Crime has been a buzz word throughout the Magic City for quite a while now. It has definitely become one of the dominant issues of this year’s mayoral campaigns, with the major candidates running television and radio spots describing exactly how they would solve what is being considered a growing problem. In recent months merchants and residents, particularly on the city’s east side, have become increasingly concerned about the issue, especially as they see the city turning a corner in terms of potential reinvestment. Two efforts in particular are getting noticed as they prepare to ramp up their efforts.
Category Archives: Citywide
Have we reached a tipping point on crime in Birmingham?
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, News
Election ’07: Online poll update
Hey, just a note regarding voting in our Election ’07 poll. We are aware that people will be using the same computer at times to vote in this poll, however…
multiple votes from the same IP address will not be counted if it is found that the same person has voted using several different email addresses!
We just thought that we needed to say that based on some of the entries that have come in during the last hour.
Thanks.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics
Just in case you needed another good reason to vote on October 9…
We ran into the folks from The Bottletree this weekend at Pepper Place and they told us that anyone that comes in on Election Day (Tuesday, October 9) who has
a) voted, and
b) has an “I Voted” sticker on that’s been handed out that day
would receive a free beer!
So what are you waiting for… if you haven’t already registered, click here to download the state registration form. You can also visit our election coverage site, though we’re not completely finished with it either.
BTW: If you know of any other specials being done for those who have voted, put it up as a comment to this post. Thanks!
Posted in 35222, Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Events
Election ’07: Our mayoral poll is open!
We’ve done two polls previously on the main site during the course of this year’s mayoral campaign but they were not necessarily very scientific. They did provide us with an idea of who readers were following. But we always want more info…
So we decided to do one that was much more informative to readers of the site. We’re hoping that we get an idea of not only what folks in town think, but what people outside think of this race. Click here to get started.
You’ve got until 3 p.m. Friday, September 28th to take part. We’ll share the results later that evening.
By the way, if you’re not already registered to vote, that’s also the last day that you can register; click here to download the voter registration form and get to it!
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics
Election ’07: Neighborhood funds and recycling
We’ll end the series of general questions for the candidates with two questions that at first glance may not be as glitzy as economic development and schools. But the answers provided for these two issues in particular, aside from the candidates’ answers on their thoughts on the role of the mayor, provided a great opportunity to see how they would handle issues.
Recycling
Allocation of neighborhood funds
Check them out and let us know what you think in the comment section for both of them. Don’t forget to check back throughout the weekend as we post profile pages for all 10 candidates; those that participated in our series will also have audio answers to two (2) additional questions. One was written by you, our readers, the common thread question was presented by us. Then let us know who you’d vote for in our poll when it begins tomorrow morning.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics
Election ’07: Dealing with the drought and local issues
Your Questions, Their Answers gets those that participated to talk about what the mayor and council can do about our local drought conditions and over their ideas for working with neighborhoods to deal with issues important to them.
Drought conditions
Crime, lighting & infrastructure
Check out the main page for the series, visit the specific topics and offer your comments on their answers.
FYI – Tomorrow we’ll begin running our latest mayoral poll. Stay tuned…
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics
From the Stationmaster: Elsewhere on The Terminal
The world keeps on moving and we wanted to make sure that you were aware of what was going on around the site.
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Posted in 35203, Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Commentary, From the Stationmaster, The Terminal, update