A request to demolish a rundown Woodlawn business is the next step in a plan for residential and commercial development near the bus rapid transit station. Read more.
The Southern Research-led project is one of 31 selected for the coveted federal award. Read more.
The planned purchase of the Birmingham Race Course Casino by Wind Creek is the latest sign eastern parts of Birmingham – and the city’s eastern suburbs – are ripe for recreational development.
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.
It’s official. The name of the performance stage downtown will be the Coca-Cola Amphitheater. Read more.
Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens says development needs to be managed on the old U.S. 11 corridor through McCalla as he applauds the new Smucker’s plant, which is having its ribbon-cutting Thursday. Read more.
The council OK’d funding for an expanded urban farm including a community kitchen in Fountain Heights and expanded Jones Valley Teaching Farm programs. Read more.
An announced crowd of 69,125 attended the 2024 Magic City Classic, which had a projected economic impact of about $23 million. Read more.
The Magic City Classic will take over the streets and venues across Birmingham this week in the ramp up to Saturday’s premier HBCU football showdown of the year between Alabama State University and Alabama A&M. Read more.
A McCalla-area development request on Thursday’s commission agenda has stirred the conversation about high-density development proposals and their locations. Read more.
