Mich. paper to continue publishing

The Birmingham (Mich.) Eccentric will continue to publish its Sunday editions after residents in the Detroit suburb pledged their support. Gannett Co. Inc. earlier said it would shut down the Sunday edition of the twice-weekly paper as part of an overall decision to fold Observer & Eccentric papers serving nearby communities in West Bloomfield, Troy and Rochester. Those three papers will print their final editions May 31.
In order to keep the Birmingham paper afloat, a committee created to support the Eccentric needs to sell 5,000 new subscriptions, including 3,000 by July 1, according to the Detroit Free Press.