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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 ...
27 new Birmingham police officers sworn in; 50 more undergoing training
The Birmingham Police Department sworn in 27 new police officers Friday, with 50 additional recruits already undergoing ...
‘There is no surplus,’ Woodfin tells city retirees seeking pension hike
The money for the hike is not currently available in the pension fund itself, he said. “It does not have a surplus to fund an ...
Too little too late? Birmingham mayor and council unite against water works takeover
Commenters on social media and on political talk radio Wednesday morning largely panned the city’s news conference, calling ...
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, ...
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses ...
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 ...
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'They're too friendly with investors': Neighbors urging Birmingham to clean up blight
During the meeting, someone wrote down a question to ask the mayor what can be done about blight in the city. Woodfin told ...
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‘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 week from Mayor Randall Woodfin, chairman of the pension board.