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The City of Birmingham Celebrates Landscape Architecture Month
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (136+ words) The City of Birmingham Celebrates Landscape Architecture Month'The Birmingham Times Landscape Architecture Month Events: - Every Saturday in April | 10 a.m.2 p.m. - Location: Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, 1214 81st Street S - Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Southern Roots Conference & City Walk…...
Podcaster Deante Kyle Challenges Birmingham to Engage, Reflect, and Act
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (392+ words) The lights were low, the music was loud and the room was full on Wednesday night at Hoover's Stardome, a space typically reserved for stand-up comedy. But this was not a comedy show. Instead, the crowd gathered for a live…...
Global FISE Event to Come to Birmingham, Bringing Athletes From All Over the World
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (322+ words) Birmingham is set to welcome thousands of athletes and spectators later this year for the Festival International des Sports Extreme. The Magic City will be the only U.S. city on the global tour's 2026 calendar, with athletes competing in skateboarding, BMX, basketball…...
Birmingham’s ‘Home for All’ Village Offers New Beginning for First Resident
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (400+ words) On the day before his 64th birthday, Michael Tolliver received something he hadn't had in more than a decade: a place to call his own. "Number 11. This is my house right here," Tolliver recalled, describing the moment he first stepped inside…...
Birmingham to Spend $31.8M on Mayor Woodfin’s Cradle to Career Initiative, Community Improvements
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times The Birmingham City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday Mayor Randall Woodfin's proposed $31.8 million spending plan aimed at supporting his Cradle to Career Initiative and investments in public infrastructure, neighborhoods, and cultural institutions. The…...
‘The Magic City: Birmingham According to Sun Ra’ to Screen Thursday at Sloss Furnace
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (333+ words) The City of Birmingham is holding a special outdoor film screening of the documentary "The Magic City: Birmingham According to Sun Ra" is at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. This event marks the official Alabama debut of the film as…...
Judge Orders Central Alabama Water to Restore Fluoride to Drinking Water
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (377+ words) By Jonathan Hardison | WBRC A Jefferson County Circuit Judge is ordering Alabama's largest water utility to restore fluoride to its drinking water supply while a lawsuit filed by the city of Birmingham makes its way through the court system. Circuit…...
New Orleans Pelicans to Move G League Team Out of Birmingham
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (278+ words) NEW ORLEANS " The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that their NBA G League affiliate will relocate to Kenner, Louisiana, and rebrand as the Laketown Squadron. The team is expected to begin play at the newly renovated Pontchartrain Center, located in…...
Birmingham Families Celebrate Spring With Annual Festival in Railroad Park (PHOTOS)
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (113+ words) City of Birmingham Photos The City of Birmingham hosted its Spring Festival presented by Window World on Sunday, at Railroad Park, featuring an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, a DJ, food trucks, face pa" The City of Birmingham hosted its Spring…...
The City of Birmingham Will Host Free Spring Festival on Sunday at Railroad Park
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (147+ words) The Birmingham Times The City of Birmingham will host its Spring Festival presented by Window World from 1-4p.m. onSunday, March 29, at Railroad Park,locatedat1600 1st Ave. South. The free eve" The City of Birmingham will host its Spring Festival presented by Window World…...