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The Fulfilling ‘League’ that Provides Space for Women to Create and Connect

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Leisure League has transformed into a community that allows women of all ages to explore, create, and connect. (Sym Posey, The Birmingham Times)

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

When Leisure League founder, Elizabeth “Liz” Southern first thought about creating the Birmingham, AL-based hobby club, she said she knew immediately it would be fun.

“Whenever I first moved home [from college, University of South Alabama] I only was hanging out with my sister and my friend Morgan. I always thought to myself, ‘I feel like it would be fun to have a community of just like doing different stuff.’”

On a whim, she put “meet and make new friends (‘start a club’)” on her 2025 bingo card for the new year. Southern, 27, said she prayed about the idea and decided to share it with her closest family and friends, including co-founder Morgan Lee.

What started as a goal on Southern’s 2025 vision board has transformed into a community that allows women of all ages to explore, create, and connect.

Earlier this year Leisure League made its debut with a mixology class at Mayawell Bar, at 2900 4th Avenue S, 35233. Southern said, “not everybody showed up, but the people who did show up, they consistently come to the events now … Now our events sell out.”

Attendees shown in a September Leisure League Biscuit Making event held at Ruby Sunshine in Homewood, (Sym Posey, For The Birmingham Times)

Since February Leisure League continues to host several events throughout the city every month. From biscuit making at Ruby Sunshine in Homewood to aerial Pilates at Areo Joe Pilates in Pepper’s Place, Leisure League offers a space “where every piece finds its place,” according to organizers.

“The first couple of months, we started off doing two events. We’ve transitioned from two a month to four just because it has grown,” said Southern.

The growth can be seen through social media, Lee, 28 said. “We started off with probably 100 followers. We got almost 6,000 now. We’re trying to build a community. Most that come are reoccurring.”

“A Different Feel”

Ahmya Blue said she first heard about Leisure League after she saw somebody post a flier about crafts and DIY.

“I said, ‘let me just try it.’ I was nervous because I’m not used to going out and doing things by myself.”

Being a part of Leisure League is refreshing, Blue said.

“I am usually the person that is putting events and stuff together, from crafting to curating spaces for other women, my line sisters, or my family. It feels good to be on the other side of it and just show up and sit down and enjoy versus being the person always running around.”

Blue, who has attended three events so far, said, “it is a different feel, but I’ve grown more comfortable with each event. Liz and Morgan make you feel welcomed. One of the first things I remember about Liz (Southern) was her coming up to me and just asking about my day and asking how I was feeling. They both really made me feel comfortable.”

Her favorite event so far is between biscuit making or the 2000’s-themed skate night, she said.

“Fulfilling Experience”

Leisure League founders Elizabeth “Liz” Southern, left, and Morgan Lee. (Provided)

As partners, Southern and Lee said they pour intention into every event they host — making sure each one feels special, memorable, and rooted in the spirit of creativity and connection that inspired Leisure League in the first place. A sentiment reflected in their slogan, “Where every piece finds its place.”

Southern currently works in the mental health field and Lee works in health care.

The two became friends while attending the University of South Alabama.

“We met in college. I think it was our sophomore year. We were familiar with each other during our freshman year, but we became friends our sophomore year,” said Southern. “We are also connected through Delta Sigma Theta. We just met and started hanging out ever since.”

“When the people come, I genuinely want them to feel like welcomed,” said Southern. Lee said the biggest goal is, “getting people out of their comfort zone, making them feel comfortable.”

Leisure League was born out of a deeply personal chapter in Southern’s life. In late 2024, she found herself isolating from friends and family  and being less creative. She missed the joy that came from creating and having a community, she said.

Asked how they felt seeing their goal realized, both Southern and Lee agreed on it being a “fulfilling experience.”

“It really does mean something to me,” said Southern. “Not only is it fulfilling, its allowing me to grow as a person because I’m having to consistently step out of my comfort zone.”

The group is active on Instagram and have their own website, where they announce upcoming events and post updates.

For more information about events visit https://www.leisureleaguehc.com  or Follow on Instagram @https://www.instagram.com/leisureleague_?igsh=cDBnZDlzbng3dXRu

Penny Games featuring HBCUs, Birmingham City Schools begin Oct. 1

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This year’s tournament will introduce cash prizes totaling $20,000 for the winners of both the debate and esports competitions—rewarding excellence and fueling high-level competition. (Provided)

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Birmingham’s Best-Dressed: Perry Varner, ‘I Wear Designer Clothes, but I Don’t Pay Designer Prices’

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Designer and Parsons School of Design alum Perry Varner photographed at La Fête on Morris Ave. (Reginald Allen Photos, For The Birmingham Times)

By Ameera Steward | The Birmingham Times

Perry Varner, 52, likes to describe himself as a full-time designer, stylist “and somewhat of a socialite in Birmingham.”

Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, Varner has always been an artist: “I did all the flyers and yearbook stuff at Verbena High School, in Verbena, Alabama.”

He added, “I can draw. I can paint. I can sketch anything. … But I was also very well dressed, … and I loved to take vintage clothes and reconstruct and upcycle them.”

Those skills led him to design for other people and school organizations.

“My love for the arts turned more toward fashion, [and] I stuck to fashion,” said Varner, who found his way to Atlanta, Georgia, for an internship with a company called Earthlink Live, an internet service provider with a concert venue.

“I was learning how to market products and services related to promotion, entertainment, concerts, … artist development,” he said. “But I was working so much because nobody knew how to find designers, brands, or stylists—and that was the lightbulb moment.”

For the past three months, The Birmingham Times interviewed some of the area’s leading fashion designers and tastemakers about the cultural and historical examination of Black style.

Realizing that people struggled to find designers, brands, stylists, etc., gave Varner the idea for The Style Experience, a fashion show centered on cultivating the talent of Black designers.

Having made so many connections while working in Atlanta, Varner realized that “I could take all of these resources … and just put Black designers and stylists on [by] bridging the gap between clients and artists, entrepreneurs, designers, stylists, [and] makeup artists.”

Then in 2003 Varner made his way to Birmingham, where he continued his work in fashion as creative director at 205 Flava, a brand that was frequently worn by “American Idol” Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard. He also was the designer of Amani Raha Ultra Lounge, a venue in Birmingham’s Pepper Place entertainment district that was owned by NFL Hall of Fame player Terrell Owens. Additionally, Varner served as creative director of BirminGLAM, an HIV awareness fashion show, and he coordinated the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Black Student Awareness Fashion Show. He brought The Style Experience to Birmingham, too.

You can follow Perry Varner on Instagram: @perry_varner.

Q&A

The Birmingham Times (BT): Why is dressing well important as a Black man?

Perry Varner (PV): “I think doing everything well is important to me. … I think showing up as your best self speaks volumes about who you are, … [and] dressing is just one way to do that. Before you speak to someone, before they know your name, they’re going to notice how you dress, right? It’s important to me [to] show up as [my] best self. And why not? It takes the same amount of time to look a mess as it does to just put some thought into looking good.

