Chef Erica Barrett’s SOCU restaurant at Pizitz Food Hall gets $50,000 city grant
A restaurant at the Pizitz Food Hall in Birmingham has been awarded a grant of $50,000 from the City of Birmingham to fund an expansion that will including hiring an additional 30 employees. Chef Erica Barrett’s SOCU Birmingham LLC, which opened the SOCU Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar at the Pizitz Food Hall last year, […]
Birmingham will study air pollution with $1 million EPA grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Birmingham a $1 million grant to study the impact of air pollution. The Birmingham City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday accepting the grant funds from EPA. The assistance from the Air and Radiation Climate Pollution Reduction grant program is intended to help formulate a climate action plan for […]
“We almost didn’t make it,” how Birmingham city council could potentially help Birmingham Southern remain open
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – WBRC has the latest update on Birmingham Southern’s efforts to keep their doors open. State leaders recently created a new loan program and extended 30 million dollars to help keep the college open, but the school is still working to secure more funding support from the city and county. The city council agreed to […]
An Irritated Birmingham City Councilor Defends Anti-Violence Program, After Questions From Colleague
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times An irritated LaTonya Tate, who chairs Public Safety for the Birmingham City Council, on Tuesday, urged her colleagues to familiarize themselves with the city’s steps to reduce violence after questions were raised about a program in place to provide services for gunshot victims. The program, called Violence Intervention and […]
Tributes and love pour into Birmingham for fallen Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Flags now fly at half staff all across the state as we mourn the loss of Jordan Melton. Both he and Jamal Jones were shot at Fire Station 9 on the morning of July 12. While Melton succumbed to his injuries, Jones remains in the hospital. Police are still working to […]
City councilor hopes to reduce violence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Healing neighborhoods from violence is the goal for District 4 Councilor J.T. Moore. He is the voice for many neighborhoods like Kingston, Brownsville Heights, East Birmingham, Woodlawn, and others. Moore has only been in office for two years and is already finding solutions to combat violence in many of the communities that […]
Neighbors describe deadly shooting at Airbnb house party as a war zone
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s going to take some time for things to feel normal again for Shawn White and his neighbors on 49th Terrace North. “These young kids with the guns now, they don’t care. They carry guns like it’s a cell phone,” White said. Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, White was at home when […]
Birmingham Airport Authority Begins Construction on $27M Facility
The Birmingham Times A new $27 million Air Cargo Facility at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is on the way. The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the vacation of 154,638 square feet of unopened right of way near the airport to pave the way for a new cargo facility. The vote […]
Birmingham’s Woodlawn Receives National Award for ‘Neighborhood of the Year’
The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Woodlawn Neighborhood Association took home the award for Neighborhood of the Year, while Five Points West won second place in the “Multi-Neighborhood Partnerships” category last week at the NUSA annual conference in El Paso, Texas. On Tuesday, the City Council recognized residents for honors from the Neighborhoods USA (NUSA), a nonprofit […]
Birmingham City Council paves way for $27 million facility at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the vacation of 154,638 square feet of unopened right of way near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to pave the way for a new $27 million Air Cargo Facility. The vote came less than two weeks after a groundbreaking at the site on May 24. Construction is […]
