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Birmingham admits deficit
The Birmingham Finance Department had claimed a $13 million surplus. It was off by only $41 million.
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham City Council cuts deal with green manufacturer
An Atlanta-based manufacturer of environmentally-friendly construction materials will build a new manufacturing facility in Birmingham, according to an incentive agreement approved by the Birmingham City Council.
Read the rest of this entry »Council election yields mixed bag of nuts
After they’d taped all the returns to the City Hall walls Tuesday night, not much [...]
Read the rest of this entry »“Enormous white elephant”: Valerie Abbott makes the case against a dome
Valerie Abbott, the most vocal opponent to Birmingham’s planned multi-purpose domed facility, discusses her opposition to the project with Birmingham Weekly.
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham council demands forensic audit
The Birmingham City Council will ask the Alabama State Auditor’s office to conduct a forensic [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jefferson County gives Birmingham a glimpse of its future
There’s a question in my mind: Can corruption, incompetence and ego kill a government?
Sure, these [...]
Mayor refuses council demand to trim budget
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has refused a city council request to reduce spending in his 2010 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham council sees red over Langford budget
According to the city’s own accounting system, Birmingham is running a $17 million deficit for [...]
Council president responds to Bham deficit
Council President Carole Smitherman responds after learning the city is running $17 million in the red, rather than the $13 million surplus previously projected by the finance department.
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham $17 million deficit revealed
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford’s 2010 proposed budget shows a potential surplus of $13 million, but [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Numerous non-profits queue up for city funding
Six-dollar beer at City Stages? Nuts.
A bunch of the boys were whooping it up at the [...]
Birmingham elections set for August 25
The DOJ has approved the City of Birmingham’s request to move the City Council and Board of Education elections to Aug. 25. The elections were originally set for Oct. 13. The city requested the change so Birmingham could comply with the Help America Vote Act, which requires six weeks between elections and runoffs (previous Birmingham elections had allowed only three weeks) to allow for the arrival and counting of overseas and absentee ballots.
Read the rest of this entry »The worst City Stages ever?
The bad news keeps rolling on for City Stages. Last week, just days before the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Birmingham City Council votes to bail out City Stages
Birmingham’s City Council voted Tuesday to grant the 2009 City Stages festival $250,000 of city funds [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Leapin’ Larry gets his fix
Q: Is he a friend of yours, Mr. Milton McGregor?
A: Oh, I know him. Yes, [...]
The long service of ‘Miss Nina’ Miglionico
Nina Miglionico served as president of the Birmingham City Council during years of turbulence and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Council holds secret closed-door meeting
A quorum of the Birmingham City Council met today behind closed doors, an apparent violation [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Council considers $15k for Witherspoon funeral
In a special-called meeting today, the Birmingham City Council is scheduled to consider spending as much as $15,000 to cater the funeral of Councilor Miriam Witherspoon who died Tuesday.
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When she spoke about “access,” it wasn’t the trite political jargon for having clout at City Hall. Instead, she was speaking of things most people never notice, like whether there are curb cuts where the sidewalks end.
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