The approved agreement is with Carver Jones Market, which will lease and remodel the 10,000-square-foot site that Save-A-Lot left in 2023.

The Birmingham City Council voted on Tuesday to rezone property adjacent to the land where Carraway Hospital once stood, allowing for a new rental development, featuring townhouses, cottages and duplexes. Work on the first component is now set to begin early next year.

The Jefferson County Commission placed an item on the agenda for this Thursday’s upcoming meeting to approve the collection and removal of roadside debris in unincorporated parts of the county affected by the storm.

CEO Jeffrey Thompson placed all the utility’s senior managers on paid administrative leave Nov. 20, the day he was hired. He has elevated current employees to the leadership roles at least temporarily.

John ‘J.R.’ Williams had spent his career in newspapers, from the copy desk to neighborhood beats; he still carried the imprint of the Black & White issues he'd indulged as a child. It's led to the development of Birmingham's newest entry in its alt-news history.

Just after being sworn in for his third term Tuesday evening, Mayor Randall Woodfin told the crowd of hundreds at Boutwell Auditorium that the next generation of Birmingham residents won’t just be part of his agenda; they will drive every decision he makes.

This week's recap includes details about the Birmingham City Council's approval to move forward with two projects aimed at resolving flooding issues along a section of 33rd Ave. N. and in George Ward Park.

Board member Sheila Tyson also presented a letter with questions to CAW and her fellow board members, seeking information about the hiring process and requesting that answers be provided within 10 days.

With his third term set to begin tomorrow, Mayor Randall Woodfin has his mind focused on the big picture... and Birmingham's long-term goals. He recently sat down with @gonzogaddy.bsky.social to talk about his priorities.

The five managers placed on leave made up CAW’s senior leadership team before the hiring of new CEO Jeffrey Thompson. He released a statement Friday saying the utility’s operational continuity is secure.

The city's Design Review Committee also reviewed several projects downtown and carried out a rare overruling of a neighborhood committee decision in Avondale.

Attempts to delay the vote on the special-called meeting’s only agenda item by calling for an executive session, making a motion for adjournment and questioning a last-minute change to the CEO’s contract all failed.

A pair of metro leaders are taking dueling stances on who should maintain the 31-acre linear park in downtown Birmingham.

Two of those experts endorsed the current plan to add buttresses to the dam, while the third suggested the board should consider a different design option that would allow water to overflow the dam.

Monique Grier found it just as hard to say goodbye yesterday.

We're in the early days of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. @acnatta.bsky.social just published a piece describing how we plan to use any monies raised. Take a look, donate if you can, and share widely.

Randall Woodfin stood with local elected, faith & social service leaders yesterday, saying he will ask the Birmingham City Council to commit $1 million in city funds to make sure no family in the city goes hungry during the SNAP benefits suspension.

The $265,000 agreement is for 5,688 square feet of space in a building to be constructed on the site.

The settlement between Mark Parnell and Central Alabama Water entails honoring a three-year consulting contract and additional payments to Parnell totaling $2.4 million.

ICYMI, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Chuck Price ruled that the challenge to the election was filed too late to be considered.

The Jefferson County Commission is set to approve updates to its development regulations on Thursday. Commission president Jimmie Stephens stressed that the plan is not “developer-driven,” which he said is “very, very important.”

Last night, voters made their final selections for the remaining seats on Birmingham's City Council and its Board of Education.

Unofficial #bham municipal runoff election results have been posted to the city's website.

Three seats on the Birmingham City Council and three on the Birmingham Board of Education are at stake. Polls close at 7 p.m.

“Hosting the Penny Games signals that our city is investing in next-gen talent — connecting HBCU excellence with local opportunity, supporting workforce development, and strengthening talent retention.” - Elbi Elm, director of communications and philanthropy for The Penny Foundation.

Yesterday marked ten years of serving Birmingham as a nonprofit news source. Our @acnatta.bsky.social took a moment to reflect on our past and hint at what our future may hold.

Jimmie Stephens, who represents the district where the data center is proposed, said the roadway that would complete the interstate loop around Birmingham should be given a higher priority than the data center.

