Trains blocking intersections in Birmingham causing traffic headaches
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – As the investigation into Tuesday night’s train fire in southwest Birmingham continues, people in the area say they’re frustrated as trains will often park, leaving some intersections blocked, for what seems like weeks at a time. “It is very inconvenient,” says Victoria Gay, a community member frustrated by the train traffic. […]
Birmingham City Council creates new fair housing committee
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to create a new committee that will promote fair housing. To make room for the new fair housing committee, the council abolished a committee that had handled issues relating to the 2020 Census and redistricting. By Greg Garrison READ FULL ARTICLE
Birmingham City Council Approves $805,000 To Expand Teaching Farm Programs for City Students
The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $805,000 for Jones Valley Teaching Farm to expand its workforce development and apprenticeship programs. Jones Valley operates seven teaching farms across the city, with six of those being on the campus of Birmingham City Schools. In addition to running a fresh produce stand at their central […]
‘We grow collards year-round’: Birmingham allots $805,000 for Jones Valley Farm
Jones Valley Urban Farm just harvested its biggest cash crop ever. The Birmingham City Council this week approved $805,000 in funding for Jones Valley Teaching Farm, which runs a downtown farm and six more on Birmingham City Schools campuses. The Farm in the past has received $50,000 in annual support from the city, said Amanda […]
Ivey education budget proposal includes $5 million to financially beleaguered World Games
The State of Alabama will send $5 million to the World Games under a proposed budget submitted to the legislature this week by Gov. Kay Ivey. According to a list of supplemental appropriations in the Education Trust Fund, $5 million of the $164.5 million sent to the Department of Commerce for one-time expenses would go […]
Emergency And Important Numbers in Birmingham AL
Here’s a listing of dozens of city, county, state and federals officials and their contact info as well as agencies that represent residents throughout the metro area. READ FULL ARTICLE
16 New Homes Continue Revitalization in Birmingham’s Woodlawn Community
The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Councilor J.T. Moore said he fell in love with Woodlawn 12 years ago while volunteering in the community’s high school. The District 4 councilor moved into the area with the help of Woodlawn United, then known as the Woodlawn Foundation, which not only helped him find housing but showed him […]
Transit Could Be The Regional Cooperation That Birmingham Metro Area Needs
One area of regional cooperation that can link together the metro area should be transportation, said Birmingham City Councilor Darrell O’Quinn. There is an ongoing conversation to bring greater unity to the transit operations in the region around Birmingham, and he hopes that it brings results, the councilor said. “For efficiency’s sake, [transit] really ought […]
Birmingham approves plan to save Powell School building, the city’s oldest
A plan to save the burned-out and crumbling Powell School, Birmingham’s oldest standing school building on the site of its first school, has been approved by the Birmingham City Council, but nobody is guaranteeing it can be saved. The Birmingham City Council voted this morning to approve the mayor’s plan to terminate an agreement with […]
Birmingham approves plan to save Powell School building, the city’s oldest
A plan to save the burned-out and crumbling Powell School, Birmingham’s oldest standing school building on the site of its first school, has been approved by the Birmingham City Council, but nobody is guaranteeing it can be saved. The Birmingham City Council voted this morning to approve the mayor’s plan to terminate an agreement with […]
