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In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Birmingham glass artist taking his fiery craft worldwide
  • How a Birmingham preschool teacher turned a runaway dog into art
  • How Birmingham’s Will Horcoff helped spark Team USA’s World Juniors win

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📰 News we're reading

• Andrew Madvin (downtownpublications.com) — A Birmingham-based glass artist who once studied at Groves High School has built an international career while raising a family here with his wife, a pediatrician in Birmingham. His Royal Oak studio, Axiom Glass, showcases nature-inspired works and offers public events that invite locals to experience glassmaking up close.
   

• Marie Schmidt (downtownpublications.com) — A longtime Bloomfield Hills resident who teaches in Birmingham Public Schools has turned her love of art and the Detroit Institute of Arts into a children’s book now sold locally and online. She credits Birmingham schools and frequent family time in downtown Birmingham for nurturing both her career as a preschool teacher and her creative work.
   

• U.S. Defeats Germany 6-3 In World Juniors Preliminary Round (usahockey.com) — Birmingham hockey fans can cheer on hometown forward Will Horcoff, who scored in Team USA’s 6–3 win over Germany at the World Junior Championship. The game recap highlights key goals, including Horcoff’s first-period wrister, and notes that the U.S. continues preliminary play against Switzerland, with coverage on NHL Network and tickets already on sale for the 2026 tournament.
   

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