One last reminder on a city home for Next
The long-running saga over how to redevelop the YMCA building, purchased as a new home for NEXT, the city's senior services organization,...
Jul 24
Invite world of pollinators into open spaces
Modern suburbia has long been a paean to our European forefathers, with lush green lawns, perfectly manicured boxwood hedges, and a...
Jul 24
Time to evaluate Birmingham Village Fair
The city of Birmingham is at a crossroads regarding the longtime Village Fair, held for the last 60 years the last weekend of May/the...
Jun 26
Growth of bistros, dining platforms in city
Sometimes too much of a good thing is just way too much, and the city of Birmingham is faced with just such a conundrum of its own...
Jun 26
Return to original Next plan; nix new vote
The city of Birmingham and its two-year effort to develop a community center is at a critical juncture. In simple terms, what started out...
May 29
Farmland testing essential with biosolids
Treated wastewater sludge, also known as biosolids under the Clean Water Act, is the byproduct of thousands of municipal wastewater...
May 29
Pause and take a look at new center project
The proposed community and senior center project in the city of Birmingham that has been on the drawing board for the past two years...
Apr 22
Time to finally settle library millage question
The time has long passed for the city of Birmingham to settle once and for all the decades long argument over who truly has the authority...
Apr 22
State, communities lead on climate change
Late last fall Downtown Newsmagazine checked with local municipalities and neighboring communities to see what officials were doing in...
Mar 26
Providing a home for the Next organization
The Birmingham City Commission, city workers, the Ad Hoc Senior/Recreation Center Committee and officials with the Next organization and...
Mar 26
