Not only does Mississippi not fight with us over water, it doesn’t fight with us over traffic either. Our neighbor to the west and Tennessee have joined Alabama in a “Take Back Our Highways” blitz during this Thanksgiving holiday week starting … yesterday. Yes, that’s why you saw a bunch of troopers on the road during your commute. The crackdown continues through Sunday. So we say without apologies, don’t be a “turkey” and get a ticket. Besides, who wants to meet a state trooper upset about missing his grandmother’s pumpkin pie.
Birmingham News staffer Stan Diel provided even more reasons to slow down this week in Monday’s paper.
Hint, be extra careful on the roads today.
Posted in Alabama, Regionwide, traffic
Mayor Langford announced the plans for one of his Citizens First Initiatives during this morning’s City Council meeting. The effort begins next Monday morning in the Five Points West community.
According to the handouts distributed during the mayor’s PowerPoint presentation, the city’s 23 communities have each been assigned a day during which three “waves” will come through and handle all areas of cleaning up debris and trash. Mayor Langford stated that the program would not be a one-time effort; the process will begin anew each month, providing continued, organized maintenance to the city’s 99 neighborhoods. He also stated that dilapidated cars would be identified and removed during the monthly sweeps.
Other announcements made during the mayor’s first report to the council after the jump: Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, environmental
We figured instead of posting about the Iron Bowl games that took place on this date in Birmingham history, we’d just have you visit the date page and see for yourself.
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Posted in A look back, Alabama, Birmingham, history
Yeah, the Birmingham News has the proposal posted already. But if you click on our copy, you’ll actually be able to read the text on the document without straining. Consider it an added bonus for our readers. If you can read it as is… we’re really jealous 
NOTE: You will have to click on the image to enlarge the view based on your browser even after you’ve gone to the new page.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, politics
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