Birmingham Art Alliance Opens New Gallery, Revives Downtown Corner birminghamwatch.org/2026/07/16/b... My photos. Story by Mia Watkins
Birmingham Art Alliance Opens New Gallery, Revives Downtown Corner - BirminghamWatch
The BAA has opened a gallery on 20th Street at Third Avenue North to showcase local artists.
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I earned the 2026 Alabama Sports Writers Association award for Best General Sports Story. I couldn't have been more pleased and proud to get this award as it was for my Over The Mountain Journal story about my dear friend and colleague, Rubin Grant. www.otmj.com/remembering-...
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From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for civil rights once again www.thehandbasket.co/p/alabama-se...
From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for civil rights once again
In a guest post, local journalist Solomon Crenshaw Jr. describes emotional marches on Saturday and the bloody past they evoked.
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We Repeat: City of Birmingham Needs Blight Laws, Mayor Says birminghamwatch.org/2026/03/16/w... @randallwoodfin.bsky.social
We Repeat: City Needs Blight Laws, Mayor Says - BirminghamWatch
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and about a dozen local officials are pushing for neighborhood revitalization laws to be passed by the Alabama Legislature.
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@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social Delays Short-Term Rental Restrictions Until at Least May birminghamwatch.org/2026/03/13/b... #Airbnb #booking.com #vrbo
Bham Council Delays Short-Term Rental Restrictions Until at Least May - BirminghamWatch
Council weighs whether costs outweigh benefits.
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Birmingham Black Male Initiative Launched to Improve Lives of Area Youth birminghamwatch.org/2026/02/10/b... @randallwoodfin.bsky.social
Black Male Initiative Launched to Improve Lives of Area Youth - BirminghamWatch
The new Birmingham city initiative will reach out to boys during a high-risk time in their lives.
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Women's Basketball of @olemisssports.bsky.social Shifts Games to Birmingham (Ala) in Retreat From Winter Storms birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/30/o... @secnetwork.bsky.social @secsports.bsky.social @thebjcc.bsky.social #WBB #Vandy www.rawchili.com/nba/260876/ @theblacktechie.bsky.social #Free
Ole Miss Women Shift Games to Birmingham in Retreat From Winter Storms - BirminghamWatch
The BJCC took in the basketball games because of continuing storm damage in Mississippi; Willie Mays Tournament moved from Rickwood Field because of freezing temps.
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Jefferso County (Ala.) Today Approves Incentive for StoneX to Create Jobs birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/22/j...
JeffCo Approves Incentive for StoneX Group to Create Jobs - BirminghamWatch
The egg sales company that grew into an international financial services company is planning to expand its Perimeter Park South location.
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Anticipated Winter Weather Is No Joke for Jefferson County (Ala.) Roads Department birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/20/a...
Anticipated Winter Weather Is No Joke for JeffCo Roads Department - BirminghamWatch
Local officials are starting to get ready in case ice coats the area this weekend.
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MLK Day Speaker Urges Continuation, Not Just Commemoration birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/19/m... #KellyIngramPark
MLK Day Speaker Urges Continuation, Not Just Commemoration - BirminghamWatch
An Alpha Phi Alpha memorial at Kelly Ingram Park was one of several commemorations and service events held Monday in Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory.
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Jefferson County (AL) Denies Zoning Adjustment at the Former Wesley’s Boobie Trap Site birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/08/j...
JeffCo Denies Zoning Adjustment at the Former Wesley's Boobie Trap Site - BirminghamWatch
The commission also OK’d incentives discussed earlier for ACIPCO to convert its furnaces to electric-fired furnaces.
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ACIPCO Seeks Support for Second-Largest Development in Jefferson County (AL) birminghamwatch.org/2026/01/06/a...
ACIPCO Seeks Support for Second-Largest Development Project in JeffCo - BirminghamWatch
The company is making an investment of $793.1 million in its North Birmingham operation.
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St. Louis pro pickleball team to partner with The Picklr in Vestavia, Huntsville vestaviavoice.com/sports/st-lo...
St. Louis pro pickleball team to partner with The Picklr in Vestavia, Huntsville
The Picklr locations in Vestavia Hills and Huntsville will develop the Shock's minor league program in Alabama statewide.
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JeffCo (AL) Pledges $3.5M Toward #KultureCity’s Goal of National Accessibility Park birminghamwatch.org/2025/12/18/j...
