Birmingham Times
Rock Hall 2017 class includes Tupac, Pearl Jam and Journey
By Mesfin Fekadu
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Seattle rockers Pearl Jam, the late rapper Tupac Shakur and 1970s hitmaking band Journey were inducted into...
People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu
TODAY…..
**EVAN TAYLOR JONES and AMACIO FAVOR at The Nick.
**LALAH HATHAWAY at the Alys Stephens Center.
**LIVE BAND KARAOKE, 7:30 p.m. at Perfect Note.
**COMEDIAN CHRIS ‘CP’...
Coach Andrew A. Sewell, father of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, dies...
Times staff report
Andrew Anthony Sewell, father of U.S. Rep Terri Sewell, known affectionately as “Coach Sewell”, died on April 8, 2017. He was 82.
“My...
Comedian Charlie Murphy, brother of Eddie, dies at 57
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Murphy, older brother of Eddie Murphy and a comedy stand-up and performer in his own right, has died.
Murphy...
Birmingham Water Works lifts water usage restrictions
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Water Works this week lifted water usage restrictions after reporting an increase in water levels at Lake Purdy,...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanors
By Kim Chandler and Anthony Izaguirre
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Monday rather than face impeachment and pleaded guilty to two...
UAB sees record number of students selected for Fulbright Scholar Program
By Tiffany Westry Womack
UAB News
Five University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been named to an elite group that includes heads of state, CEOs...
Historic Rickwood Field closes for emergency repairs
Special to The Times
Historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, the country's oldest ballpark, has been closed for repairs, the city announced late Friday.
Engineers have declared...
Inside some of Birmingham’s top minority-owned businesses and their keys to...
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Minority business owners in the Birmingham metro area say the key to success is a combination of patience,...
For JaWanda Jackson, owner of area’s only sweet potato pie shop,...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
For JaWanda Jackson, baking sweet potato pies is more than just a business—it’s a calling.
“I look at myself as a...
