Republican water board members are losing it over the Birmingham mayor's demands for the city to support its effort to secure funding to fix aging pipes.
BCRI has lost its stance as Alabama's top historic tourist attraction. A burgeoning (if long overdue) revival of the civil rights district needs the institute to evolve, modernize and find solid financial footing.
I reached out to a few folks in the region to gauge which women (if any) they thought could be chosen as Birmingham's first elected major. A plethora of names emerged. Some surprising, all intriguing.
In a debate over a handful of items up for auction, Willie Mays' son says: "We remain bewildered by the ... lack of consideration for our understanding of our dad’s wishes.”