“My reason for dressing well is very intentional. I’m [the] son of a preacher, and [church] is a big part of how you show up—you dress well, you put on your Sunday best. I’m also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., [and we] are considered to be men of distinction. … It’s like everything that’s defined my life has been centered around being intentional about how you show up.

“Dressing well for Black men is not just a fashion statement—it’s actually a form of resistance. It’s a movement. It speaks volumes to the struggles we’ve been through, from slavery to Civil Rights to dandyism to all of these things where we get to choose how we show up to others. So, it should be intentional. … That’s important—how we show up, how we dress, how we carry ourselves.”

BT: What is your process when getting dressed for the day?

PV: “It depends on the season and the event. If it’s just day-to-day, usually I wear black because it’s chic. … I can run around town or I can throw on a vest or a jacket [over] my black and walk into a cocktail party afterward. … You can kind of get away with a lot if you just wear a black silhouette.

“I want to look curated, so if there’s a cocktail event and it’s after five, that to me denotes a certain look. If there’s a Sunday morning brunch and it’s before noon, that’s a certain look. I [want] my looks to be curated, like I’m showing up intentionally for the event. … With everything I do, it takes months and months of planning. It’s knowing the season, knowing the time of day, knowing the appropriate fabrics. … I want everything to have been thought out.”

BT: Any advice for young Black men who wish to dress well?

PV: “I wear only designer clothes, but I don’t pay designer prices. … I’ll go to a thrift store, and I’ll spend the investment time it takes to go through those things and find what I need. … My point is I’m looking for a certain silhouette, and I’m looking for a certain quality. … I usually find [those things] in a designer label, but I don’t believe you have to pay $700 for [it]. … You can find whatever you need if you invest the time.

“So, I would tell any young person, show up as your best self all the time. You never know where the opportunity is going to be. You never know who’s watching. You never know who’s listening. … There’s no excuse [not to show up as your best self] because it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. It just has to be [an investment], it has to be intentional—and you can do it … at work, at church, and in the streets.

For more stories in this series:

Birmingham’s Well-Dressed: Derricius Chambers, Creative Director, DreeckBreon LLC | The Birmingham Times

Birmingham’s Well-Dressed: Lawrence Fencher, ‘I Like Taking Worn-Out [Clothes] … Making Something New’ | The Birmingham Times

Birmingham’s Well-Dressed: Daniel Grier, founder, Splashed by DKG | The Birmingham Times

Birmingham’s Well-Dressed: Dewon Moton, ‘Judgment is Inevitable, so be Aware’ | The Birmingham Times

Alums, Students, Supporters Gather as Ramsay IB High School Celebrates 95th with Breakfast Gala 

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Angela Abdur-Rasheed, graduate and public relations leader of the Ramsay High School Alumni Association. (Provided)

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

It was an elegant morning affair on Friday as Ramsay International Baccalaureate High School hosted its 95th Anniversary Breakfast Celebration inside the school’s Willie Scoggins Gymnasium.

Alumni, students and supporters commemorated the historic moment with presentations, dance and vocal selections from the schools dance and choir ensembles.

Angela Abdur-Rasheed, graduate and public relations leader of the Ramsay High School Alumni Association, said being an alum of the school is “everything.”

“I look at my life over the last 35 years since I graduated from here [and] I can see that everything that I’ve done has led back to my foundation here, from the way I love people and embrace people, from all walks of life, to my leadership style, my career — all of that was rooted here,” she said.

“It’s always a great day to be a Ram,” said Principal Carolyn Russell-Walker Ph.D. She added, “on the city’s Southern Border stands the school I truly love.”

The anniversary celebration is the culmination of homecoming week where Ramsay faced Minor High School at Legion Field on Friday night and came during Ramsay Alumni Week.

Abdul-Rasheed, who graduated in 1990, is currently the Communications and Community Engagement Director at Prosper and President/Founder of The Amplify Agency, LLC, a Public Relations and workforce development firm.

Opening on Sept. 19, 1930, the school was first called Southside High School and later renamed in honor of industrialist Erskine Ramsay before being renamed again to Ramsay Alternative High School.

As one of seven high schools in the Birmingham City School System and one of three International Baccalaureate schools in the Birmingham metropolitan area, the school currently serves over 700 students and is consistently ranked among the lists of best high schools in various categories.

Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Activist Sought by the U.S. Since 1979, Dies in Cuba

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Assata Shakur on NBC News in 1998 (Screenshot: NBC News/YouTube)

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.

Shakur, who went by Joanne Deborah Chesimard before changing her name, died Thursday in the capital city of Havana due to “health conditions and advanced age,” Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Shakur’s daughter, Kakuya Shakur, confirmed her mother’s death in a Facebook post.

Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned, said she was 78.

A member of Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, Shakur’s case had long been emblematic of the fraught relations between the U.S. and Cuba. American authorities, including President Donald Trump during his first term, demanded her return from the communist nation for decades.

The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists,” but, in her telling — and in the minds of her supporters — she was pursued for crimes she didn’t commit or that were justified.

On May 2, 1973, Shakur and two others were pulled over by New Jersey State Police troopers because the car they were driving had a broken taillight.

A gunfight ensued and one of the troopers, Werner Foerster, was killed and another was wounded. One of Shakur’s companions was also killed.

The New York City native fled but was eventually apprehended. She was found guilty of murder, armed robbery and other crimes in 1977 and was sentenced to life in prison. Shakur was charged with additional bank robberies and in the nonfatal shootings of two other police officers, but most of those charges were dismissed or resulted in her acquittal.

Shakur’s prison stint was short-lived, though. In November 1979, members of the Black Liberation Army, posing as visitors, stormed the Clinton Correctional Facility for women, took two guards hostage and commandeered a prison van to break her out.

Shakur disappeared before eventually emerging in 1984 in Cuba, where Fidel Castro granted her asylum.

Offering Shakur safe harbor was one of the most famous examples of Cuba aligning itself with what it describes as revolutionary forces struggling against the oppressive capitalist empire to the north.

Much like Cuba supported anti-colonial and left-wing forces in Africa, Central and South America, the Cuban government saw the armed Black liberation movement in the U.S. as part of a global revolutionary struggle.

New Jersey officials decry her asylum

New Jersey State Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, who sponsored a resolution last year calling on Cuba to extradite Shakur, lamented Friday that “justice was never served” in Foerster’s death, while the labor union representing New Jersey officers dismissed Shakur “for her crime and cowardice.”

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan said they would “vigorously oppose” any attempt to repatriate Shakur’s remains to the U.S.

“Sadly, it appears she has passed without being held fully accountable for her heinous crimes,” they said in a joint statement. “Unlike his killer, Trooper Foerster never had a chance to live out his days in peace.”

