Tag: Birmingham City Council
Not-so-Welcome to the Neighborhood: City Debates Regulations for Short-Term Housing Rentals
City officials are debating how many short-term housing rentals should be allowed in Birmingham and where along with other rules for their operation as complaints about their proliferation mount. Read more.
Birmingham Council OKs Public Transit Expansion Under Grant
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement that will use $1 million in federal grant money to consolidate two bus routes and expand the city’s microtransit services in two areas. It also gave official approval to the mayor’s budget and laid out its legislative agenda for next year. Read more.
16th Street Baptist Fund Drive for Visitor and Education Center Gains Steam
UPDATED — The Rev. Arthur Price, pastor of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, said a planned Education and Visitor Center on the church’s campus is a way to help people remember the church’s history and its place in the Civil Rights Movement. Read more.
SWAC Doubles Down on Birmingham With Baseball, Track Championships
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is bringing the baseball championship tournaments to Birmingham for 2025-2029, continuing its track and field championships here and adding another as-yet unnamed championship in an expansion of its decades-long relationship with the Magic City. Read more.
Birmingham Council Approves $250K to Expand Teaching Farm’s Program in City Schools
The move expands the program to serve 3,700 more students in western-area city schools. Read more.
Food Trucks May Roam: Birmingham Council Expands Range for the Traveling Kitchens
Councilors on Tuesday approved changes to streamline the application process for food trucks and expand the locations where the businesses may operate. Read more.
Mayor Announces 2025 Budget Adds, Including 3% Raise, Money for Sidewalk Repairs, Traffic Calming and Police
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 Council Gives Atlanta Nonprofit $125K More for House Beautification Efforts
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday agreed to give $125,000 to a nonprofit group that has already received nearly $1 million from the city for beautifying homes owned by veteran, elderly or disabled residents. Read more.
Council Approves $4.5M in Paving, Sidewalk Improvements Near Amphitheater Site, Increases Transit Funding
Councilors said the infrastructure improvements are part of the original plans for the amphitheater and will upgrade the northern downtown corridor. Read more.
Birmingham Council Approves Three Deals To Bolster Access to Fresh Produce
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.
