Mayor Announces 2025 Budget Adds, Including 3% Raise, Money …
Nov 26, 2024 · Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced long-awaited 2025 budget amendments that include increased funding for sidewalk repairs and traffic calming efforts as well as a 3% across-the-board raise for city employees.
Fall 2024 Voter Guide - BirminghamWatch
Nov 21, 2024 · Tuesday is election day, and many races will be decided by voters in Alabama and the Birmingham area. Voters will be electing judges up and down the bench, from the state Supreme Court to the appellate courts and Jefferson County circuit, district and probate. The race for president of the Alabam
Birmingham Police Chief Set to Retire, Pickett Will Be Interim Chief
Oct 24, 2024 · Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond on Thursday announced he will retire from the department effective Nov. 29. Mayor Randall Woodfin named Deputy Chief Michael Pickett to take over as interim police chief when Thurmond departs.
McCalla-Area Residential Development Inches Closer to Approval
Dec 5, 2024 · Jefferson County has moved a step closer to a resolution of a developer’s zoning request for property in the McCalla area. The developer initially sought to put 100 garden homes at 7150 Lou George Loop.
Warming Station Open Thru Tuesday Morning - BirminghamWatch
Dec 2, 2024 · The warming station at Jimmie Hale Mission will remain open through Tuesday morning as temperatures in the Birmingham area continue to plummet in the overnight hours.
Council Approves $4.5M in Paving, Sidewalk Improvements Near ...
Oct 30, 2024 · The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a $4.5 million agreement for the construction of sidewalk and roadway infrastructure at a new amphitheater and the surrounding redevelopment.
Dining-ham: Birmingham Rebrands as Foodie Haven
Sep 19, 2024 · Council Sets Jan. 14 Public Hearing on East Lake Safe Streets Project November 26, 2024. The pilot program placed barriers at intersections hoping to limit crime and traffic calming devices throughout the community.
Food Trucks May Roam: Birmingham Council Expands Range for …
Dec 3, 2024 · The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to its food truck ordinances that leaders say will streamline the application process and expand the locations in which the businesses may operate.
What Would You Do to Reduce Crime, City Asks Residents in Surveys
Nov 26, 2024 · Birmingham leaders want to hear the opinions of residents, faith leaders and educators on what the city can do to reduce the number of people dying in violent crimes.
Book Casts Light on Tuscaloosa’s Bloody Tuesday
Oct 22, 2024 · “Bloody Tuesday: The Untold Story of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Tuscaloosa,” by John M. Giggie (Oxford University Press, 2024) In his new book, “Bloody Tuesday,” historian John M. Giggie reminds us that our country did not experience one Civil Rights Movement.