Tag: birmingham
Uganda native reflects on Israel bringing safe water tech to remote...
By Jahan Berns
I read recently about two young newly-graduated Israeli water engineers, Selda Edris and Mayes Morad, who went to a rural community in Uganda and gave the gift of life, i.e....
These groups received $107K from city to help with violence reduction
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
TeAndria Ellis remembers when her brother was killed seven years ago at the age of 22. The teens who killed...
City to consider halt on self-storage facilities downtown
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council will consider limiting the number of new self-storage facilities in downtown because they take up a...
Ex-offenders get fresh start at Second Chances Hiring Fair
Times staff report
Kevin Bolden came to the Boutwell Auditorium in downtown Birmingham on Friday looking for a second chance. He found one.
Bolden said he...
Huffman High School Teacher Dies in the Dominican Republic
Times staff report
The Birmingham City Schools has released a statement confirming the death of Alicia Williams, a ninth-grade English teacher at Huffman High School.
The...
City Council votes to purchase former Ensley HS for $50K
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday for the city to purchase for $50,000 the former Ensley High School, which has...
Meet Marcus Fetch: The Man Behind Some Of Birmingham’s Notable Murals
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
When Marcus Fetch arrived in Birmingham in 2012 with $50 to his name, he saw the city as another stop...
100 Black Men of Birmingham holds 1st Mentoring Awards Program
The Birmingham Times
100 Black Men of Metro Birmingham held its First Annual Mentoring Awards Program last week at Oxmoor Valley Elementary School.
Nine students were...
Sherman Industries unlikely to relocate in Five Points West
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
After fierce neighborhood opposition, the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) will not issue a permit for Sherman Industries, LLC...
Keeping score: Manual scoreboard at Birmingham’s Rickwood Classic keeps it old...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama Newscenter
When teams score 13 runs in a baseball game, you might say they are lighting up the scoreboard.
Unless you’re talking...
