Tag: community
Birmingham’s Walladeen Streeter, Health Care Champion for a Better Bush Hills...
BY PATIENCE ITSON
bhamnow.com
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been a no-brainer for some, but for others, it wasn’t such a simple decision—especially in Birmingham’s...
How Violence Prevention Initiatives Have Evolved in Birmingham
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s Rising Homicide...
Two Birmingham Firefighters Shot on Wednesday Expected to Recover
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Two Birmingham on-duty fire fighters who were shot on Wednesday are out of surgery and expected to recover, according to...
A.H. Parker High School Grad to Get Star on Alabama Walk...
The Birmingham Times
The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and Urban Impact are awarding the first Star on the Alabama Walk of Fame to Henry...
Smithfield Library to Relocate as City Awaits Word on $50 Million...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A plan to rezone property in Smithfield that includes relocating the community’s library drew opposition from some residents at Tuesday’s...
The Pastor Behind ‘The Miracle on Avenue U’ in Birmingham’s Pratt...
By Cody Owens
birminghamalcitycouncil.org
Dr. Matthew B. Johnson, pastor at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, likes to refer to his community garden located on a previously unused...
Miles College and Drake State Ink Partnership to Help HBCU Students...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College and Drake State Community & Technical College have partnered to create scholarship opportunities and pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree....
Sheriff Mark Pettway Announces Team Building Through HoopFest
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Sheriff Mark Pettway's community basketball tour will kick off this month to help young adults with conflict resolution and offer...
UAB, Residents Celebrate Community Improvements in Bush Hills Neighborhood
By Jessica Snyder
UAB News
Live HealthSmart Alabama, an initiative of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and facilitated by the UAB Minority Health and Health Equity Research...
Hundreds Attend District 6 Career Fair, as Golden Flake Factory Closes
By Cody Owens
www.birminghamcitycouncil.org
Hundreds of prospective employees weaved their way among the dozens of information tables set up by some of the area’s largest employers...