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WEB5 days ago · Voters will be choosing a slate of judges, board of education members and county officials in addition to the federal races. Get the information you need now to prepare for the election in the BirminghamWatch Voter Guide, including candidate profiles, a sample ballot and voting details. Read more. BirminghamWatch, September 20, 2024.
Introducing BirminghamWatch: Journalism that makes a …
WEBSep 27, 2015 · BW’s Crenshaw Recognized With NFPW National Awards July 10, 2024. Solomon Crenshaw Jr., a regular writer for BirminghamWatch, recently won a third-place award and honorable mention in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communicator’s Awards for two of his BirminghamWatch pieces, along with a first-place award for a story published by the Bending the Arc Project.
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WEBAbout Us. BirminghamWatch is a digital-based news organization and program of the Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism (AIIJ). AIIJ is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that aims to serve the civic good of Birmingham and Alabama by supporting journalism that makes a positive impact and encourages citizen engagement with fair ...
Woodfin Turns Up Heat on Violence Prevention With New …
WEB2 days ago · Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks to the City Council about a proposal to expand anti-violence programs. Oct. 9, 2024. (Source: City of Birmingham livestream) Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin presented a plan to the City Council on Tuesday to expand community safety and violence reduction ...
A Seat at the Table: Group Brings Together Unhoused and Housed …
WEB2 days ago · BW’s Crenshaw Recognized With NFPW National Awards July 10, 2024. Solomon Crenshaw Jr., a regular writer for BirminghamWatch, recently won a third-place award and honorable mention in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communicator’s Awards for two of his BirminghamWatch pieces, along with a first-place award for a story published by the Bending the Arc Project.
You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Birmingham Council Approves $1.7M to …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Kirkpatrick Tyler, chief of community and government relations of Urban Alchemy, talks about the Heart Birmingham program. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Beginning in 2025, Birmingham will have “Heart” to address nonemergency episodes involving its homeless population. The Birmingham City ...
The Tragedy of North Birmingham - BirminghamWatch
WEBSep 2, 2022 · By the spring of 2020, the century-old industrial plant on Birmingham’s 35th Avenue was literally falling apart. Chunks of the metal doors fronting several of the 1,800-degree ovens — which heat coal to produce a fuel called coke — had broken off and tumbled to the ground. With the doors damaged, the …
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WEBSep 17, 2015 · BW’s Crenshaw Recognized With NFPW National Awards July 10, 2024. Solomon Crenshaw Jr., a regular writer for BirminghamWatch, recently won a third-place award and honorable mention in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communicator’s Awards for two of his BirminghamWatch pieces, along with a first-place award for a story published by the Bending the Arc Project.
Birmingham Council Waits on Budget Amendments as New …
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Councilor Carol Clarke speaks during a Birmingham City Council meeting June 25, 2024. (Birmingham Council livestream) The March computer network disruption that interfered with the city of Birmingham’s operations for weeks caused further confusion Tuesday, with the City Council voting to delay approval of several budget amendments.
Best of BirminghamWatch 2021 Archives - BirminghamWatch
WEBDec 28, 2021 · Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism. BirminghamWatch this week is revisiting its best and most popular work from 2021 in a series of packages on Race and Hate Crime, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Politics.