A developer that had wanted to develop patio garden homes reduced the number of residences and now will rethink its entrance plan before returning to the Jefferson County Commission in February. Read more.
Councilors on Tuesday approved changes to streamline the application process for food trucks and expand the locations where the businesses may operate. Read more.
Those without enough heat or without shelter can stay overnight at the Jimmie Hale Mission. Read more.
The pilot program placed barriers at intersections hoping to limit crime and traffic calming devices throughout the community. Read more.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced long-awaited 2025 budget amendments that include increased funding for sidewalk repairs and traffic calming efforts as well as a 3% across-the-board raise for city employees. Read more.
Birmingham leaders want to hear the opinions of residents, faith leaders and educators on what the city can do to reduce the number of people dying in violent crimes. Read more.
Brighter days appear to be on the horizon for residents of unincorporated Jefferson County when it comes to their garbage collection. Read more.
The rate hike is the ninth annual increase during the past decade for residents in the five-county greater Birmingham area served by Alabama’s largest water utility. Read more.
The Jefferson County Commission will be considering moving a sewer line that runs under the main runway at Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport and to the current Coca-Cola United bottling headquarters and the National Guard properties. Read more.
In 2024, the Birmingham Department of Transportation embarked on a series of projects aimed at modernizing the city’s infrastructure and transportation systems, including street resurfacing, creation of bike lanes and walking paths and methods to slow traffic and even discourage it. Read more.
