Tag: Mayor
Rachel Harmon to step down as Birmingham Promise’s executive director
dcwins.com
Birmingham Promise chief Rachel Harmon will step down in early 2022, and the economic mobility initiative will soon launch a national search for a...
Outgoing Steven Hoyt reflects on 16 years as Birmingham City Councilor
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Departing Birmingham City Councilor Steven Hoyt grew up in Gadsden, AL public housing raised by a mother who cared for...
Protective, BJCC celebrate official lighting of new Birmingham stadium
By Alabama News Center Staff
Protective Stadium held its official sign lighting ceremony in Birmingham Sept. 14. (contributed)
If the lighted wristbands attendees wore weren’t an...
Randall Woodfin on the biggest surprise in Birmingham’s 2021 Mayoral Elections
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
As a student of politics, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin isn’t often surprised by what happens in government. But even he...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin cruises to second term with 64% of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Randall Woodfin, elected four years ago as Birmingham’s youngest mayor in more than a century, on Tuesday cruised to a...
Coalition of Faith Leaders Endorse William Bell for Birmingham Mayor
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Save Our Cities, a coalition of religious leaders including the Rev. T.L. Lewis, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Pratt...
Birmingham Mayoral Debate Turns Testy Over Woodfin’s Scholarships Program
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Candidates grilled Mayor Randall Woodfin over Birmingham Promise, the mayor’s scholarship and apprenticeship program, during Tuesday’s virtual mayoral debate, which...
Mayoral Election 2021: Birmingham Times, other local media hosting debate
By The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Times is partnering with other news organizations to host a virtual Birmingham mayoral debate on Aug. 17.
The debate will...
Mayoral Election 2021: Birmingham Times, other local media hosting debate
By The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Times is partnering with other news organizations to host a virtual Birmingham mayoral debate on Aug. 17.
The debate will...
Birmingham, Mastercard Partner to Bring Black-Owned Businesses Online
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
To support minority-owned businesses in Birmingham, Mastercard and the city have partnered to provide equipment for cash-only businesses to take...
