A Canopy of Protection: Initiative Plants Trees to Shield Urban …
Dec 31, 2024 · In the face of rising temperatures and enduring environmental inequities, Cool Green Trees is reshaping Birmingham’s urban landscape one tree at a time. The initiative brings together experts and volunteers to strategically plant trees as a means to combat heat islands, improve air quality, mitigate flooding from stormwater runoff and uplift underserved communities.
Birmingham Mayor Says New Programs and Investments Will Lead …
3 days ago · Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks at the State of the Community event held at Boutwell Auditorium Tuesday. (Photo by Daniel Gaddy) Speaking at his State of the Community event Tuesday, Mayor Randall Woodfin told the crowd at Boutwell Auditorium that the investments and new programs his administration has put in place will position the city to turn the page on its most violent year.
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Good Reasons for Journalists to Leave X – and to Stay November 21, 2024. Some journalists have fled X, tired of wading through toxic sludge, but others still see it as a medium to gather news and reach newsmakers.
You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Birmingham Council Approves $1.7M to …
Sep 6, 2024 · The Birmingham City Council approved more than $1.7 million for a Heart Birmingham operation to respond to nonemergency situations involving the homeless population.
Garbage Pick-up Changes for the Holidays - BirminghamWatch
Dec 20, 2024 · Birmingham is changing the dates for household garbage pickup in the next two weeks to allow for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, and it will be notifying residents of new routes and days for household garbage pickup being put in place as of Jan. 6.
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Miles ‘Not Giving Up’ on Possibility of Buying BSC After Rebuff
Nov 26, 2024 · The future of the former Birmingham-Southern College campus property is now unclear after a purchase agreement between BSC and Miles College expired at 3 p.m. Monday.
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Virginia Martin is BirminghamWatch’s lead news editor.She was political editor of The Birmingham News, where she directed local, state and national government coverage. She also led reporting of health and the environment at The News, where she worked from 1988 to 2012, and was an editor on coverage of Alabama’s two-year college system that won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
Polls Get Crowded as Voters Weigh In on Presidential, …
Nov 5, 2024 · Voter turnout is high in Birmingham, Ala., on Nov. 5, 2024.