Sundiata Acoli, who was also convicted in Foerster’s killing, was granted parole in 2022.

In her writings over the years, Shakur has maintained she didn’t shoot anyone and had her hands in the air when she was wounded during the gunfire.

Shakur’s writings became a rallying cry

More recently, her writings became a rallying cry during the Black Lives Matter movement, though opponents criticized her words as being influenced by Marxist and communist ideology.

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win,” Shakur wrote in “Assata: An Autobiography,” originally published in 1988. “We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc., a collective of racial justice activists from around the U.S., vowed to “fight in her honor and memory.”

Malkia Amala Cyril, an early organizer of the BLM movement, expressed sorrow because Shakur died during a time of rising authoritarianism.

“The world in this era needs the kind of courage and radical love she practiced if we are going to survive it,” said Cyril, whose late mother had been part of the Black Panthers in New York alongside Shakur.

Shakur’s influence extended into the music world. She was famously close to the family of late rapper Tupac Shakur, who had considered her a godmother.

Public Enemy, the political hip-hop group and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, are thought to be the first major artists to reference Shakur. The 1988 song “Rebel Without a Pause,” from the album It Takes A Nation, includes the lyrics “supporter of Chesimard,” referring to her legal name.

Rapper Common told Shakur’s story in his 2000 song “A Song for Assata.” The Grammy award-winner’s invitation to a White House poetry event in 2011, during the Obama administration, drew outrage from conservatives and law enforcement groups who felt it was disrespectful to Foerster’s family and police officers broadly.

Associated Press writers Aaron Morrison and Michael Weissenstein in New York contributed to this story.

One of the ‘Best Food Events of Its Kind’ Winds Up This Weekend in Birmingham, AL

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This year marks the third annual Southbound Food Festival, which lasted Sept. 19-28 (Southbound Food Festival)

The Birmingham Times 

The Southbound Food Festival in Birmingham will conclude this weekend with the festival’s cornerstone, Food & Fire on Sat. Sept. 27, a daytime tasting event that celebrates the barbecue community, live-fire cooking, and Southern tailgate culture. Regional and national chefs and pitmasters will put an open-fire spin on signature bites and tailgate classics.

Food & Fire will feature the Southern Living Tailgate Stage presented by Hellmann’s and The Coca Cola Music Stage with musical acts The Heavy Heavy and Southern Avenue. The Avadian Credit Union Tailgate Lounge will feature a large screen for viewing SEC football games as well as the Hop City Craft Beer+Wine Garden, with dozens of Alabama breweries and wineries.

“I go to lots of festivals, and Food & Fire has become one of the best food events of its kind in the country,” said Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine. “It’s highly curated, it’s in a great location, and it has this wonderful mix of chefs, bands, cooking demos and football that you could only find on a fall Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.”

“The shared experience of tasting new and unfamiliar foods with friends and strangers is fun and exciting,” said Leigh Sloss-Corra, vice president of the Southbound Food Festival.

John Litzinger, assistant manager at Son of a Butcher, a family-owned butcher shop in Birmingham, said, “We really want to be a community-driven environment, we really want to bring something to the surrounding Birmingham community.”

Litzinger also highlighted the festival’s significance for chefs, stating, “For me I think South Bound Food Festival is just a really incredible opportunity for a lot of chefs like local and somewhat outside of Alabama, to showcase their skills and whatnot and we just like to be really involved in community-driven events.”

This year marks the third annual event, which lasted Sept. 19-28. Litzinger expressed excitement about the opportunity to connect with a broader audience, saying, “For us it’s a cool way to get outside of the shop, kind of meet maybe a broader range of people that we wouldn’t meet and show them the kind of cool and creative things that we have going here.”

Keri Lane, marketing director for the Southbound Food Festival, noted the diverse talent being showcased, saying, “They are over the top showcasing not only the amazing chef talent we have, but bringing in guest chefs from all over and creating specialty things happening in their restaurant.”

Sloss-Corra said, “Birmingham is a city, an area with incredible chefs that started right here that are growing right out of this place and South Bound is an opportunity to discover and share the incredible wealth of amazing food we have right here.”

The festival will conclude with a brunch on September 28.

WVTM-13 contributed to this post.

Birmingham’s Well-Dressed: Ian Rashaud ‘… How You Dress Determines How Seriously People Take You’

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Wardrobe and hairstylist Ian Rashaud photographed at La Fête on Morris Ave. in Birmingham. (Reginald Allen, For The Birmingham Times)

By Ameera Steward | For The Birmingham Times

Ian Rashaud is a wardrobe stylist, minister, and founder of Faith and Fashion, a fashion show and presentation that aims to “merge two worlds that are often separated,” he said.

“Being younger and called into ministry but still having a passion for fashion, it was like, ‘Wait, I can’t put these two together,’” added the 34-year-old, who is originally from the east side of Birmingham. “[But] one of my mentors said, ‘Ian, don’t lose your identity. You are a minister, you are fashion—put them together.’”

Rashaud added, “My goal has always been to motivate [people] to style according to purpose, … to almost pull your purpose out, … to create an elevated version of you.”

Though Rashaud grew up with a natural interest in fashion, what really solidified his interest was watching his mom, Pam Allen, use fashion and dressing up as a stress reliever, he said: “I saw her change. I saw her turn into a different person.”

In addition, his mom would take him and his brother Joel to the thrift store, giving them $20 to buy what they wanted.

“I noticed how it made me feel and how it shifted my perspective, [how] it shifted me as a person. … With that passion, I grew up looking at clothes, looking at textiles, [and] looking at design. I would sit in church and watch folks,” said Rashaud, who would admire and critique the congregations’ threads.

For the past three months, The Birmingham Times interviewed some of the area’s leading fashion designers and tastemakers about the cultural and historical examination of Black style.

Rashaud graduated from Birmingham’s Carol W. Hayes High School in 2009. He then went to Tuskegee University, where he studied sales and marketing in order to “give me the skills to market myself,” he said.

Rashaud graduated from Tuskegee in 2014 and then went on to attend Virginia College in Birmingham, where he studied cosmetology because he had a natural knack for doing hair. He graduated a year later.

Although his studies were centered around his fashionable goals, Rashaud didn’t jump into the cosmetology industry after graduating. He took a corporate position, and one day while sitting at his desk he said to himself, “This is not my life. It’s now or never” — and he left his job on January 5, 2024.

Two days later, on January 7, 2024, he hosted the inaugural Faith and Fashion show, which was held at the Alcove Birmingham event venue.

“The feedback I got was so inspiring [and] motivating,” said Rashaud, who said to himself, “I might really be in my purpose. I might really be where I’m supposed to be.”

You can follow Ian Rashaud on Instagram: @ian_credible.

Q&A

The Birmingham Times (BT): Why is dressing well important as a Black man?

