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Week In Review: Barrio Closes, Birmingham Village Fair Announces 2013 Dates

Here's 12 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 12 stories you may have missed about Birmingham this week:

Police/Fire

Mustang Ends Up on Birmingham Front Lawn After Hit-and-Run

Police arrested a Beverly Hills 21-year-old this week after he hit two cars on 14 Mile, ended up on a front lawn and then fled the scene.

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Thief Snatches Woman's Phone on Downtown Birmingham Sidewalk

Also this week in crime, police arrest a man for carrying concealed weapons — two knives and a handgun, specifically — in his car, and an iPad and purse is stolen at Seaholm after school lets out early.

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Business

Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors

The gourmet Mexican and tequila restaurant, located next door to the Palladium 12 Theater, served its last tacos on Feb. 23.

The Birmingham City Commission gave The Stand, which will replace Zazios in the Greenleaf Trust Building, the official go ahead on Monday night.

Nearly Two Dozen Birmingham Businesses Named 'Best of Detroit'

From the best place to be seen, to the best place to buy a wedding dress, to the best place to meet a professional athlete, Real Detroit Weekly says Birmingham is the place to be.

Even though the official Fashion's Night Out is on hiatus this year, PSD Director John Heiney said the city will still celebrate fashion and shopping this fall with an event that's "uniquely Birmingham."

Community

More than 950 students, teachers and community members threw their support behind Chad Rutherford last month, the Harlan Elementary teacher recent diagnosed with cancer.

Birmingham Firefighters 'Fight for Air' During Annual Stair Climb

Six Birmingham firefighters climbed more than 1,000 steps at Detroit's Renaissance Center last weekend, raising more than $2,700 for the American Lung Association.

50th Annual Village Fair Will Open to the Public May 30-June 2

On Monday, the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber also received permission to open the fair a day early — on May 29 — for a private party.

Schools

Colin Trask passed away from cancer on Feb. 19 and will be honored during a memorial at Seaholm High School on March 19.

Bond Refinancing to Save Birmingham Schools $19 Million

By selling the district's 2013 Refunding Bonds, Birmingham Public Schools will pay millions less in interest — a savings that will be passed onto taxpayers, officials say.

Government

Baldwin Library's Early Renovation Plans Get the OK from City Officials

Library officials can now start looking for an architect to create conceptual drawings of what the newly-renovated Baldwin Public Library of the future will look like.


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