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Inside the Newly Opened Jamaican Restaurant Near Birmingham’s City Hall
BY PAT BYINGTON | bhamnow.com
In the great words of Bob Marley, “Get up, stand up Birmingham!” The Magic City now has a Downtown Jamaican...
Alabama’s Population 15th Fastest Growing in U.S.
By Thomas Spencer
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
Alabama’s population increased by 34,000 last year to 5.1 million, driven by increased domestic migration and a decreasing...
Beat a Cyberbully Bully: Here’s How Parents Can Help
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While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that for some students, going back to school will mean...
What Government Shutdown Means for Families in Alabama, According to Rep....
Washington D.C. – With just 48 hours remaining until a potential extreme Republican government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) warned that House Republicans are...
How USFL Stallions Won a Championship and a City
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Teri Henning sat in downtown Linn Park Sunday afternoon with her husband Ron, waiting for the arrival of...
LGBTQ+ Groups at State Capitol to Protest Series of GOP Bills
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds gathered in downtown Montgomery on Tuesday to protest a number of LGBTQ+-related bills currently put forth by Republican members...
Birmingham Recognizes Martha Gaskins School’s 5th-Grade Robotics Team
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Students on the Martha Gaskins Elementary robotics team were recognized at Birmingham City Council on Tuesday. Last month, the fifth...
Sewell Urges Congress to Consider Act to Cover Blood-Based Cancer Screenings
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U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell led 116 of her House colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to bring H.R. 1946 to the Floor for a...
Meet The ‘Full-Time Grandmother’ in Birmingham And Her Battle Against Breast...
By Nicole Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Benette Eason, a U.S. Air Force medical technician, is used to helping others with medical emergencies—then, she was diagnosed with...
Alabama Attorney Fred Gray Will Receive Presidential Award of Freedom From...
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama NewsCenter Staff
President Joe Biden on July 7 will award Alabama’s Fred Gray Sr. the Presidential Award of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest...
