6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (219+ words) As the original Alabama Butterbean Festival came to a swift end, the city of Pinson has created a replacement with a new name " sort of. Pinson Butterbean Days is the new title, as voted by the Pinson City Council in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (351+ words) I believe the best course is to simply turn the page once again and work toward a solution. One door closes, another opens." And with those words from Mayor Hoyt Sanders, the Pinson City Council unanimously approved a motion Friday…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (454+ words) Central Alabama Water announced Friday that it will no longer treat drinking water with fluoride, citing safety, financial and infrastructure concerns. Fluoridation of drinking water involves the handling, storage and metering of a hazardous and highly corrosive industrial-grade chemical. Officials…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (560+ words) The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday agreed to pay $200,000 to install lighting at an Interstate 20 cross street in the Ensley neighborhood. The lights will be installed along Bush Boulevard under I-20, just west of Arkadelphia Road between mile markers 120 and 121. The…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (684+ words) Leaders from the cities of Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Homewood and Trussville met Monday in the Jefferson County Commission chamber to discuss the importance of regional cooperation in bringing to fruition two projects to improve road infrastructure, quality of life and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (570+ words) Barnett Wright, who has led Birmingham's legacy minority newspaper for the past decade, announced this week that he is stepping down as executive editor of the Birmingham Times Media Group, effective Feb. 27. Samuel P Martin, president and publisher of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (247+ words) Any for-profit ownership " an individual, a publicly traded corporation, private equity, a hedge fund " would naturally prioritize profit margin over community service when numbers start trending down. There's an alternative. Nonprofits, usually guided by an executive officer and a board…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (537+ words) Bama Health Foods has provided dietary supplements and nutritional services to the Five Points West community and Ensley Heights for more than 50 years. In 2018, retailer and health coach Jacquie Fasekas became the store's newest owner, continuing its legacy while expanding…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (821+ words) Kris Smith rarely misses an Ole Miss women's basketball game. The Rebels' Friday game against Vanderbilt would have been no exception. "I still would have gone," the 2022 Ole Miss alum and Atlanta resident said. "I try anytime I can get…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (374+ words) The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday renewed an agreement with Create Birmingham to promote film production in the Magic City. Councilor Hunter Williams, chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, said the city has seen an uptick in film…...