Meet Niambi Ingram: Creator of Vegan Candles That Offer Healing and Relaxation

Why a Former Alabama AG Believes an Innocent Man is on State’s Death Row

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December 4, 2023

ToforestJohnson 1 — From left: Beth Shelburne, host, Earwitness, podcast; Antonio "Tony" Green, first cousin to Toforest Johnson and Akeriya "Muffin" Terry, Johnson's youngest daughter. (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

Birmingham’s Holiday Block Party Lights Up Downtown (PHOTOS)

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December 4, 2023

Xmas_lede — Residents took in all of the fun during the City of Birmingham's Holiday Block Party in downtown on Sunday. (Marika N. Johnson, The Birmingham Times)

Photographs by Marika N. Johnson

For The Birmingham Times

Teams Announced for the 2023 Birmingham Bowl

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December 4, 2023

By Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com

BhamBowl 1 — Troy University quarterback Gunnar Watson

What’s Next as Water Works Ends $25,000 Monthly Contract With Minority Business Advocates

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December 1, 2023

By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com

Birmingham Restaurateur Raquel Ervin to open Slide Café in Five Points on Dec. 2

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December 1, 2023

By GRACE HOWARD

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How Coach Jeff Byrd Transforms Birmingham Students Through Chess

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November 29, 2023

chess B — Ethan Bishop, a fourth-grader at Birmingham's Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School, makes a move under the watchful eye of Chess Coach Jeff Byrd. (Marika N. Johnson, The Birmingham Times)

By Sym Posey

The Birmingham Times

Keys to Life Inside Lawrence Carpenter’s West End Barber Shop/Chess Gym

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November 29, 2023

Lawrence Carpenter, a barber and owner of U R Nex Barbershop in Birmingham’s West End community, teaches how the game of chess can be equated to life lessons. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson

The Birmingham Times

Birmingham Celebrates ‘Guaranteed Income’ Program for Single Mothers

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November 29, 2023

guaranteed — From left: Adrian Perkins, former Mayor of Shreveport, LA; Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin; Korlesha Holt, program participant. (Sym Posey, The Birmingham Times)

By Sym Posey

The Birmingham Times

Beverly Clark Introduces Youth to the Lost Art of Crochet

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November 29, 2023

Beverly Clark turned to crocheting after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In November 2020, a week after undergoing a biopsy, she took up the skill while dealing with anxiety. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)

By Sym Posey

The Birmingham Times