The proposed ordinance would empower city officials to pursue foreclosure on nuisance properties in certain cases. “This is a judicial process that targets the property and not the person,” Katrina Thomas, director of the city’s Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits, told councilors.

The price tag will not only cover the replacement of the municipal court parking lot's gate but also the parking sensors at the municipal court's parking lot. The project will also include upgrading the payment system to accept credit cards.

Incidentally, we've also started updating our Birmingham municipal runoff election guide. It's scheduled for Oct. 7, and we'll be updating with more information between now and then.

Yes, it's Tuesday, but it's time for the first Monday Morning Watch in a while. Let's see what happens...

Incumbents Sherman Collins Jr., Derek Billups and Leticia W. Harvill are headed back to the Birmingham City Board of Education after being reelected Tuesday night. Candidates in Districts 2, 8 and 9 did not receive the 50% plus 1 vote needed to win those races outright. Runoffs will be held Oct. 7.

With three incumbents — Councilors Crystal Smitherman, Wardine Alexander and Clinton Woods — winning their races outright Tuesday and two incumbents — Hunter Williams and Darrell O’Quinn — running unopposed, the makeup of the council will remain largely the same.

Amid cheers of threepeat and “Randemic,” Randall Woodfin won his third election for mayor of Birmingham on Tuesday night, a feat not achieved since former Mayor Richard Arrington Jr. ended his five-term run in 1999.

Our voter guide for next week's municipal elections in Birmingham, Alabama, is now available to peruse! Find candidate bios and profiles, sample ballots + a what-you-need-to-know primer as you head out to vote for mayor, City Council, and the school board.

Birmingham radio station WJLD invited 5 of the city’s 9 mayoral candidates to participate in a debate last night at the historic Carver Theater. A healthy crowd filled the 450-seat venue and more than 1,800 people streamed the event live online. The insults, however, were innumerable.

“Blacks make up less than half of Jefferson County’s population, but, in 2024, 88% percent of Jefferson County’s homicide victims were Black, with 172 deaths,” the report states. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/31/p...

The board will likely request an opinion from Alabama’s attorney general about whether it can legally continue contributing funds to a foundation it established to help low-income residents pay their water bills and repair leaks. birminghamwatch.org/2025/08/01/w...

The Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism is suspending publication of BirminghamWatch until at least early September, as it is unable to secure enough bridge funding to operate until grant funds are scheduled to arrive in October.

The closing of West End High in 2008 was marked by a ceremony with a parade, pep rally, picnic and alumni basketball game. The school was torn down and eventually replaced by West End Academy, a grades PreK-5 school. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/30/w...

According to city staff, 1,691 private lots have been cut by the city this calendar year. There are currently 14,820 tax delinquent properties in Birmingham. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/30/b...

The Smithfield Estates resident is one of nine people running for mayor in the Aug. 26 city election. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/25/r...

The choir earned national recognition as it competed on the NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/24/g...

The winning bids for the work came from Dunn Construction Company, which moved its headquarters to Birmingham in 1900. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/22/b...

Central Alabama Redevelopment Alliance and Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama is each in line to receive $120,000 – up from $100,000 a year ago. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/22/j...

“My understanding is that they had not produced a lot of results,” Phillip Wiedmeyer, board vice chairman, said after the meeting in explaining why the board decided to cancel all agreements with the Birmingham Business Resource Center. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/22/w...

We need your support now more than ever. We'll have to temporarily suspend publishing at the end of July if we can't succeed. More info at the link, including ways you can help—financially, by sharing stories with others, or both. Thank you in advance!

"Credit and linking matter. They are a reward for good, hard-working and usually local writers who don’t get a lot of morale lifts in this business," writes Tom Arenberg. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/17/s...

In 12 to 16 months, ratepayers would see paper bills and an online customer portal that include information currently available to customer-service staff but not customers, said Barry Williams, an assistant general manager of the water works. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/18/w...

The market, a project of the Fountain Heights Cooperative, broke ground July 9 at 1201 16th St. N. Organizers say it will serve as a permanent space dedicated to food access, education and entrepreneurship in the historic Fountain Heights neighborhood. birminghamwatch.org/2025/07/15/c...