News Nearby: Bicycle Taxi Cab in Royal Oak, Grandmother to Stand Trial for Shooting

Every Sunday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in and around Birmingham, bringing you the big (and interesting) stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond.

Here's what's been happening nearby this week:

BLOOMFIELD:

Bloomfield residents will have to look elsewhere for electricity generators during the extended heatwave and prolonged power failure.

ROYAL OAK:

A three-tired pedicab takes the too tired to walk on a leisurely ride from one place to another.

CLAWSON:

Thousands gathered for Clawson's annual Independence Day parade. Though the temperatures were high, parade-goers enjoyed the festivities.

BERKLEY:

Berkley Patch conducts an experiment to find the answer Friday.

WEST BLOOMFIELD:

The 911 tape in which 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman, of West Bloomfield pleads for his life while being shot his grandmother, is played in open court Monday.

TROY:

Resurfacing of the road on the Troy/Madison Heights border should be finished by Oct. 1.

FERNDALE:

The Fire Department's newly-formed CERT team has helped respond to downed wires and other storm damage.