Birmingham Times
From industrial to innovational: Avondale Works looks to transform Birmingham properties
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
The $10 million revamping of 30-year-old industrial buildings into hip new office space could make Avondale Works, one of the most transformative...
Birmingham Water Works announces restrictions in the midst of a Stage...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Water Works has moved to a Stage Three drought warning and announced several measures including surcharges for residential...
After 50 years, Water Board votes to end joint billing with...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Residents can expect to pay higher sewer and water bills after the Birmingham Water Works Board voted to end joint...
Bryan Stevenson’s fervent battle against bias in the criminal justice system
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Bryan Stevenson never expected to stay in Alabama.
He came to the state in the mid-'80s to help set up...
Data shows why odds of receiving death penalty are higher if...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to capital punishment in America, blacks are nearly four times more likely to receive the death penalty...
Christina Webber: From the Magic City to dancing alongside Beyoncé in...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
What’s it like to dance alongside Beyoncé in a hit video?
“It was amazing working with her,” said Birmingham native Christina...
Black Millennials Close the Digital Divide and Drive Social Change
Times staff report
With $162 billion in buying power and undisputed cultural influence, black millennials are using their power to successfully raise awareness of issues...
Lawson State a leader in workforce development training
Times staff report
Workforce development provides businesses and industries the employees they need, and it provides those employees better opportunities for a better quality of...
Cancer survivor Gary Burley: ‘Early detection is the key’
By Fred Mitchell
For the Birmingham Times
Gary Burley made a career of being a premier run-stopper and difference-maker on the football field as a defensive...
Nearly 2,000 attend Stevenson’s lecture at Samford
By Sean Flynt
Samford University
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) founder Bryan Stevenson electrified and inspired an audience of almost 2,000 in Samford University’s Wright Center Concert...