Birmingham Times
27 year-old local author publishes debut novel to wide acclaim
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
It began as a Facebook challenge to pass time and turned into an urban novella.
"Protect Your Entrance" is the debut...
Housing Authority to host first ever Women’s Empowerment Conference at the...
By Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Employees of the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District this week organized mini parades at six...
Area lawmakers list education, economic development as priorities in Legislative Session
By Sinclair Portis
Special to the Times
Education is one of the main issues facing Jefferson County, according to members of the county’s delegation in the...
Birmingham to open sealed bids May 8 for food tax rebate...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham will open sealed bids May 8 from companies to manage its Healthy Food Incentive Program with...
Global diversity celebrated at UAB with opening of campus space
Special to The Times
INTO UAB, an initiative launched by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016 to increase the global diversity of the...
UAB students innovate new method for disinfecting stethoscopes
By Matt Windsor
UAB News
The stethoscope is an invaluable tool for fighting diseases. Unfortunately, it can also help spread them. A 2014 study in the...
Elmer Douglass Ellis Sr., Washington D.C. lawyer with ties to Birmingham,...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Elmer Douglass Ellis Sr, a prominent Washington D.C. lawyer and Birmingham native, died April 1. He was 59. His funeral...
Tri-County (AL) Chapter of The Links honors six outstanding citizens at...
Special to The Times
Over 300 guests gathered on the first and second floors for a Cocktail Day Party hosted at The Harbert Center by...
Stress, depression can ‘significantly’ increase chances of heart attack
American Heart Association
An estimated 10 percent of Americans ages 18 and older report having depression, according to the American Heart Association.
For heart attack patients,...
After Ebola, Liberians slowly embrace mental health care
By Carley Petesch and Jonathan Paye-Layleh
Associated Press
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Drawn-out deaths. Communities torn apart. Survivor's guilt. Patrick Fallah says his memories of the...
