Tag: money
Orchestra Noir Returns to Birmingham on Feb. 17 with a New...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Orchestra Noir is back! Performing their latest set ‘Y2K meets 90’s Vibes’, the orchestra will play at the...
Mayor Woodfin: 2023 State of City; and What’s Ahead
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Most of his four-plus years in office have been spent removing blight in city neighborhoods and now the focus will...
Magic City Classic Likely Staying in Birmingham, At Least 4 More...
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
The magic is staying—more than likely.
The presidents of Alabama State and Alabama A&M, whose schools compete in the historic annual...
Birmingham Invests $1 Million in Early Childhood Education. What It Means
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Tuesday, Birmingham made its largest investment ever in early childhood education, say city officials, with a $1 million investment...
The Activist: Cory Pettway, 1,000 Black Men Deep Walk
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
City Councilors Ponder Whether to Help World Games Close $14M Deficit
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Councilors on Tuesday were mixed on whether the city should come up with another $5 million to help...
NYC Bishop Robbed of $400K Worth of Jewelry During Mid-Sermon
By Chris Sommerfeldt
New York Daily News
New York Mayor Eric Adams vowed Monday to hunt down the three gun-toting suspects who robbed a preacher friend of...
Prominent Alums Give $1M to Support Underrepresented Students at UAB
By Rachel Burchfield
UAB News
In 1998, entrepreneur Shegun Otulana arrived in Birmingham from his native Lagos, Nigeria. He followed his older brother to the...
Tourists Spent Estimated $2.2 Billion in Jefferson County (AL) Last Year:...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Visitors spent an estimated $2.2 billion in Jefferson County (AL) in 2021, a 45 percent increase over the previous year’s...
Sharpe-Jefferson: What Money Can’t Hide
By Keisa Sharpe Jefferson
It will be known as the slap heard and seen around the world.
An iconic Hollywood actor loses his cool over a...