Crisis Care Center Updates
Construction Updates
Construction is progressing at the Crisis Care Center. We are proud to partner with Duncan & Thompson Construction to renovate the former UAB Substance Use building to serve our needs. Currently, all of the metal stud framing is complete, and dry wall hanging is underway. Thank you Christian & Associates Architects for leading us through this process. The Crisis Care Center will be located off Valley Avenue near I-65 at 401 Beacon Parkway West, Birmingham, AL 35209. We look forward to the renovation being completed later this year.
Hiring Updates
Our Crisis Care Center leadership has been working diligently to ensure we are well prepared with a strong team in place ahead of opening. We’ve hired five people and look forward to fully staffing the Crisis Care Center over the next few weeks.
Dr. Sabrina Scott, Director
We're pleased to introduce Dr. Sabrina Scott as our Crisis Care Center director. A Georgia native and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of clinical, managerial and leadership experience, Dr. Scott has already hit the ground running to effectively lead our Crisis Care Center. She is committed to improving access to care and treatment services to those that are most vulnerable in our communities. During her free time, Dr. Scott enjoys cheering on her favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, with her family and friends. Click here to learn more about Dr. Scott in StyleBlueprint's FACES feature.
Upcoming Events at the Birmingham Museum of Art
Featured Programs
Illuminating Shuttlesworth
Wednesday, August 3
Free Admission
Join us for an evening honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Shuttlesworth’s role as the co-founder of the SCLC as well as an integral leader in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign helped to bring national attention to the integration efforts happening in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. In this discussion, we are joined by members of Shuttlesworth’s family; Rico Gatson, the featured artist of the BMA’s latest Wall to Wall installation, who chose Shuttlesworth as the theme for his community mural; Siddhartha Mitter, NY Times art journalist; and Martha Bouyer, the educational coordinator for Bethel Baptist Church. Register now!
Art On The Rocks
Friday, August 5
Admission: $35
After a two-year hiatus, Art On The Rocks is back! Don’t miss the biggest art party in Birmingham featuring a concert by Grammy-winning artist Eric Bellinger.
Since 2005, Art On The Rocks has enlivened downtown by bringing the best of Birmingham’s creative community to the BMA for an exciting night of artful entertainment. Join us this year for live music, DJs, an interactive mural, breakdancing performances, and much more as we bring this popular event back to the Magic City for one night only! Get your tickets now!
Opening Soon
Wall to Wall: Rico Gatson Presented by PNC
Opens Friday, August 5
The second iteration of Wall to Wall presented by PNC features Brooklyn-based contemporary artist Rico Gatson, who will transform the walls of the Museum lobby with a colorful, life-size image of iconic Birmingham figure, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, and an abstract composition on an adjacent lobby wall.
On Friday, August 5, guests attending Museum’s signature event, Art on the Rocks, will be invited to paint alongside Rico in the lobby to help complete the installation. Through community engagement, Gatson hopes to bring the energy from the Civil Rights movement into the present. Born in Augusta, Georgia, Gatson grew up in Southern California and received his BFA from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1989, and MFA from Yale School of Art in 1991.
Magic City Spotlight - July 28, 2022
Bulk trash and brush pickup information
Our Public Works crews have recently faced delays in our bulk trash and brush pickup schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience. Click the button below or stay tuned to the City of Birmingham social media channels for updates. For questions, contact Public Works at (205) 254-6344.
Online COVID-19 vaccine registration, hotline available
Have questions about COVID-19 vaccination eligibility? Contact the vaccination hotline at 205-858-2221 and visit the JCDH website for a list of several vaccinating sites.
If you don’t meet these requirements, regardless of your age, you are NOT fully vaccinated. Keep taking all precautions until you are fully vaccinated.
If you have a condition or are taking medications that weaken your immune system, you may NOT be protected even if you are fully vaccinated. You should continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people until advised otherwise by your healthcare provider.
Full Sidewalk Film Festival Schedule Is Now Live!
Announcing the Schedule for the 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank!
It's the moment you've been waiting for - the lineup for the 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival is now LIVE!
Take a look, plan out your week, and grab your Sidewalk 2022 passes or Single Premium Tickets today!
We can't wait to have you back in front of the big screen on August 22-28 in Downtown Birmingham's Historic Theatre District. In case you missed it, check out our Previous last announced films, Opening Night + other selections and our first nine features announced.
Birmingham City Council Highlights 7.26.22
Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it.
Board Appointments
There is an opening for the Director Position 3 on the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. The goal of the BLBA is to serve the citizens of Birmingham by working collaboratively and transparently with community stakeholders and the City of Birmingham to steward vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties and dispose of them to the best use as defined by the needs of the community to reduce community blight, stabilize neighborhoods, facilitate community civic, and commercial redevelopment, and to increase community and overall City of Birmingham property values while returning such properties back to the tax rolls.
The qualifications for this position are as follows: Applicants shall have expertise and experiences in careers or activities involving real estate, property management, finance, real estate law, transit planning, residential contracting, banking, architecture or city planning. All directors must be residents of the City of Birmingham, shall not be an elected official.