Ian Rashaud (IR): “Because fashion is really power. I think when young Black men see themselves reflected in style campaigns, in runway shows, [in creations from] designers and stylists, it affirms that they belong there. So, number one, it speaks to the affirmation. Number two, I feel like you only get one chance to make a first impression. … Whether we like it or not, how you dress determines how seriously people take you. … Before you ever get a chance to say anything, they sum you up by how you look.

“As a Black man, especially, I think we have to make sure we look the part before we prove that we belong there,” he added. “We have so many images of the Black man, but when you bring that lens into a more narrow scope of a well-tailored man, of a real put together man, it puts him in a class of his own, … it causes people to take notice, and [it may even] intimidate people a little bit.”

BT: What is your process when getting dressed for the day?

IR: “My process [when] getting dressed is based on how I feel: ‘What am I representing today?’ … Sometimes that’s edgy and, [if so], then that process is a little bit different from [being] more classically tailored. [The process] starts with what’s in my closet. … [I ask myself], ‘What kind of statement am I going to make today?’ ‘How do I show up?’ ‘What’s on the agenda?’ [From there], I start with a shoe. My outfits typically start from the bottom up. … What’s going on in the day [influences] what shoes I wear.”

BT: Any advice for young Black men who wish to dress well?

IR: “Start where you are, use what you have, and don’t wait for permission. … [Additionally, consistency and authenticity are key]: stay true to your lane. I don’t care how many other people are in that lane, stay true to you and doors will open because, at the end of the day, that’s your superpower … Nobody else can bring what you bring to the table.

“I often say a tailored look goes a long way — whether it’s tailoring to your body or tailoring to your personality or even to your purpose. … I see people who do things I would probably never do, but it makes a presence. … Though other people may not understand it, being true to you establishes your identity and makes people want to take notice. It’s a real superpower.”

HBCU Roundup: Miles College Hopes Passing Attack Can Lead to First Win

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Wide receiver Glen Williams leads Miles College with 10 receptions for 187 yards and one TD. (Ta'Ron Williams, Miles College)

By Donald Hunt | For The Birmingham Times

Miles College, still looking for its first win of the season, will face Morgan State on Saturday, Sept. 27 in the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. The kickoff will be at 2 p.m.

Although the Golden Bears (0-2, 0-4) have struggled offensively, they seem to have found a pretty good passing attack with quarterback Brinley Vandiver and wide receiver Glen Williams.  Vandiver has connected on 44-of-74 passes for 444yards and one touchdown. Williams has 10 receptions for 187 yards and one TD. He averages 18.7 yards a catch.

Morgan State (1-3, 0-0), from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, has already defeated Central State from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which Miles College is a member.

In other SIAC action, Tuskegee University (2-2, 1-1) will host Fort Valley State (0-3, 0-1) on Saturday, Sept. 27 with the hopes of snapping a two-game losing streak. The kickoff is set for 2 p.m. The Golden Tigers will try to get the offense moving under quarterback Raequan Beal who has thrown the ball pretty well this season. Beal has completed 54-of-103 passes for 678 yards with six TDs and three interceptions.

In the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Alabama State will return to action following a week off from competition. ASU (2-1, 0-0) will visit Florida A&M (1-2, 0-0) on Saturday, Sept. 27. The kickoff will be at 2 p.m.

Hornets quarterback Andrew Body has been playing lights out. Body has thrown for 761 yards and 10 TDs with no interceptions while completing 48-of-65 passes.

In other SWAC competition, Alabama A&M (3-1, 0-0) will travel to Bethune-Cookman (1-3, 0-0) on Saturday, Sept. 27. The kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

A player to watch in this matchup is AAMU linebacker Wyatt Wright who leads the Bulldogs with three sacks and has 23 total tackles.

September 25, 2025

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By multiple measures, the Birmingham area has seen dramatic declines in unemployment since the pandemic. (Adobe Stock)

 

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Guest Experience Coordinator

 

 

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Guest Experience Coordinator, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

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Shipt, Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Data Scientist. Responsible for using machine learning (ML) and analytics to drive Shipt’s business forward. This position requires a master’s degree or equivalent in Data Science or Statistics and 4 years of experience deploying ML based solutions for business problems. Must also have 48 months of experience with each of the following: (1) multi-stage multivariate experiment design using Bayesian optimization, hierarchical A/B testing with dynamic sample rebalancing via Airflow DAGs, and applying synthetic control methods for causal impact analysis in non-randomized settings; (2) working with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and XGBoost within end-to-end pipelines, deploying models via AWS SageMaker, and fine-tuning hyperparameters using Bayesian search optimization; (3) designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines for processing large-scale datasets, including implementation of indexing and optimized file formats including LIBSVM to achieve significant performance improvements; (4) leading and mentoring data science teams, including directing analytical projects, implementing quality control processes, and fostering the professional development of junior data scientists; and (5) working with the following data science technologies: Python, SQL, Snowflake, Jupyter, Git, AWS (including SageMaker, EMR, and Elastic Beanstalk), Greenplum, Tableau, PySpark, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, ggplot2, Kepler.gl, Flask, Jinja, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Target. Will accept experience gained before, during or after master’s program. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in US. HQ at 420 20th St N, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35203. Salary: $116,147 to $219,000/year. Please go to our website for benefits information and to apply: https://www.shipt.com/careers/ or apply by email at careers@shipt.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Shipt, Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Engineer. Responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining application code. This position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and 4 years related software development experience. Must also have 24 months of experience with each of the following: (1) designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining application code; (2) working with SOA, micro-services, and distributed architectures; (3) reducing system performance latency and bottlenecks based on non-functional requirements analysis, testing, and design; (4) designing and deploying microservice REST APIs; and (5) working with the following tools and technologies: Java, Python, SQL, Linux, SpringBoot, REST APIs, Amazon Web Services(AWS), EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, ECS, EKS, NLB, HAProxy; Gradle, Maven, Git/Github, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, Spinnaker, Kubernetes, DataDog, and Splunk. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in US. HQ at 420 20th St N, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35203. Salary: $114,525 to $224,000/year. Please go to our website for benefits information and to apply: https://www.shipt.com/careers/ or apply by email at careers@shipt.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Shipt, Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Engineer. Responsible for working with a cross-disciplinary team shipping real-world products to our customers around the nation. This position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and 4 years’ experience participating in the entire software development lifecycle, including designing scalable and maintainable systems. Must also have 24 months of experience with each of the following: (1) designing and implementing cloud native microservices and REST APIs with Java, Spring, and Spring Boot; (2) working with relational and object databases utilizing SQL, cloud storage solutions including AWS RDS, AWS S3 and database migration tools including Liquibase; (3) integrating REST APIs, message queues, role-based access control, and JWT authentication within microservices; (4) working with tools including Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, and ELK, for deploying and monitoring containerized microservices; and (5) working with front-end technologies including Typescript and React and working with different testing frameworks including Junit, Testng, and Jest. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Salary: $135,595 to $224,000/year. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in US. HQ at Birmingham, AL. Please go to our website for benefits information and to apply: https://www.shipt.com/careers/ or apply by email at careers@shipt.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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Design Associate

