So what would Mr. Harbert be thinking about the pending name change of long-time Birmingham-based department store chain Parisian as part of its pending sale to Belk? He and other fans of the name should not be that upset; they would only need to go to Detroit, MI (or at least the metro area).
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Business
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 the Railroad Reservation Park. Representatives hope that groundbreaking will go on as planned this fall.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, City Council, Citywide, Parks
NOTE: Visit our Election ’07 site for more information on the candidates
We are attempting to provide some coverage of this evening’s forum on homelessness mentioned in our previous post.
We will update this post as needed.
The following candidates were present at the beginning of the debate:
Valerie Abbott
William Bell
Willie Hendrix
Bernard Kincaid
Barry Taylor
UPDATE: Please click READ MORE to see a summarization of the comments and questions from this evening’s forum.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics
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 would be undergoing counseling as a part of his dismissal. Montgomery repeatedly denied the allegations and said that it would be the last time that he would talk about the incident, but that he wanted his comments in the public record.
Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, City Council
Our mayoral hopefuls will be gathering in the Arrington Auditorium at the downtown branch of the Birmingham Public Library shortly to participate in a forum about homeless. The event has been organized by the Birmingham Metro Diversity Council. We hope to provide some coverage (once we get there). Check back and find out if we were successful.
As a result, our editorial will be published tomorrow morning.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Election '07
We figured it was time to ask this question again, especially with a larger field of candidates and with some of them providing a better idea of what we’d expect. Visit the front page if you’re reading this on an RSS feed and let us know who you think may be Birmingham’s next mayor. It’s not necessarily scientific, but it may provide a better idea of what people are thinking. The poll closes at 8:59 p.m., this Friday, August 24.
We do intend to begin coverage next week, with some slightly different methods to the traditional madness. Keep an eye out for Andre’s editorial over on my Birmingham this afternoon… In the meantime, what do you think are the real issues of this election? Post your thoughts as a comment to this post.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Election '07
We’ve got another finalist vying for a chance to win a reality television show. Jeremy Frazier is one of 10 hoping to win MTV’s Making the Band 4. The series ends with a live finale on August 26 and he needs Birmingham to turn out and vote for him. So go visit the site, register, and vote (you can vote once per day). And don’t forget to pass it on to others. Voting ends at 9:59 p.m. on August 26.
Photo credit: Jeremy Frazier sings for the city council at their August 21 meeting. – Bob Farley/f8Photo.org
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide
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