The Council unanimously approved a funding agreement with Nextec LLC to redevelop and rehabilitate the approximately 65,000 square foot Edwards Motor Company Building (former Sticks ’N’ Stuff Building) located at 1531 3rd Avenue North, which will be leased for use as flexible workspace and collaboration areas for start-up businesses graduating…

The Council approved a plan to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for federal grant funding to address housing and services for residents experiencing homelessness. Congress appropriated $5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding to be used for the HOME Investment Partnership program. …

Birmingham City Council Highlights 03.07.23 Birmingham City Council Highlights 3.7.23 Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it. ITEM 6 Historic Powell School could soon be redeveloped following a vote by the Birmingham City Council to terminate the current redevelopment agreement between the City…

We are honored to celebrate Women’s History this month with the women who make up a majority of the Birmingham City Council’s nine seats: Councilors Carol Clarke, Valerie Abbott, LaTonya Tate, President Wardine Alexander and Pro Tem Crystal Smitherman. There is no time like the present for more women to…

The Birmingham City Council unanimously approved the 2023 Legislative Agenda, which outlines priorities that the City of Birmingham would like to see addressed during this year’s legislative session in Montgomery. Those issues include, but are not limited to automated photographic traffic enforcement system, exhibition driving bill, bill to cap employee…

Councilor LaTonya A. Tate started off Women’s History Month in a big way by pledging $30,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute. They will be providing free counseling and mental health services in District 9. Our state ranks last in access to mental…

This year, the road to the Final Four NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament comes through Birmingham, Alabama. …

Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it. ITEMS 30–31 On Tuesday, the Birmingham City Council passed a pair of resolutions allowing for the city to enter into a settlement agreement intended to resolve class action litigation brought by…

On Tuesday, the Birmingham City Council was invited to tour Southern Research’s STEM Education Outreach Center. This amazing facility located on the Southern Research campus in Southside helps teach students from all over the state about STEM Programing, laboratory experiments and the sciences. In 2022, the center helped reach over…