Sheila Smoot is suggesting that the County Commission ban the sale of fireworks during the drought, which was officially designated as being in stage 3 this morning. This Birmingham News breaking news blog post has more information. Definitely something to … Continue reading →

2 | Read more

The Birmingham Water Works formally announced Stage 3 drought restrictions this morning during a news conference. The information posted yesterday is accurate; the links have been activated on the BWW site. That post provides additional information about the restrictions and … Continue reading →

1 | Read more

The United Way of Central Alabama announced its goal for the annual pacesetter campaign on Tuesday afternoon at B&A Warehouse. The goal set for this summer by UWCA and their corporate partners is $7.75 million, $500,000 more than last year’s … Continue reading →

0 | Read more

  Dudley Reynolds, incoming chair of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce, addressing the crowd gathered in the Children’s Zoo at the Birmingham Zoo as Cultural Alliance executive director Kathy Yarborough holds a sign announcing the economic impact of arts … Continue reading →

0 | Read more

6.7.2007 – Stage 3 announcement has been reposted on BWW website. All links are now active. UPDATE: It appears as though the warning has been removed from the site as quickly as it appeared. We did save a PDF of … Continue reading →

1 | Read more

  North Birmingham is the second of three commercial revitalization districts being focused on by Main Street Birmingham with their Blooms for BEACON program.

0 | Read more

Birmingham, Alabama has been ranked as the #1 city for economic vitality out of the top 100 metropolitan areas. Those are the findings from a recent BizJournals survey that reviewed the per capita income for those areas over the last … Continue reading →

4 | Read more