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Regions Foundation, East Lake Initiative Break Ground on Affordable Housing

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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times A new day is dawning in East Lake. A groundbreaking was held Thursday as part of East Lake Initiative’s (ELI) new...

‘When He Told Me He loved Me I Was Blown Away...

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BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...

Ten Homes in One Week: It’s the 12th Annual Habitat Home...

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By Allison Westlake Alabama NewsCenter Ten families have a new place to call home thanks to the 12th Annual Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz. The Blitz...

For 40 years, Ruffner Mountain has been the Magic City’s urban...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times When driving through the East Lake community, one passes homes, old and new; small businesses; schools; churches—a mountain isn’t something...

To Ruffner’s founder, Kathy Stiles Freeland, the mountain will always hold...

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By Pat Byington Bhamnow.com Kathy Stiles Freeland is founder and the first executive director of Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. She has also served in leadership positions with...

Poet John Paul Taylor: ‘Changing minds one rhyme at a time’

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times John Paul Taylor spent much of his childhood in foster care, as a self-described “angry child.” “I started writing when I...

Building communities, building lives in Birmingham: Habitat for Humanity shows the...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Habitat for Humanity, known for building high-quality homes for low-income families, does more than just provide dwellings for those in...

Housing Authority to hire Director of Public Safety after six shot,...

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By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times In the aftermath of violence that left six people shot and a 20-year-old dead Sunday night in the Gate City neighborhood of...