 

 

 

Design Associate (Birmingham, AL) needed to utilize established techniques & procedures to execute dsgn tasks using REVIT, AUTOCAD. Reqs: Master’s deg in Urban Dsgn, or closely related field of study; 2 yrs exp. as Dsgnr, in dsgng & prep’g architectural drawings for all stages of a project; 2 yrs exp working on resolving architectural dsgn layouts, floor plans, elevations, sections, construction details, & managing the BIM model; Knowl of urban dsgn methods, & real estate dsgn dvlpmt; Proficient in Revit, Enscape, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, & Bluebeam. To apply: Send resume to HR, Goodwyn Mills Cawood, 11 North Water St, Ste 19290, Mobile, AL 36602. Must refer to Job# SCAL2025.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Assistant Director of Finance 

 

 

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Assistant Director of Finance for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

 

 

 

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Risk Data Scientist

 

 

 

Regions Bank seeks a Risk Data Scientist in Birmingham, AL who contribute to solve cmplx bus prblms & enables effect risk mgmt. Req Bach deg or frgn deg equiv in quant or analyt fld + 4 yrs wrk exp in same or rltd occup. Alternately will accept Mast deg or frgn deg equiv in quant or analyt fld + 2 yrs wrk exp in same or rltd occup. Educ & exper requirements may have been obtain concurrently. Telecommute per Regions policy is an option. To apply, email resume w/ job title in subject to HRContact@regions.com.

 

 

 

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Credit Risk Analyst

 

 

 

Regions Bank seeks a Credit Risk Analyst in Birmingham, AL resp for prov fin, quant, & stat analysis to access to proper manage credit risk. Min req of Bach deg or frgn deg equiv in Stat, Mgmt., Fin, IT, Data Sci, or rltd fld + 3 yrs exp in position offered, data analyt, or rltd occup. Hybrid arrangement is an option. To apply, email resume w/ job title in subject to HRContact@regions.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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Stadium Event Manager

 

 

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Stadium Event Manager, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

 

 

 

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LEGAL

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902103.00

 

 

 

ORDER TO SERVE BY PUBLICATION

 

 

 

STA DRY ROOFING, LLC,

 

Plaintiff,

 

V.

 

HOWEL DARNELL,

 

HOWELL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION LLC,

 

Defendants

 

This matter came before the Court upon the Motion to Serve by Publication (the “Motion”) filed by Sta Dry Roofing, LLC, pursuant to Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 4.3(a) to serve Darnell Howell (“Defendant”), an individual with the last known address of 422 Liberty Lake Drive, Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35242 located in Jefferson County, Alabama, with the Complaint by publication via The Birmingham Times, which is published in and of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama. Upon Consideration of the Motion, and for cause, the Motion is hereby GRANTED, and the Court hereby ORDERS that the Defendant shall be served by publication which is to appear in The Birmingham Times at least once a week for four successive weeks. The Court further ORDERS Defendant,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darnelle Howell, to send a copy of the answer to Curtis H. Seal, the attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is Graham Neal Seal & Bell, 880 Montclair Road, Suite 450, Birmingham, Alabama, 35213, and file an original of the answer with the Clerk of Court of Circuit Court for Jefferson County,

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901363

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     ESTATE OF THOMAS A. BANKHEAD; C.R. COOKE, JR.; KEVIN W. BANKHEAD; PHILLIP C. BANKHEAD; STACY BANKHEAD ODOM; COREY F. BANKHEAD; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 9, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Lot 3, according to A. G. Ware Subdivision of North Highlands as recorded in Map Book 4, Page 39, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111392 as follows: LOT 3 A G WARE SUR

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-005-014.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 3, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901366

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     ESTATE OF JULIA LOUISE COLVIN; ESTATE OF DENNIS JAMES COLVIN; HOME BANK, SUCCESSOR TO STATEWIDE BANK, A CORPORATION; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 9, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

The North 1/2 of Lot 9, Block 1, according to the map and survey of E. A. Westbrook, as recorded in Plat Book 74, Page 356, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111758 as follows: N 1/2 OF LOT 9 BLK 1 E A WESTBROOK PB 74 PAGE 356

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-032-001.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 3, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-900038

 

NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION

 

 

 

Larissa Lueders, who refuses service by Certified Mail through the U.S. Postal Service and service by Sheriff, must answer Kim McKinley’s complaint seeking damages as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred in Wilcox County, Alabama on or about August 20, 2023. Said answer must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the fourth week of publication in the Birmingham Times or thereafter a default judgment may be rendered against her in Wilcox County Case No. CV 2025-900038.

 

Done this 8th day of September, 2025.

 

 

 

s/ Collins Pettaway, Jr.

 

Circuit Judge

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-903605.00

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:      BETTY L. BOSTON; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on August 28, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Property Address:       2505 23rd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

 

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-23-4-001-002.000

 

 

 

Legal Description:      Lot 8, Block 6, according to the map of North Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 3, Page 50, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2020086576 as follows: LOT 8 BLK 6 NORTH BHAM)

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 3, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-903668.00

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:      CARL E. SCOTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA C. SCOTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GRADY VINSON D/B/A ACTION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; J. E. MELVILLE, JR. D/B/A ACTION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; TUCKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.; STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS LLC; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on September 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Property Address:       2625 22nd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

 

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-24-3-027-002.000

 

 

 

Legal Description:      Lot 3, except the East 45 feet thereof, of Block 15, according to the map of North Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 3, Page 50, in the Office of the Probate Judge, Jefferson County, Alabama. Also described as Lot 3, except the East 45 feet thereof, in Block 15, according the map of Haskell and Miller, as recorded in Map Book 1, on Page 357 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2016132708 as follows: W 50 FT LOT 3 BLK 15 HASKELL & MULLER)

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 3, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-903669.00

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:      JAMES LARRY JORDAN and unknown heirs of JAMES LARRY JORDAN; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALDINE K. JORDAN a/k/a MYRTLE GERALDINE JORDAN; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES D. JORDAN; ELBERT BURT III; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on September 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Property Address:       2704 27th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

 

 

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-14-1-024-002.000

 

 

 

Legal Description:      Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Two (2) in the survey of North Birmingham Land Company’s Sixth (6th) Addition as recorded in Map Book 13, Page 54, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2017095420 as follows: LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 2 NORTH BHAM LAND COS ADD NO 6)

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-903473.00

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:      KENNETH EDWIN SMITH; DONNA SMITH SAVAGE and DAVID EARL DUNNAVANT f/k/a DAVID EARL SMITH, as heirs of DELBERT GROOM SMITH; HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY FOR MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL; JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS CREDIT UNION; STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on August 20, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Property Address:       2211 27th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

 

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-24-2-009-004.000;

 

 

 

