Week In Review: New Restaurant Lined Up For Zazios Spot, Debbie Stabenow to Speak in Birmingham

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

Also in this week's police blotter, a pair is arrested after trying to steal a bottle of liquor from Kroger and a Bloomfield Hills teens is busted with drugs.

Police urge residents to be wary of strange callers or emails demanding money after a Birmingham resident was told he won $2.4 million from the American Sweepstakes Commission.

Birmingham Police say a man wearing a blue hoodie and red pants unsuccessfully tried to break into a safe at the Maple Road frozen yogurt shop last week.

Birmingham Police arrested three drunk drivers near Eton and Holland, Maple and Woodward, and Brown and Southfield between Jan. 10-13.

Business

New Restaurant Lined Up for Zazios Spot in Greenleaf Trust Building

A restaurant called The Stand is looking to fill the corner spot at Woodward and Maple, a development company announced at Wednesday's Planning Board meeting.

For the second year in a row, Forgotten Harvest is the charity partner for the 2013 Birmingham Restaurant Week.

Birmingham Bistro Applicant Looking at Different Avenues to Approval

Crush Bistro will be bringing a second set of plans with them to the Planning Board Wednesday, this one assuming they receive a different kind of liquor license.

Government

Debbie Stabenow to Headline Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber Event

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) will give the keynote address at the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber's annual Government Forecast Breakfast on Feb. 11.

In an announcement Tuesday, Oakland County commissioners say they'll be taking a closer look at background checks and mental health.

Community

Barnum Park Ice Rink Now Open

Ice skaters are reminded to follow permitted hours for hockey games and refrain from dangerous behavior while skating.

Birmingham Pastor to Lead Troy Church During Archdiocese Investigation

Msgr. John Zenz will take charge of the St. Thomas More Parish after an audit revealed leadership there may have misappropriated $429,000 over six years.

Arts

DSO Young Musician Workshop Returns to Birmingham This Summer

The AVANTI Summer MusicFest will take place for the second year in a row at Derby Middle School July 22-27.