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From industrial to innovational: Avondale Works looks to transform Birmingham properties

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By Michael Tomberlin Alabama NewsCenter The $10 million revamping of 30-year-old industrial buildings into hip new office space could make Avondale Works, one of the most transformative...

Birmingham Water Works announces restrictions in the midst of a Stage...

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By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times The Birmingham Water Works has moved to a Stage Three drought warning and announced several measures including surcharges for residential...

After 50 years, Water Board votes to end joint billing with...

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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times   Residents can expect to pay higher sewer and water bills after the Birmingham Water Works Board voted to end joint...

Bryan Stevenson’s fervent battle against bias in the criminal justice system

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By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times Bryan Stevenson never expected to stay in Alabama. He came to the state in the mid-'80s to help set up...

Data shows why odds of receiving death penalty are higher if...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times When it comes to capital punishment in America, blacks are nearly four times more likely to receive the death penalty...

Christina Webber: From the Magic City to dancing alongside Beyoncé in...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times What’s it like to dance alongside Beyoncé in a hit video? “It was amazing working with her,” said Birmingham native Christina...

Black Millennials Close the Digital Divide and Drive Social Change

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Times staff report With $162 billion in buying power and undisputed cultural influence, black millennials are using their power to successfully raise awareness of issues...

Lawson State a leader in workforce development training

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Times staff report Workforce development provides businesses and industries the employees they need, and it provides those employees better opportunities for a better quality of...

Cancer survivor Gary Burley: ‘Early detection is the key’

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By Fred Mitchell For the Birmingham Times Gary Burley made a career of being a premier run-stopper and difference-maker on the football field as a defensive...

Nearly 2,000 attend Stevenson’s lecture at Samford

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By Sean Flynt Samford University Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) founder Bryan Stevenson electrified and inspired an audience of almost 2,000 in Samford University’s Wright Center Concert...