VOL. 1, NO. 1

Stories queued for the inaugural issue.

  • EDNOTE: Reflections on No. 1. 400 words.

  • MAYOR: Election Day is Aug. 26. Conversations with city residents about the issues that matter to them. How do those issues compare/contrast with candidates’ platforms? Interviews with every candidate I can reach. Video, photography, audio. 1,250 words.

    • with MAYOR-GLANCE: Brief biographies of each candidate. With headshots. 750 words.

    • with MAYOR-FINANCE: Summary of campaign finance reports by deadline. 500 words.

    • with MAYOR-RESIDENTS: A breakout of voices from across the 99 neighborhoods. With photos. 500 words.

    • with ELECT-BOX: Polling places, schedules, listed campaign events, voter resources. 500 words.

  • MIGRANTS: Arrests of migrants by federal authorities have spiked dramatically in Jefferson County this year. A look at the data, law-enforcement perspectives, and an overview of the local safety-net services and advocacy groups that people turn to. A case manager for asylum seekers goes on record despite threats to his sponsor nonprofit and concerns for his clients’ safety. 750 words. With audio.

  • SAVE: Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen joins a growing number of states to leverage the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database to purge voter rolls of noncitizen registered Alabama voters. The first states to implement SAVE characterize it as a way to help voters successfully register to vote. An exploration of what SAVE does, and the emerging polar approaches for its use. A journalist for Votebeat, who recently moderated a debate between the Arizona and New Hampshire Secretaries of State on this topic, weighs in. Questions in to SoS. 750 words. With audio.

    • with SAVE-MOU: What correspondence between Allen’s office and federal SAVE administrators can tell us about the program’s use. 250 words.

  • PROFILE: With photos. TBD.

  • SIDEWALK: Comments from organizers about this year’s lineup, and a conversation with a filmmaker or two. 500 words. With audio.

    • with SIDEWALK-MAP: Graphic.

    • with SIDEWALK-SCHEDULE: List.

  • WARRANTS-BRIEF: A roundup from the circuit clerk’s office.

  • CALENDAR: The most thorough arts calendar we can make. With press photos

  • PLAYLISTS: The music small businesses prefer to work with. With QR

  • HOUSEAD: Call for contributions.

  • COMIX: Original comic by local artist Marcus Taylor.

  • STANTIS: Editorial cartoon. Via MCT

  • WEIRD: With a nod to Black&White, strange tales from the wire. Via MCT

  • KIDS: Kids page.

  • ENT: LA Times Sunday crossword, Sudoku, poker, Jumble, word grid, astrology. Via MCT

  • BIZFACTS: Business trends. Graphic. (can hold) Via MCT

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