For anyone interested in applying, please send a letter of interest and resume to Council President Crystal Smitherman’s office (crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov) by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting Review
On Monday, the Birmingham City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee approved an item for roughly $12.5 million for capital improvement projects across the city. The items ranged from streetscape improvements on Carver Ave. to improvements at Henry Crumpton Recreation Center. These improvements span across all nine districts. Here is a list of all the projects and the amounts that will be considered by the Council when it appears on next Tuesday’s agenda:
An Ordinance to amend the Capital Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, by appropriating:
$1,293,532.28 to 3rd Ave W Streetscape
$675,000.00 to Carver Ave SW
$168,503.89 to City Park (Mountaindale Road Park)
$109,413.00 to Eastlake Park (Fitness Court)
$50,372.21 to Fire Facilities Improvement
$20,278.84 to Fire Facilities Improvement
$750,000.00 to Forest Park Avondale Business District Streetscape
$96,477.20 to Germania Park Improvements
$475,000.00 to Hanover Circle Repaving
$37,561.19 to Henry Crumpton Recreation Center Improvements
$598,615.00 to Hooper City Phase V Drainage Improvement
$150,000.00 to Museum of Art Elevator Repair
$815,000.00 to Pine Knoll Vista Drainage
$400.000.00 to 19th Street Ensley Improvement
$150,000.00 to Cahaba Road Roundabout
$1,500,000.00 to 41st Street Streetscape and Drainage
$1,200,000.00 to Greensprings Hwy Streetscape Phase II
$500,000.00 to Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd Streetscape
$1,250,000.00 to City Walk
$500,000.00 to 2nd Avenue South Streetscape
$500,000.00 to Hawkins Golf Course Repairs
$400,000.00 to Vulcan Park Improvements
$375,000.00 to Rickwood Field Improvement
$500,000.00 to Interstate Greenway Project.
Tri Nations Wheelchair Rugby Tournament - July 20 - 23
What: Tri Nations Wheelchair Rugby Tournament
When: July 20 – July 23, 2022
Where: Lakeshore Foundation, 4000 Ridgeway Drive, Homewood
Info: On the heels of the World Games, more international competition is coming to Birmingham for the 2022 Tri Nations Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at Lakeshore Foundation. Team USA takes on Canada and Great Britain in some hard-hitting, fast-paced wheelchair rugby action as they continue down their journey to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. USA Wheelchair Rugby is the most successful wheelchair rugby team in Paralympic history. This is your chance to see the U.S. squad in action before they compete in the World Championship in Denmark in October. Admission is free and open to the public.
Schedule:
July 20
10:00 AM Canada vs GB
2:30 PM USA vs GB
7:00 PM USA vs Canada
July 21
10:00 AM GB vs Canada
2:30 PM Canada vs USA
7:00 PM GB vs USA
July 22
10:00 AM USA vs Canada
2:30 PM GB vs Canada
7:00 PM GB vs USA
July 23
10:00 AM 2nd vs 3rd Semifinal
3:00 PM Championship
7 PM Banquet
Support Small Businesses During The World Games!
Birmingham City Council Highlights 7.5.22
Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it.
ITEM 15
The Birmingham City Council voted to approve spending for roughly $25 million of the Covid State and Local Recovery Fund Budget dollars that were allocated to the city. The ordinance appropriates $3,992,058 to the Birmingham Police Department, $2,430,199 to the Department of Public Works, $1,124,066 to the Birmingham Fire and Rescue, and $18,000,000 to district specific projects.
The City received $141 million in two separate tranches of roughly $70 million each. This money is part of the second tranche.
Here is the item as it appeared on Tuesday’s agenda:
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE COVID STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, by appropriating $3,992,058.00 to Birmingham Police Department, $2,430,199.00 to Public Works Department, $1,124,066.00 to Birmingham Fire and Rescue and $18,000,000.00 to District-Specific and City-Wide Councilor Projects per funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act. (Submitted by the Mayor) (Recommended by the Mayor and the City Council)**
Boards and Agencies
The Birmingham City Council is currently seeking applications for two positions on the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board. Councilor Carol Clarke, who chairs the Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee, is asking all interested parties to please send a letter of interest and their resume to her office: Carmen.mays@birminghamal.gov
The goal of this board is to oversee the operation and maintenance of all of Birmingham’s parks. Qualifications for the board include: Resident of the City of Birmingham, registered voter, over 21 years of age, taxpayer and real property owner
Update on Access to City Hall
In anticipation of the 2022 World Games, Birmingham City Council staff began temporarily working remotely on Thursday, June 30 until July 18, following the conclusion of the games. Due to security measures being put in place, there will be limited access to City Hall. There will not be a Birmingham City Council meeting held on July 12th.
A temporary satellite office has been established until Friday, July 15 so that the business of the city can continue unimpeded. That location is 1200 Tuscaloosa Ave, Birmingham AL 35211. Hours of operation for the permitting office will be 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and the finance office will be open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Please stay tuned to our website, www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org for updates about future meetings and more.
Below is a map of the downtown road closures and a graphic indicating what can be brought into the games.
Black Lens Filmmaker Grant: Applications due July 20
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema and The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis have partnered to create the Black Lens Filmmaker Grant with a goal to support Black voices in film. The Black Lens Filmmaker Grant invites filmmakers of all levels and welcomes all stories.
Applications are due on July 20th, and the grant recipient will be announced at the annual Sidewalk Film Festival awards ceremony on August 28th.
The grant recipient will receive a $1,000 cash prize funded by The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis and a 1-year Director’s membership to the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema ($2,000 value + 1 free year of education/outreach programs).
In addition, every applicant who completes the application by the designated deadline will receive a 1-year Sidewalk Filmmaker/Industry membership to the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema ($100 value).