A view of the SYSCO warehouse building looking towards Birmingham’s city center. Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo
Among the many items approved during yesterday’s Birmingham city council meeting was the purchase of the  SYSCO Food Services warehouse on 1st Avenue South, pictured above, by the city. The property will be purchased for $1,550,000 to make way for [...]

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City Councilor Joel Montgomery took the opportunity to step to the podium at yesterday’s city council meeting to talk about the recent dropping of charges against him stemming from an incident along Cobb Lane on Birmingham’s Southside in April. He read from a prepared statement and said that reports in the media that stated he [...]

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That’s right; this year’s festival would be held on September 1 & 2. There has been a lot of chatter wondering if the event would be held this year. A resolution approving a contract with the Birmingham African American Arts and Heritage Foundation is included as a consent item on this morning’s City Council agenda [...]

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As mentioned on this site early this morning , Councilor Valerie Abbott resubmitted her inclusion resolution that had been previously defeated.

Councilor Hoyt originally attempted to place the item on the consent agenda, but an objection was logged, causing the item to be voted on during the course of the meeting. When [...]

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UPDATE: Resolution passes unanimously, click here for details and copy of revised resolution

A quick glance at today’s Birmingham City Council agenda (available on the city’s official website) shows that Councilor Valerie Abbott intends to reintroduce her “inclusion resolution” during the meeting. It’s item 24 on this morning’s council agenda. This [...]

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It appears that no one will fill in for Birmingham City Councilman Joel Montgomery as he continues to recuperate from injuries sustained in early April when he was arrested on charges of public intoxication. The Birmingham News reported in today’s paper about the exchange between council members and president of the Parkway East District Business [...]

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The mayor and city council (or most of them) appear to have agreed on a new bond deal to pay for several city projects, including fund for the Railroad Reservation Park and the new Wal-Mart on the former Eastwood Mall site. The Birmingham News reports that after more than three hours of negotiations, a proposed [...]

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