Legal Description:      The West ½ of Lot 11, Block 27, according to Map of Haskell & Mullen’s Survey, as recorded in Map Book 1, on Page 357, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2017095455 as follows: W ½ OF LOT 11 BLK 27 NO BHAM LAND CO-CKD AS W ½ OF LOT 11 BLK 27 NORTH BHAM)

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902172

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     PHYLLIS GRAFFEO; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 3, according to the map or plat of E. A Westbrook Survey as recorded in Deed Book 74, Page 356 in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111401 as follows: LOTS 1 & 2 & 3 BLK 3 E A WESTBROOK

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-027-004.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902180

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     CAROL L. EVANS; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Lot 6, in Block 46, according to the survey of East Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 1, Page 7, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111614 as follows: LOT 6 BLK 46 EAST BHAM LD CO

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 23-00-19-1-022-011.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901251

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     DIANE JONES; KAREN OLSHAN; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 1, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

The North 55.25 feet of Lots 16, 17 and 18, Block 4, according to map and survey of Druid Hills, First Addition, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 53, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111478 as follows: N 55.25 FT OF LOTS 16 17 18 BLK 4 1ST ADD TO DRUID HILLS

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-011-007.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902185

 

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     BAMA, LTD; ESTATE OF EDNA ROBERTSON EATMAN; ERMA E. JACKSON; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

 

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

 

 

Lot 30, according to the map of C. A. Hawkins Property, as recorded in Map Book 1 Page 365 in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2022028713 as follows: LOT 30 C A HAWKINS SUR

 

 

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 23-00-28-2-037-003.000

 

 

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for November 20, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

 

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

 

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

 

 

Viking Industrial Painting gives notice of completion of Painting and Repairs to  Cahaba Cove and Warrior Potable Water Tanks for the Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (Central Alabama Water). This notice will appear for four (4) consecutive weeks beginning 09/01/25 and ending 09/27/25. All claims should be filed at our office,10905 Harrison St. La Vista, NE 68128, or with the owner, the Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (Central Alabama Water) 3600 First Avenue North Birmingham AL 35222.

 

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given

 

 

 

A.G. Gaston Construction Company                                                                                   ,

 

(Contractor Company Name)

 

Contractor, has completed the Contract for

 

(Construction)

 

✔(Renovation)

 

(Alteration)

 

(Equipment)        (Improvement) of                               (Name of Project):

 

 

 

 

 

 City of Montgomery Intermodal Transfer Facilities                                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at   2346 West Fairview Ave, 495 Molton Street                                                                                             

 

 

 

(Insert location data in County or City)

 

for the State of Alabama and the (County) (City) of

 

 Montgomery, AL                                                ,

 

Owner(s) and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify

 

 Barry Robinson                                                                                                                                     

 

Robinson and Associates Architecture, Inc. 906 South Perry Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104 (334) 269-5590

 

 

 

(Architect / Engineer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A.G. Gaston Construction Company               

 

(Contractor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1820 3rd Ave North, Suite 400

 

Birmingham, AL 35203

 

(Business Address)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

 

 

Grout, Inc., hereby gives notice of completion of contract with Birmingham Airport Authority AIP Project No. 3-01-0014-127-2024 Terminal Apron Pavement Rehabilitation. This notice will appear for three (3) consecutive weeks beginning 09/11/2025 and ending 10/02/2025.Any and all claims against this project should file same in writing to Barge Design Solutions, Inc. at 500 Corporate Parkway, Suite 100, Hoover, Alabama 35242, within seven (7) calendar days after this period.

 

 

 

 

 

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LEGAL NOTICE

 

Notice of Completion of Public Works Projects (Over $50,000)

 

Pursuant to Ala. Code §39-1-1 (1975), notice is hereby given that REV Construction, Inc. has completed its contract with Jefferson County Commission for the Stadium Trace Pump Station Chemical Feed for Odor Control, Contract no. 20240145. Any person or firm having claims on said Project for materials or labor should contact the above contractor at 5801 Grover Burchfield Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 All claims should be filed within 30 days of the first publication of this notice.

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION

 

 

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Impact Electric Inc, Contractor, has completed the contract for Renovation of UAB Project No.H245021, UAB Marriott PIP 2024 at 1820 5th Ave S., Birmingham, AL 34233 for the State of Alabama and The University of Alabama Birmingham, Owner, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Chris Hodges, UAB Facilities, 15 20th Street S., Birmingham, AL, GHAFARI Associates, LLC, 2170 Highland Ave S., Birmingham, AL, Impact Electric Inc, 2630 6th Ave S., Birmingham, AL 35233.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

 

 

Growth Builders invites land development contractors to bid on site work at Oak Hill and Shadowbrook. Interested contractors should email jdapogny@growth-homes.com to request site plans and scope. MWDBEs certified by ADECA or BCIA are encouraged to apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

 

 

Growth Builders invites residential homebuilding contractors to bid on new homes at Oak Hill, Woodlawn, and Shadowbrook. Interested contractors should email gmowatt@growth-homes.com to request architectural plans and scope. MWDBEs certified by ADECA or BCIA are encouraged to apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abandoned Vehicle

 

 

 

Vehicle Information: 2013 Nissan Altima

 

VIN: 1N4AL3APXDC289018

 

Auction Information: June 26, 2025 at 12:00pm (noon), located at 600 Beltona Lane, Warrior, AL 35180

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVERTISMENT FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO RECEIVE BIDS FROM PRE-QUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

PRE-QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSALS will be received via mail or email, on behalf of the Owner, the Jefferson County Commission, by BDG Architects at 2308 1st Ave S, Suite 304, Birmingham, AL 35233 for the below referenced project until noon Central Daylight Time on Monday October 6th, 2025, after which no further applications will be considered. The pre- qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Each prospective bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification on Thursday October 9th, 2025. Pre-qualification proposal requirements may be obtained from the Architect by request via email to bids@bdgllp.com. The Owner will be prequalifying the following categories of trades: Prime General Contractors, Electrical Sub-Contractors, Mechanical Sub-Contractors, and Fire-Protection Sub-Contractors. Each Contractor must have proven experience in their Line of Work.

 

Within the bounds of good faith, the Jefferson County Commission on advice from General Services retains the right to determine whether a Contractor has met pre-qualification procedures and criteria. Only General Contractors who have been approved to bid pursuant to pre-qualification procedures and criteria established by the Owner will be eligible to bid for the Project. Written pre-qualification procedures and criteria are available for review at the office of the Architect or by email listed above. All bidders must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975. Construction Contracts shall be awarded only to a Prime General Contractor, licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, as required by Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama. Construction Contracts in excess of $100,000 shall be awarded only to Contractors licensed as required by the 1978 Code of Alabama, Title 34, Chapter 8 as amended. Bidders must be “responsible “in accordance with criteria in the Bid Documents and as stipulated by Title 39- 2-3-( e ) of the Code of Alabama.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY 2121 BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS

 

The scope of Work is renovations to two Group B, Type IA buildings. The project will occur in multiple phases. The scope of Work for one building is an approximately 3,200sf interior office renovation of existing occupied office spaces within the Jefferson County Downtown Courthouse – Ground Floor. The scope of Work for the other building is exterior window replacement and RACM perimeter wall abatement of the 2121 Building, 2121 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35203, on the 12th through 19th floors which are currently occupied but may be unoccupied during construction. Required trades under

 

General Contractor’s Work will include but not be limited to electrical, mechanical, interior, and exterior glazing, abatement, structured cabling, non-load bearing framing, and millwork.

