Tag: neighborhood revitalization
Future of ‘Model’ YMCAs Being Built in Birmingham’s Northeast Community
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
For three decades, Terri Harvill, Chief Social Impact Officer of the YMCA of Greater Birmingham has been associated with the...
Birmingham Deal Allows Residents to Rent Tools to Improve Their Neighborhoods
By Greg Garrison | ggarison@al.com
Birmingham will soon offer thousands of power tools and equipment for rent by community organizations to use in volunteer efforts...
$50 Million Federal Grant to Transform Birmingham’s Smithfield Community
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Marcia Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Wednesday announced that Housing Authority of the...
Smithfield Library to Relocate as City Awaits Word on $50 Million...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A plan to rezone property in Smithfield that includes relocating the community’s library drew opposition from some residents at Tuesday’s...
Birmingham Housing Authority Submits $50 Million Federal Grant
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District this week submitted its application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a...
Red Rock Trail System Expands, Connects Birmingham Neighborhoods
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Officials from the Birmingham area joined corporate and community leaders last week to celebrate the latest extension of the Red...
Inside Norwood: One of Birmingham’s Most Diverse Neighborhoods
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson—entertainer, change agent, and entrepreneur—had a choice to move anywhere in the metro area. He chose Norwood,...
Residents on the Picturesque, Charm, and Opportunities of Norwood
Residents like Rashmee Sharif (above) fell in love with Norwood at first sight. She attended an Open House one week and had a house...
Long-vacant American Red Cross building in Birmingham getting $30M rehab into...
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama Newscenter
One of downtown Birmingham’s largest vacant buildings could see new life as 192 workforce housing apartments after a $30 million renovation.
The...
With Eye on Pandemic, Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Returns to his ‘Number...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The work must go on.
That was the message Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin delivered Tuesday standing in front of a newly...