Remember yesterday’s On the agenda post? Well, according to sources, some City Council members said they needed extra time to determine whether the $1.7 million paratransit expenditure would be deducted from the BJCTA’s FY2009 operating budget or would be in … Continue reading →

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We’ve just learned that the Christmas break calendar has been changed for Birmingham city students. We’ve also learned that students will have Tuesday, January 20, 2009, off for Inauguration Day in addition to the Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, for Martin Luther … Continue reading →

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The Birmingham blogosphere is always growing, and recently we’ve seen some interesting additions to the mix. One of them is The Caputo Report, written by our regional Chamber of Commerce‘s vice president of public policy, Pascal Caputo. The first official … Continue reading →

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Head on over to Timetable and you can check out Terri’s ideas for having fun one evening during the holiday season and Josh’s look at holiday celebrations at one of Birmingham’s historic West Side sites. Plus, you may be able to … Continue reading →

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This week’s Birmingham City Council agenda is light – 15 pages – but it contains a major first reading today. Items 6 & 7 (on page 3) provide the framework for our local transit authority to continue to provide paratransit … Continue reading →

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Today’s been a busy day insofar as Birmingham mayor Larry Langford’s legal issues are concerned. This afternoon the legal team representing the mayor against federal charges brought against him recently asked that his right to a speedy trial be waived … Continue reading →

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No, we don’t know where the locations will be (or even when they’ll open), but the word is that a local investor has announced plans to open two locations of Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe here in Birmingham, AL next year. I’d … Continue reading →

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