In post-Langford Birmingham, doom is boring

Evidently, your city’s money is someone else’s problem

Birmingham mayoral results live as they come in.

Smitherman says Hoyt broke a pledge of support, and Hoyt’s election to Pro Tem might not be valid.

Patrick Cooper says he’s going to fight crime, fix Birmingham’s schools and create more jobs.

Citing need for public trust, Smitherman says Vance-Bowie created uncertainty at City Hall.

Whoever emerges from the special election in December holding my city’s mantle of leadership inherits a sports scene that is in the direst of straits.

Last week’s verdict established Larry Langford’s guilt, but it will be a long time before we’re done settling all his unanswered questions. 

City’s 2010 budget left $21 million of line items off the balance sheets.

Steve Sayler knew of the budget shortfall, Smitherman says. So did Birmingham Weekly.

Interim Mayor Carole Smitherman says council and mayor’s office were misled.

Birmingham City Council President Carole Smitherman will serve as acting mayor until a new president is elected

Council President Carole Smitherman wins (for now). Richard Arrington loses big.

After they’d taped all the returns to the City Hall walls Tuesday night, not much [...]

 
According to the city’s own accounting system, Birmingham is running a $17 million deficit for [...]

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.

“Everybody they put on the stand knew what he was doing,” defense attorney Jim Parkman [...]

Katopodis acted as middle man in Langford car deal, tried to trade $4,000 Corvair for $350 guitar. Also, Council President Smitherman says she didn’t trust Katopodis.

Birmingham’s City Council voted Tuesday to grant the 2009 City Stages festival $250,000 of city funds [...]