Tag: Birmingham City Council
City Councilor Crystal Smitherman to Host Job Fair March 18
By Cody Owens
Birminghamal.gov
Since stepping into office, Councilor Crystal Smitherman has been an advocate for increasing economic opportunities for people in District 6.
On Wednesday, March...
Wardine Alexander wins runoff election to fill District 7 seat
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council President Pro-Tempore Wardine Alexander will get to keep her District 7 seat.
On Tuesday, Alexander received 869 votes,...
Birmingham Central Market Opens Downtown, Offers Healthy Options
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
A steady rain didn’t dampen the excitement surrounding the opening of the Birmingham Central Market on Wednesday.
The market opened at...
Woods, Smitherman Win Council Races; Alexander headed to runoff election
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Clinton Woods, District 1 Birmingham City Councilor, easily won his race; Crystal Smitherman, narrowly avoided a runoff election in a...
Birmingham to launch on-demand shared ride service
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
On Tuesday, the Birmingham City Council unanimously voted to invest $250,000 to launch a new on-demand shared ride service that...
Birmingham City Council approves $9M for 15 new buses to connect...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The City Council voted Tuesday on an agreement with the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) to use federal grant...
Birmingham Promise Education program exceeded expectations, city officials say
By Erica Wight
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Promise Initiative, launched this summer to build pathways into quality jobs for Birmingham City School (BCS) students, came...
City leaders call for prayers, town hall meetings after 4-year-old shot
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham city leaders on Tuesday asked for continued prayers for a 4-year-old shot in the Marks Village housing community, and...
City Council Approves Mayor’s $451M Budget for FY20
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
More than two months after Mayor Randall Woodfin presented his fiscal 2020 budget and three weeks after the fiscal year...
Amid criticism, Woodfin offers ‘facts’ about pilot education program
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday he wanted to put out “factual” information regarding the Birmingham Promise Education Initiative, launched earlier...