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may be examined at the office of BDG Architects at the above-listed address starting Thursday October 9th, 2025. Bid Documents will be distributed via Sharepoint link for free to the prequalified contractors.

 

A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday October 14th, 2025 in the Jefferson County Courthouse, Room 22, Ground Floor at 716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd, N, Birmingham, Alabama. Because of the nature of the project, General Contractors who have been pre-qualified must attend the Pre-Bid Conference. If the number of bidders who attend the Pre-Bid Conference decreases so there is little or no competition, the Bid may be postponed at the discretion of the Owner.

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Jefferson County Commission at Room 1, General Services at the Jefferson County Courthouse until 2:00pm CDT on Thursday October 30th, 2025 after which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Commission Chamber, Second Floor, Room 270. No bids submitted after this time will be considered. This requirement will not be waived. The clock in the Commission Chamber will be used to determine the correct time for the completion of the bidding period. A bid bond, executed by a surety company duly authorized & qualified to make such a bond in Alabama, payable to Jefferson County in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance Bond at 100% of contract price and Payment Bonds, evidence of insurance required in the bid documents, and E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BIDS must be submitted on a lump-sum basis and on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. Submit 2 identical copies of the Bid on the proposal form provided without changes, in a sealed envelope bearing the Contractor’s name and current Alabama License number. All bidders must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. Bids that do not bear the General Contractor’s current license number will be returned without being opened. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BID 25-12-04(I)

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

 

 

The Birmingham Water Works Board will be accepting sealed bids for Chemicals – Liquid Aluminum Sulfate, BID 25-12-04(I).

 

The specifications may be examined and obtained in the Purchasing Department’s office at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222, or by emailing derleda.abrom@bwwb.org, or on our website at www.bwwb.org.

 

Sealed bids for Chemicals- Liquid Aluminum Sulfate will be received in the Purchasing Department not later than Friday, October 10, 2025, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

 

 

Prospective bidders should deliver or mail their sealed bids to 3600 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, directed to the attention of LyTonja Levert, Purchasing Manager, and marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope as follows: “Bid Chemicals (and the name and letter of the particular chemical bidding) Friday, October 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.”

 

 

 

 

 

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BID 25-12-04 (H)

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

 

 

The Birmingham Water Works Board will be accepting sealed bids for Chemicals, BID 25-12- 04(H) Powdered Activated Carbon Slurry.

 

The specifications may be examined and obtained in the Purchasing Department’s office at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222, or by emailing derleda.abrom@bwwb.org, or our website at www.bwwb.org.

 

Sealed bids for Chemicals – Powdered Activated Carbon Slurry will be received in the Purchasing Department not later than Thursday, October 9, 2025, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

 

 

Prospective bidders should deliver or mail their sealed bids to 3600 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, directed to the attention of LyTonja Levert, Purchasing Manager, and marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope as follows: “Bid Chemicals (and the name and letter of the particular chemical bidding) Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

 

 

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain Mortgage executed between NATIONAL TREE SERVICE, INC., an Alabama corporation, and NEWTEK BANK, National Association, dated February 16, 2024, and recorded February 17, 2024, as Instrument 2024016611, and re-recorded on March 11, 2024, as Instrument 2024021984 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama. Said default continuing, notice is hereby given that the undersigned as holder of said mortgage will under power of sale contained in said mortgage, sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, during legal hours of sale on the 21st day of October, 2025, at the main entrance of the Jefferson County, Alabama Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, the following described real property situated in Jefferson, County, Alabama, being the same property described in the referenced mortgage:

 

 

 

PARCEL ONE:

 

 

 

ALL THAT part of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 9, Township 17 South, Range 1 West lying South and East of the road; BEGIN at the SE corner and run West along the South line 40 feet; thence I a Northwesterly direction to the road; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the East side of said public road to the East line; thence South along the East line to the point of BEGINNING

 

 

 

BEING the same premises conveyed to National Tree Service, Inc. by Warranty Deed from Geralyn Murphree, as personal representative of the Estate of Grace M. Salerno, deceased, Case No. 171288, dated April 28, 2006, filed for record in Official Records [Book LR200608, Page 2131], in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

PARCEL TWO:

 

 

 

ALL THAT PART of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter which lies South of the right of way line of the Southern Railroad Company in Section 9, Township 17 South, Range 1 West.

 

 

 

BEING a portion of the premises conveyed to National Tree Service, Inc. by Statutory Warranty Deed from Dennis Peppers dated March 23, 2007, filed for record on May 10, 2007 in Official Records [Book LR200707, Page 22191], in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

 

 

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

 

 

 

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

 

 

 

This property will be sold on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis subject to all easements, encumbrances, and exceptions contained in the Mortgage and those contained in the records of the Office of the Judge of Probate where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto.

 

 

 

The holder of said Mortgage reserves the right to bid for and purchase this property and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, as provided by the terms of the Mortgage.

 

 

 

The foreclosure sale for this property is subject to postponement or cancellation. Contact the person named below prior to attendance.

 

 

 

This sale is made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the same, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.

 

 

 

NEWTEK BANK, National Association

 

As Holder of said Mortgage

 

 

 

Joshua D. Friedman

 

Helmsing Leach, P.C.

 

Post Office Box 2767

 

Mobile, AL 36652

 

(251) 432-5521

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

 

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

 

 from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

 

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager, David McCabe on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Planning on the 8th Floor of the Daniel Building at the following address:  DAN Fl 8 Facilities, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233 until 4:00 PM Central Time, October 3, 2025.  The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the Project Manager at dcmccabe@uabmc.edu and cc’d to joey@wba-architects.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

Quarterback Tower 6th and 7th Floor Demolition

 

For The

 

University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Birmingham, Alabama

 

Project No.:  H255008

 

 

 

 

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

 

The project will consist of demolition of two existing Procedure Rooms and shared Control Room on 6th Floor, and multiple Office / Administrative spaces on 7th Floor of Quarterback Tower. Demolition scope will include flooring, millwork, cast-in-place, select partitions, overhead framed equipment supports and associated miscellaneous steel framing, and existing mechanical, plumbing, med gas, and electrical systems.

