiam Principal Shopping District
798 North Old Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-433-3550

Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recycling Authority (SOCRRA)
3910 W. Webster Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone: 248-288-5150
SOCRRA provides safe disposal of hazardous waste to the following municipalities: Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak and Troy.