Alabama Notes » Birmingham http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Wed, 23 May 2012 15:08:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Who’s really who in Birmingham? http://alnotes.com/whos-really-who-in-birmingham/ http://alnotes.com/whos-really-who-in-birmingham/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 11:33:00 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/whos-really-who-in-birmingham/

When Rep. John Rogers says jump, voters in Birmingham say “What did he say?” Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/whos-really-who-in-birmingham/feed/ 0 Birmingham BOE approves new 2012-2013 calendar http://alnotes.com/birmingham-boe-approves-new-2012-2013-calendar/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-boe-approves-new-2012-2013-calendar/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 08:05:00 +0000 http://alnotes.com/birmingham-boe-approves-new-2012-2013-calendar/

The Birmingham BOE approved a revised calendar Tuesday night that meets the new school calendar law.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-boe-approves-new-2012-2013-calendar/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Birmingham Mayor declares emergency, plans tear-downs soon http://alnotes.com/update-birmingham-mayor-declares-emergency-plans-tear-downs-soon/ http://alnotes.com/update-birmingham-mayor-declares-emergency-plans-tear-downs-soon/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 06:09:30 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/update-birmingham-mayor-declares-emergency-plans-tear-downs-soon/

Birmingham Mayor William Bell has declared an emergency regarding tearing down vacant homes after an arsonist started lighting abandoned buildings on fire.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/update-birmingham-mayor-declares-emergency-plans-tear-downs-soon/feed/ 0 Police: Teens used toy gun in Highlands Ave. robbery http://alnotes.com/police-teens-used-toy-gun-in-highlands-ave-robbery/ http://alnotes.com/police-teens-used-toy-gun-in-highlands-ave-robbery/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 05:02:00 +0000 http://alnotes.com/police-teens-used-toy-gun-in-highlands-ave-robbery/

Birmingham police say two teenage suspects used a toy gun in a robbery at a residence on Highlands Avenue on Friday, May 18.

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The Birmingham Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing person, 24-year-old David Robinson, also known as “Dino.”

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]]> http://alnotes.com/police-ask-for-help-in-locating-missing-birmingham-man/feed/ 0 Toddler found wandering alone at gas station http://alnotes.com/toddler-found-wandering-alone-at-gas-station/ http://alnotes.com/toddler-found-wandering-alone-at-gas-station/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 04:26:00 +0000 http://alnotes.com/toddler-found-wandering-alone-at-gas-station/

A toddler was found wandering alone in a heavily trafficked area of west Birmingham Tuesday afternoon. The two-year-old was found at the Shell gas station on Arkadelphia Road at 11th Court West. Fox 6

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Mayor William Bell says there are almost 8,000 abandoned homes in Birmingham that need to be demolished, which would cost the city around $21 million. ? ?

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Mayor William Bell says there are almost 8,000 abandoned homes in Birmingham that need to be demolished, a $21 million feat. ? ?

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After days of dealing with the work of an arsonist in one Birmingham community, Birmingham's mayor and city council discussed the investigation and what to do with the burned, abandoned homes scattered through Ensley…

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Birmingham Mayor William Bell has declared an emergency regarding tearing down vacant homes after an arsonist started lighting abandoned buildings on fire.

» Read more from NBC 13

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