Mayor Kincaid presented his proposed budget for the city of Birmingham during yesterday’s city council meeting. The $329 million budget would be the largest in the city’s history. The budget is currently available in PDF format from the city’s website. … Continue reading →

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ExpressJet began to offer non-stop service to under its own name yesterday to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham. This is the first time that non-stop service has been available to the Crescent City since Hurricane Katrina two years ago. It also … Continue reading →

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As mentioned on this site early this morning , Councilor Valerie Abbott resubmitted her inclusion resolution that had been previously defeated. Councilor Hoyt originally attempted to place the item on the consent agenda, but an objection was logged, causing the … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Resolution passes unanimously, click here for details and copy of revised resolution A quick glance at today’s Birmingham City Council agenda (available on the city’s official website) shows that Councilor Valerie Abbott intends to reintroduce her “inclusion resolution” during … Continue reading →

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The Magic City will be hosting representatives from The Crescent City for the first part of the week. Our guests will be the Fleur-de-lis Ambassadors from New Orleans beginning this morning. This will be the second visit made by the … Continue reading →

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Apparently it’s time for another rate increase at the United States Postal Service . Beginning today sending that letter (that you almost never write anymore anyway) is going to cost $0.41. That is unless you need to add all of … Continue reading →

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If you still haven’t figured out what you’re doing this evening, there’s still time to get tickets to attend tonight’s gospel concert at the Alys Stephens Center beginning at 7 p.m. Click here to view the Timetable listing for the … Continue reading →

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