Category : News

Legal Advertising Bids and Proposals 4-24-2024

CITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Tuesday, April 23rd for: 2024-PQMA-030 PQ List for General Construction Rehab/Repair/Reno Services (CD) 2...

Announcements – Meetings 4-24-2024

NOTICE On May 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, 537 Bayne Ave., Bellevue, PA, Bellevue Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a Public Hearing re: Application of Kiehl/Mahaven, seeking Special Exception approval, per Tri-Borough Zoning O...

Birmingham Makes Arrests for Exhibition Driving, Seizes Guns; More Enforcement to Come, Says Mayor

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday that a Birmingham Police Department operation launched earlier this month aimed at curbing exhibition drivers — leading to five arrests and seven vehicles...

Birmingham’s Pancreatic Cancer Walk on April 27 Will Include Family of Rep. John Lewis

Special to The Times Growing up, Armmon Carter knew John Lewis as an older cousin who’d come home from time to time to visit his family back in Troy, Alabama. Even though Lewis by then was a Georgia congressman, his visits home were low-key. It took...

‘I Did the Traditional Down-on-One-Knee Proposal, and She Said ‘Yes’’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times HERNANDO & ADRIENNE CARTER Live: Homewood Married: March 22, 2003 Met: September 2001, in the Volker Hall parking lot on UAB’s campus. Hernando was a 1st-year medical student and Adrie...

Alvin Ailey Dancers to Perform in Nashville this Weekend

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, celebrated as one of the world’s leading dance companies, is set to perform at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from April 26-28, 2024. The performances will ta...

Edward Calls Out Parents Amid Student Violence

Education Minister Shawn Edward has called on parents to admonish their children, declaring that teachers and educators on their own cannot be responsible for students fighting in the capital. “It starts at home,” the Minister told report...

New Restrictions for Vehicle Booting in Tennessee Pass General Assembly

(NASHVILLE) – The General Assembly passed legislation this week sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) to prohibit unlicensed individuals from booting vehicles in Tennessee and cap the fee to remove a boot at $75. The legislati...

Leadership and Innovation Spotlighted at 2024 CEO Roundtable Series in Tennessee

Nashville, TN – The 2024 CEO Roundtable Series, a pivotal two-day event that took place on April 17-18, successfully spotlighted Tennessee’s dynamic leaders and innovators. The event kicked off on Wednesday at the Ascension St. Thomas Sports P...

TUF Concerned Over Workplace Violence, Harassment

The President of Saint Lucia’s Trade Union Federation (TUF) has expressed concern over workplace violence and harassment, especially targeting women. Julian Monrose spoke on the Federation’s behalf at Monday’s launch of activities...

Lee’s Summit Racism Scandal: White Kid Spews Hate Speech & Faces No Accountability Because Mom Is On School Board

October 2023, Screenshot of a snapchat video showing Summit Christian Academy Student spewing the N word KANSAS CITY, MO – A deeply disturbing incident has emerged from Summit Christian Academy in Lee’s Summit, where a white student—a...

Morehouse College announces President Joe Biden as commencement speaker, controversy follows

Morehouse College is poised to reveal President Joe Biden as its commencement speaker for May 19. Yet, certain faculty members have expressed reservations regarding this choice. In an email to faculty members on Friday, Kendrick Brown, Morehouse Coll...

Q&A on Reducing COVID-19 Risk for Elderly, Immunocompromised

While the risks associated with COVID-19 generally have decreased over time due to prior exposure to the vaccines and the virus, some people remain at elevated risk, such as the elderly and immunocompromised. The updated COVID-19 vaccines and, in som...

Vieux Fort Teenager Reported Missing

Teenager Mervin Jn Charles, also known as Jah Par Pal, has been reported missing and the police are urging the public to come forward with any information about his whereabouts. The 19-year-old resident of Vigier, Vieux Fort was last seen upstairs a...

Longtime Freetown Village director retires

Ophelia Wellington, founding director of Freetown Village Living History Museum, will be retiring this summer after 42 years of advancing a transformative and creative concept of educating the public about African American history in Indiana. Com...