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Mayor in car accident Tuesday AM, is OK

July 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Larry Langford

Birmingham, AL’s mayor was in a car accident early this morning. After making sure that he was OK, the focus seemed to shift to why he was on the city’s west side so early…

On the agenda: delay, delay, delay…

March 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · On the agenda

Today’s Birmingham City Council meeting will be as much about delays as it is about progress, and which one is tipping the scales at this time.

Fair Park Locomotive moving to Sloss

February 11th, 2009 · View Comments · history

Sloss Furnaces formally welcomes its newest resident, Fair Park’s 1917 locomotive, onto the Birmingham historic site on February 22.

Five Points West’s businesses are getting organized

May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35208, Community

The hopes and dreams for Birmingham’s western area have been front and center in recent months, including plans to revitalize the Five Points West commercial district with the proposed redevelopment of Fair Park and the opening of new businesses nearby (e.g., the city’s newest Applebee’s restaurant). The Five Points West Business Association has been reactivated [...]

Hope springs eternal on the west side

April 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Commentary, My Birmingham

Tuesday’s vote dedicating approximately $48 million for the redevelopment of the Fair Park property on the city’s west side raised some interesting questions, and hope. It might also be raising concerns as just under $1 billion has been now earmarked for projects across the city since Mayor Langford’s inauguration late last year. I chimed in [...]

Langford’s Fair Park plan awaits Council approval Tuesday

April 4th, 2008 · View Comments · 35208, City Council

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford this morning laid out his plans to City Council members to completely revitalize Fair Park, a $125 – $150 million project that would be funded using portions of the recent sales and business tax increases, and could be completed in three years.All Langford needs now is the Council’s approval of the [...]

Friday, it’s the women’s turn

February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off · Community, Crime

The mayor’s office has already announced the next 10/30 Summit dealing with crime in the city of Birmingham. This time it will be a women’s only crowd at Fair Park Arena on Leap Year Day, February 29, beginning at 6 p.m. Mayor Langford has issued his call to African-American women in the City of Birmingham [...]