Tag: birmingham
After Public Outcry, Homeless Providers Clarify Use of Controversial Micro-Shelters
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
No one will be sleeping in any of the prototype structures that were built as part of a city-funded, community-led...
Mastercard Announces Incentives For Black Businesses During TWG2022
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A new incentive, created through the partnership between the Birmingham Business Resource Center (BBRC) and Mastercard, to spend at Black-owned...
Birmingham Gets Ready for The World Games, But Lacks a Plan...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Community activist Erica “Starr” Robbins, founder of homeless support nonprofit Be a Blessing Birmingham, said plans to house the city’s...
‘I Had Written Notes That I Tied to Balloons…The Last Note...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Due to rising temps, Birmingham trash pickup to begin as early...
birminghamal.gov
Due to rising temperatures, the City of Birmingham’s Public Works crews will start hitting routes as early as 5:30 a.m., beginning Tuesday, June 21....
Birmingham Area Students Win $9K in Juneteenth Scholarships
By Donna Cope
Alabama NewsCenter
Six talented students in the Birmingham metro area are winners of the Juneteenth essay contest sponsored by Summit Media and Alabama Power, taking home book scholarships...
How City of Birmingham Plans to Remove Blight with Tougher Code...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Much work has been done to make Birmingham more attractive through removing blighted structures and treating overgrown lots, but the...
Simone’s Kitchen ATL to host 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Magic...
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
When President Joe Biden last year signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing June 19 as a federal holiday,...
How To Do Business with City of Birmingham and Jefferson County...
By Sharron Swain
bhamnow.com
During The World Games 2022 Birmingham, many streets around the downtown Jefferson County Courthouse and Birmingham City Hall will be closed to through traffic....
He got on one knee. . . it was so intimate,...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...