A public involvement meeting is scheduled for March 28, 2013 to discuss the current status of the bridge replacement along I-20/59 between I-65 and 31st St. N. We’re looking forward to hearing about the rerouting of traffic ourselves…
Entries Tagged as '35203'
New name. Still teaching. Still growing.
May 14th, 2012 · Comments Off · food, Health
The nationally acclaimed sustainable food non-profit now known as Jones Valley Teaching Farm made its name change official via an email sent to those on its mailing list and a change to its website on May 11. The focus on education means more news is coming soon.
Tags:35203·change·Jones Valley Teaching Farm·Jones Valley Urban Farm·new name
Visited the new Birmingham City Council site yet?
May 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Online, The City
The City of Birmingham now has a second website to help residents keep track of what’s going on downtown on the third floor of City Hall. It’s also helped usher in a new set of social network accounts to follow if you need that “as it happens” – or close to it – type feed of city-based content.
Tags:35203·Birmingham·CivicPlus
Next steps to save Powell School underway
February 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · 35203
Folks driving by downtown Birmingham’s Powell School (and folks who haven’t had the chance yet) would be happy to take stock of progress being made with regards to efforts to save the 123 year old building that once served as the city’s first school.
Tags:35203·debris removal·downtown·Powell School·preservation·stabilization
No more digging for change while visiting the courthouse
January 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Regionwide, The City
The long-term outlook for the county provides the perfect testing opportunity to see if Birmingham, AL is ready for pay and display meters. A recent ruling associated with the county’s bankruptcy filing means we’ll get a good sample pool for some time to come.
Pay for the paper at the box with a credit card
June 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Media
It’s not quite a digital newsstand but it’s an interesting next step for Birmingham, AL’s newspaper of record – boxes in front of their headquarters are now accepting credit cards.
Tags:35203·Birmingham News·box·credit card·downtown·newspaper·photo·vending
Plan to save Birmingham’s Powell School on the table today
May 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · architecture
This afternoon a Birmingham City Council committee could help take the next step in preserving and restoring the city’s oldest school building after a fire gutted it earlier this year.
Tags:35203·architecture·building·downtown·historic·plan·Powell School·preservation·school·update
Art Connection is on, some artists donating proceeds
April 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · alwx, Art
Two of Birmingham, AL’s largest annual cultural events take place this weekend – and both are moving forward with efforts to do what they can to help with tornado relief efforts.
Tags:35203·Birmingham·Crawfish Boil·downtown·Events·fundraising·Magic City Art Connection·Schaeffer Eye Center·status·tornado relief efforts
