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Councilor Tate Kicks Off Reelection Campaign, Answers Questions About City...
Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate announced her reelection campaign for District 9 as Council President Darrell O’Quinn looks on. (Photo by Daniel Gaddy) Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate on...
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You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Birmingham Council Approves $1.7M to Address...
Kirkpatrick Tyler, chief of community and government relations of Urban Alchemy, talks about the Heart Birmingham program. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Beginning in 2025, Birmingham will have...
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And Then There Were None: Jefferson County Released From Sewer Consent Decree
Jefferson County’s Valley Creek Water Reclamation Facility. (Source: Jefferson County.) A federal judge on Thursday released Jefferson County from a decades-long consent decree ordering rehabilitation...
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Birmingham Council Revokes Licenses for LGBTQ Club, Citing Major Security...
The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously to set a public hearing for Sept. 10 to discuss revoking the business license of The Quest Club, a private 24-hour club on 24th Street South. (Source:...
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What a Difference a Day Makes: JeffCo Commission sends 2024-25 Budget to...
Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) On a 3-0-2 vote, the Jefferson County Commission sent the 2024-25 budget to the agenda of Thursday’s commission meeting....
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Wait a Minute: JeffCo Commission Recesses, Immediately Reconvenes and...
County Attorney Theo Lawson, right, confers with Jefferson County Commission Finance Chairman Joe Knight on 9-12-2024. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie...
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Birmingham Police Receive $4.2M Grant for Crime Center
The Birmingham Police Real Time Crime Center. (Source: Cody Owens, Birmingham City Council Office) The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a $4.2 million federal grant to help fund the police...
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Dining-ham: Birmingham Rebrands as Foodie Haven
Adam Evans put a spark to Birmingham’s restaurant scene when he opened his Automatic Seafood and Oysters in 2019. (Photo by Wes Frazer) This year marked a rare occurrence. No metro Birmingham chef or...
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Fall 2024 Voter Guide
Election season officially is in swing. Voters will be choosing a slate of judges, board of education members and county officials in addition to the federal races. Get the information you need now to...
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JeffCo Commissioner Says Northern Beltline Work Will Go On, Proposes...
Work on the Northern Beltline proceeds, as shown from Alabama 75 going westward. (Courtesy of Joe Knight) Joe Knight says he’s heard the naysayers when it comes to the Northern Beltline. “They’re like,...
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Birmingham Council Renews Funding for Juvenile Re-Entry Program Three Days...
Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman talks about youth violence in the Sept. 24, 2024, council meeting. (Source: City Council video) Birmingham officials’ anger over a weekend mass shooting was...
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Miles, BSC Ink Agreement for the Hilltop Property
The Bell Tower on the old Birmingham-Southern College campus. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College have signed an agreement for the sale of BSC’s 192-acre...
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JeffCo Commissioners Call for Change in Combating Violence as Mayor Woodfin...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin spoke during an executive order signing with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 26, 2024. (Source: White House livestream) In the wake of a...
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Special Election Set for Tuesday in House District 52 Race
Voters living in Alabama’s House District 52 will decide Tuesday who will complete the term of former Rep. John Rogers, who resigned and pleaded guilty in March to federal corruption charges. Democrat...
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Council Sets Nov. 12 Public Hearing on Safe Streets Pilot; Mayor Says It Has...
A slide from Mayor Randall Woodfin’s presentation to the City Council on Tuesday about the efficacy of the Project Safe Streets pilot in East Lake. (Source: City of Birmingham) The Birmingham City...
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Datcher Overwhelming Victor in Special Election for State House District 52
Kelvin Datcher is flanked by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s mother, Cynthia Woodfin-Kellum, and his mother, Margaret Kidd. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Kelvin Datcher is headed to Montgomery to...
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Increased Government Support Creates Brighter Future for Area Parks
Members of the Breakthrough Birmingham and Jefferson County Greenways Foundation Summer Program explore Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve. (Courtesy of Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve) When Carlee...
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Woodfin Turns Up Heat on Violence Prevention With New Programs, Council OKs...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks to the City Council about a proposal to expand anti-violence programs. Oct. 9, 2024. (Source: City of Birmingham livestream) Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin...
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A Seat at the Table: Group Brings Together Unhoused and Housed Folks at...
Karl McMillian, 67, is trying to get off the streets before winter comes. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Allison Strickland said everybody deserves to have a seat at the table. “If you believe...
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Density in Proposed Residential Developments Concerns Jefferson County...
Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight, immediate past president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, said many counties currently are grappling with questions about high-density home...
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