Author: Virginia Martin
Birmingham Releases 5-Year Plan for Spending Federal Housing, Community Development Dollars
The city is focusing on programs to bolster its affordable housing inventory, reduce homelessness and poverty and ramp up community development.
Birmingham Councilors Question $391K Price of Parking Equipment Agreement
The agreement covers replacing the gate, parking sensors and payment system.
Birmingham Council Presented With Law to Allow Foreclosure on Nuisance Properties
The move would give the city the power, and the money, to take over dilapidated properties.
Three Birmingham School Board Members Reelected, Three Races to Be Decided in Runoffs
Incumbents Sherman Collins Jr., Derek Billups and Leticia W. Harvill are headed back to the Birmingham City Board of Education; runoffs are needed in Districts 2, 8 and 9.
Six Seats Decided, Three Go to Runoffs After Birmingham City Council Voting
Incumbent Councilors Crystal Smitherman, Wardine Alexander and Clinton Woods won election along with newcomer Josh Vasa. Races is Districts 4, 8 and 9 will be decided in runoffs.
Third Time’s a Charm as Woodfin Swept Back Into Mayor’s Office
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was reelected Tuesday with almost 75% of the vote in a nine-candidate race.
Polls Open Tuesday for City Elections
Voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide the men and women who will lead the area’s cities into the next few years.
In Birmingham, eight challengers are seeking to unseat Mayor Randall Woodfin. Seven council seats are up for grabs; incumbents were unopposed in two districts. Six of the nine seats on the Birmingham Board of Education also will be decided in the vote. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Read ElectionWatch 2025 for bios and profiles of Birmingham candidates, sample ballots and information about where and how to vote.
Collins’ Bid Would Take Her Out of the Background and Onto the Council Dais
Beatrice Collins has been working behind the scenes at the City Council and now is making a run to represent Birmingham’s District 9.
Birmingham BOE Candidates Talk Issues in the Run-Up to Tuesday’s Election
Getting parents involved in the education process and preparing students for life after school are two topics frequently addressed by the candidates.
Crystal Smitherman Running for Reelection to the Council to Expand on Successes in the City
Smitherman said community service is the most important thing for her and she works to improve the quality of life for District 6 residents.
