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Week In Review: Break-In at KLM Bike and Fitness, City Receives $192,000 Settlement

Here's 10 stories you may have missed on Birmingham Patch this week.

Are you spending your Sunday catching up with last week's news? Here's the top 10 stories you may have missed about Birmingham this week:

Demolition of Unfinished House Coming Soon, Building Department Says

The Birmingham City Commission voted to approve a contract Monday that would demolish the half-built house on Wimbleton — unless the homeowner finishes the job first.

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Papa Joe's to Officially Partner With Tallulah Owner on Bistro Project

On Monday night, the Birmingham City Commission approved a request to assign the rights of Papa Joe's bistro license to Tallulah owner Mindy Lopus.

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Preliminary Headcount Shows Slight Enrollment Increase at Birmingham Schools

An early headcount one week into the 2012-13 school year shows a district-wide enrollment of 8,390. The official fall headcount date is Oct. 3.

Police Use OnStar to Find Stolen Car; Anthropologie Employee Reports Stolen Wallet

A man is arrested after police say he took five bottles of liquor from Kroger and Birmingham Police use OnStar to track down a stolen car.

$2,400 Bike Taken From KLM Bike and Fitness During Break-In

Officers responded to an alarm at the Woodward Avenue bike shop around 2 a.m. Saturday.

Birmingham Receives $192,000 Settlement for Damaged Trees

The chemical company DuPont is paying Birmingham almost $200,000 after an herbicide damaged 27 trees at the city's golf courses.

Groves Teacher Gives Back During Summer Trip to Kenya

As part of the Africa Inside program, Groves science teacher Bonnie Bartnick spent the summer volunteering at an orphanage in Nairobi.

Peter Wilde Leaves The Townsend, Hotel Names New Managing Director

Steven Kalczynski began work as the Townsend Hotel's new managing director Monday.

School Board Approves 23 More Teachers for 2012-13 School Year

The new teachers are working everywhere from the Lincoln Alternative School to West Maple Elementary.

Holy Name Students Learn Healthy Habits With Former Red Wing Kris Draper

The former Red Wings star visited Birmingham's Holy Name School Monday as part of the Detroit Red Wings' School Assembly Program.


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