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Miles College Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Birmingham-Southern College
(Birmingham Times) This story has be republished with permission from The Birmingham Times. Miles College has signed a letter of intent to begin negotiations to purchase Birmingham-Southern College,...
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UAB Prez: Purchase of Ascension St. Vincent’s to Ensure Health-Care Access
The UAB Health System is set to take over Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System properties in Central Alabama in a $450 million deal officials said would ensure continuing quality health care for...
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Birmingham Council Waits on Budget Amendments as New Spending Plan Remains in...
Councilor Carol Clarke speaks during a Birmingham City Council meeting June 25, 2024. (Birmingham Council livestream) The March computer network disruption that interfered with the city of Birmingham’s...
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JeffCo Commissioner Tyson Objects After Two More Republicans Appointed to...
Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) A disgruntled Commissioner Sheila Tyson left the Jefferson County Commission chamber Wednesday, saying, “the fix was in” after...
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Opera Birmingham, Other Arts Groups Making Leadership Changes Ahead of Coming...
Opera Birmingham’s headquarters on southside. (Google Street View) Several of Birmingham’s premier arts organizations are making significant leadership changes ahead of their 2024-2025 seasons, shifts...
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Why Lots of News Media Are Beating Up on Joe Biden
President Joe Biden at the 2024 D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum) CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. I honestly don’t believe nefarious reasons are at work in the...
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Birmingham Council to Reconsider Automated Car Wash Moratorium
Stockvault The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday scheduled a public hearing for July 30 to discuss amending a moratorium passed earlier this year that prohibited automated car wash businesses. The...
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Birmingham Officials Block Off East Lake Intersections in Hope of Reducing Crime
A pilot Safe Streets Initiative launched Monday in East Lake is blocking off key entry and exit points in an attempt to curb crime. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday gave the City Council an...
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No Palm Reading and Fortune Telling: Quirk in Jefferson County Zoning Law...
Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Fortune telling and palmistry found their way into the discussion of the Jefferson County Commission’s committee meeting on...
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BW’s Crenshaw Recognized With NFPW National Awards
Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Solomon Crenshaw Jr., a regular writer for BirminghamWatch, recently won a third-place award and honorable mention in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communicator’s Awards...
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More Weather Sirens Coming to Jefferson County, Thanks to Neighborly Gesture
Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Coker. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) The benevolence of a neighboring county will likely result in greater safety for Jefferson County...
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Voters Go to Polls for Runoff in House D52 Seat
Kelvin Datcher and Frank Woodson are headed to a runoff in the Alabama House of Representatives District 52 race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns.) Voters are headed to the polls today to determine which...
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Birmingham Mayor Announces New Efforts to Curb Violent Crime After 7 Die in...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin holds an AR-15-style rifle as he speaks to the City Council about crime Tuesday. (Source: Birmingham livestream) Again, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin came before the...
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Kelvin Datcher Wins Runoff for House District 52 Democratic Nomination
Kelvin Datcher celebrates after learning he had won the Democratic nomination in the special election for Alabama House District 52. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Kelvin Datcher greeted more than 100...
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Birmingham City Council Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
Birmingham City Councilor Carol Clarke spoke in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza that was passed Tuesday by the council. (Source: Birmingham City Council livestream) The Birmingham...
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Democratic Nominee Kelvin Datcher Could Sidestep General Election and Go...
Kelvin Datcher, the Democratic nominee to be the House District 52 representative, embraces supporters following his election victory July 16, 2024. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Kelvin Datcher will...
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Pro-Palestinian Groups Call Birmingham Council’s Ceasefire Resolution ‘Lukewarm’
Abdo Mutlaq leads chants into a megaphone during a May 15 demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Photo by Britt Allen) The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for a...
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Birmingham Applies for $2.6 Million in Federal Grants for Eviction Prevention...
Councilor Carol Clarke speaks before the Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to apply for a federal grant offering services to residents facing eviction. (Source: Birmingham City Council livestream)...
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Morgan Road Motorists Might Be Moving on Down the Road Faster If New MPH OK’d
Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens in the July 23, 2024 committee meeting. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Motorists on Morgan Road soon may find a change when driving from Helena to...
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News Media Need a Plan for Dealing With Kamala Harris Slander
Tom Arenberg is an instructor of news media at the University of Alabama. Do you know how long it took after Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race for some Donald Trump supporters to publicly...
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