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Birmingham mayor touts 126 buildings demolished and focuses on blighted spots as election nears
Birmingham faces a major challenge of cataloging blighted buildings, legally condemning them, demolishing structures, and ...
‘There is no surplus,’ Woodfin tells city retirees seeking pension hike
Retired former employees of the City of Birmingham seeking an increase in monthly pension payments got a clear message this ...
Too little too late? Birmingham mayor and council unite against water works takeover
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and members of the Birmingham City Council gathered Tuesday evening in front of City Hall in ...
Mayor Woodfin addresses city's blight issue during Smithfield news conference
Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin held a news conference Wednesday to address the issue of blight in the city.The news ...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gave an update on the city’s efforts to reduce blighted houses Wednesday. The city has ...
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"It's a political power grab" Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin responds to SB 330
The City of Birmingham is calling state legislation – that change the way Birmingham Water Works Board is operated – a ...
Birmingham retirees’ long-awaited pension raise stalls as city cites budget concerns
It’s been 25 years since Birmingham’s city retirees last saw an increase in their monthly pension checks, and it looks like ...
Alabama Legislature passes bill that would change the way the Birmingham Water Works Board operates
A bill that would change the way the water works board for the second largest city in Alabama has passed both houses, ...
John Lennon music education tour bus visits Birmingham
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit outreach that tours schools nationwide, stopped in Birmingham Tuesday, ...