JeffCo Pledges $3.5M Toward KultureCity's Goal of National Accessibility Park - BirminghamWatch
Actor Stephen Kunken, a member of KultureCity’s board, was at the courthouse Thursday for a vote on the plans for the old Powell Steam Plant property.
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#KultureCity Seeks JeffCo Help To Bring National Accessibility Park to Powell Steam Plant Site birminghamwatch.org/2025/12/16/k...
KultureCity Seeks JeffCo Help To Bring National Accessibility Park to Powell Steam Plant Site - BirminghamWatch
The park would include training for those with sensory disabilities, a museum, amphitheater, sensory park and resource center.
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‘It’s Not a Game,’ @dougjones.bsky.social Says as He Kicks Off His Bid for Alabama Governor birminghamwatch.org/2025/12/13/i...
'It's Not a Game,' Doug Jones Says as He Kicks Off His Bid for Alabama Governor - BirminghamWatch
Jones, former U.S. senator, focused on kitchen table issues in the launch of his campaign for the Democratic nomination as governor.
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College Football’s Coaching Carousel Stops With Hires at UAB, Samford and @auburnfootball.bsky.social birminghamwatch.org/2025/12/05/c...
College Football's Coaching Carousel Stops With Hires at UAB, Samford and Auburn - BirminghamWatch
UAB elevated Alex Mortensen to the head coaching job and Samford brought John Grass back to the state.
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JeffCo (AL) Set to OK Debris Removal From Last Week’s Storm birminghamwatch.org/2025/12/02/j... @nws.noaa.gov
JeffCo Set to OK Debris Removal From Last Week's Storm - BirminghamWatch
High winds and small tornadoes caused damage in unincorporated parts of northern Jefferson County.
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Midseason Coaching Carousel Spins Through Alabama as UAB Blazers, Samford Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers Reset birminghamwatch.org/2025/11/13/m... @auburnfootball.bsky.social
Midseason Coaching Carousel Spins Through Alabama as Blazers, Bulldogs and Tigers Reset - BirminghamWatch
‘Win now’ mentality opens vacancies at the top of Birmingham’s sports landscape.
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Silence Is Sour For Applicant As Zoning Request For Storage Facility Dies birminghamwatch.org/2025/11/06/s...
Silence Is Sour for Applicant as Zoning Request for Storage Facility Dies - BirminghamWatch
Scotty Prince says his dream died for lack of a motion.
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randallwoodfin.bsky.social Announces Emergency Food Relief Effort as SNAP Suspension Looms birminghamwatch.org/2025/10/30/w... #2025GovernmentShutdown
Woodfin Announces Emergency Food Relief Effort as SNAP Suspension Looms - BirminghamWatch
The mayor said he will ask the Birmingham City Council to commit $1 million to help feed Birmingham families.
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Stings and Bites: JeffCo Commissioners Exchange Classic Quips in Bessemer Meeting birminghamwatch.org/2025/10/23/s...
Stings and Bites: JeffCo Commissioners Exchange Classic Quips in Bessemer Meeting - BirminghamWatch
They also OK’d a tax abatement to lure an industrial supplier.
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Fitch Raises Its Credit Rating for JeffCo (AL)'sSewer Warrants birminghamwatch.org/2025/09/25/f...
Fitch Raises Its Credit Rating for JeffCo Sewer Warrants - BirminghamWatch
The change brings Fitch’s rating in line with other credit rating agencies.
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Jefferson County (AL) Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing It birminghamwatch.org/2025/09/18/j...
Jefferson County Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing It - BirminghamWatch
The county contends the commission districts redrawn in 2021 were not based on race.
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After Second Open Heart Surgery, Samford University Senior John White Back On Bike and Thriving thehomewoodstar.com/news/after-s...
After second open-heart surgery, Samford senior White back on bike and thriving
John White didn’t simply want to survive the second open-heart surgery of his life. His desire, as it has been throughout his 21 years, was to thrive.
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Vestavia Hills candidates make their cases in 2025 city election forum vestaviavoice.com/news/vestavi...
Vestavia Hills candidates make their cases in 2025 city election forum
Residents heard from both candidates for mayor and five candidates seeking two seats on the City Council.
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In a blink: Homewood’s public hearing on former police station ends almost instantly thehomewoodstar.com/news/in-a-bl... #pocketpark
In a blink: Homewood’s public hearing on former police station ends almost instantly
Homewood ends rezoning for old police station after steakhouse-pocket park plan withdrawn; mayor, councilman regret losing project they say met public needs and fiscal goals.
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