 

 

 

The work will be performed in an occupied hospital and is adjacent to functioning health care units (above and below) and particular and specific care will be required to limit disturbances, coordinate shutdowns, and follow strict Infection Controls and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family, and staff. Adjacent spaces are sensitive to noise, vibrations, and dust and will require implementation of measures to mitigate these issues. The General Contractor will require experience with similar size and type projects performed in an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.). The estimated budget is $350,000 – $375,000.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. PRIME CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

 

Prime contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

 

 

Only prime contractor bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid for the Project. Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, October 3, 2025 after which no further requests will be considered.

 

 

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request. Any addendums to the prequalification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

 

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about October 6, 2025.

 

 

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

 

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

 

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location:

 

 

 

Architect:

 

Williams Blackstock Architects

 

2204 1st Avenue South, Suite 200

 

Birmingham, AL 35233

 

Joey Tudisco

 

(205) 252-9811

 

joey@wba-architects.com

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

 

Documents:

 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given. Drawings and specifications may be examined at; ALGX Digital Plan Room, http://www.algraphics.com, 2801 5th Ave, South, Birmingham, AL 35233: Dodge Data & Analytics, http://www.construction.com, 2860 S State Hwy 161, Ste 160 #501, Grand Prairie, TX  75052-7361; at the AGC Internet Plan Room, 5000 Grantswood Road Suite 100, Irondale, AL 35210; at the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority, http://www.bcia1.org, 601 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222; and at the Construction Market Data, http://www.cmdgroup.com, 30 Technology Pkwy, South, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30092-2912.

 

 

 

                  Bonds:

 

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

 

 

Bids:

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning – Large Conference Room on the 8th Floor of the Daniel Building at the following address:  DAN Fl 8 Facilities, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

 

 

Proposals may be hand delivered or received by mail on the date of the bid opening at the Office of David McCabe, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, Daniel Building, DAN Fl 8 Facilities, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233, until 12:00 noon. After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand delivered and presented at the bid opening. Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on October 23, 2025 will be returned unopened.

 

 

 

Nonresident Prime Contractor Bidders:

 

Under Section 39-3-5, Code of Alabama, 1975, nonresident prime contractor bidders must accompany any written bid documents with a written opinion of an attorney licensed to practice law in such nonresident prime contractor bidder’s state of domicile as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of the state to its own business entities whose principal place of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.  Resident prime contractors in Alabama, as defined in Section 39-2-12, are granted preference over nonresident prime contractors in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident.

 

 

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be scheduled prior to the date set for receipt of bids. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notice to Bidders

 

 

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority (“BAA” or “Authority”) is soliciting sealed bids for the Dollar Rent-A-Car Demolition project (BAA-046) at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Work includes demolition and removal of the former building, utility capping, grading, and asphalt paving. Complete bid documents are available electronically from Ed Seoane, VP of Purchasing, at eseoane@flybhm.com. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on September 29, 2025, at 2:00 PM in Meeting Room A, Airport Terminal, Lower Level. The deadline for bids is October 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened.

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

 

 

Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by the Environmental Services Department, Jefferson County, Alabama, online at QuestCDN (Quest Number 9826412), until 2:00 P.M. Central Time on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 and then publicly opened and read via virtual video conference using Microsoft Teams for the 2026 TURKEY CREEK WRF AND AL SEIER PS IMPROVEMENTS – PROJECT NO. E2613. The Microsoft Teams virtual video conference can be accessed using a direct invitation link sent via email (request this link from Caroline Carden, CDM Smith, at email cardencd@cdmsmith.com).

 

 

 

This Work will consist of replacement of the clarifier mechanism, repairs to the grout floor, and structural repairs in each of the four Process Clarifiers at the Turkey Creek WRF; enlargement of an existing wet well hatch and construction of a work platform at the Al Seier Pump Station, including bypass pumping if required to perform the work; site restoration; and incidental work associated with each of these items of work.

 

 

 

The foregoing description shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required.

 

 

 

Bidding Documents are on file for inspection, by appointment only, at the following location:

 

 

 

Jefferson County Environmental Services Department

 

716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Suite A300

 

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

 

Contact for Appointment: Tonya Kelley at (205) 214-4026

 

 

 

Complete sets of electronic Bidding Documents (Specifications and Drawings) are available at the following locations. Hard copies of the Bidding Documents are the responsibility of the Bidders.

 

•    At https://www.jeffcoes.org/ (on the left side of the page, navigate to “Bids/Contracts,” then to “Notice to Bidders” and then select “CDM Smith – Project Bid Information” for a listing of projects).

 

•    At https://www.QuestCDN.com. Reference Quest Number 9826412.

 

 

 

To be considered a plan holder, register with QuestCDN.com for a free Regular membership and download the bidding documents in digital form at a cost of $22.00. Only plan holders listed at QuestCDN will receive automatic notice of addenda, bid updates, and access to vBid online bidding via QuestCDN. Contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or Success@QuestCDN.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital bidding documents, and vBid questions. To access the electronic bid form, download the bidding documents and click the “Online Bid” button or Online Bidding “Available” button on the bid posting page. After the bid close, bidders will be charged a fee of $42.00 for successful bid submission. Bids will ONLY be received and accepted through vBid via QuestCDN.com.

 

Bids will only be accepted from pre-qualified contractors who are listed on the Plan Holders List, signifying that they have purchased a set of Bidding Documents as previously described herein, and who attend the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

 

NO BID PROPOSAL SHALL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE TIME STATED FOR RECEIVING BID PROPOSALS IN THIS NOTICE. THE BID ENVELOPE INFORMATION FORM CONTAINING THE CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FIRM AND THE CONTRACTOR’S ALABAMA LICENSE NUMBER WITH THE DATE OF EXPIRATION IS REQUIRED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THE BID. THESE REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE WAIVED.

 

 

 

The Contractor is hereby advised that TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE on this project. The Contract Time for this project is five hundred seventy (570) consecutive calendar days from the effective date of the written Notice to Proceed. The first two hundred seventy (270) days of the Contract Time is an Administrative Period followed by a three hundred (300)-day Construction Period. The time to achieve Substantial Completion is two hundred forty (240) consecutive calendar days from commencement of the Construction Period, and the time to achieve Final Acceptance is three hundred (300) consecutive calendar days from commencement of the Construction Period. Liquidated damages will be assessed if these time limits are exceeded. The Contractor may apply for an extension of time in accordance with the provisions of the Contract; however, such an extension must be approved prior to the Contract Completion Date to avoid the imposition of liquidated damages.

 

 

 

The Contractor is hereby advised that a Pre-Bid Conference will be held via virtual video conference on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. This Pre-Bid Conference is MANDATORY for all contractors planning to submit a Bid Proposal on this project. The conference call will be held using Microsoft Teams and can be accessed using a direct invitation link sent via email (request this link from Caroline Carden, CDM Smith, at email cardencd@cdmsmith.com). A toll-free telephone number and passcode will be included with the invitation for those unable to join via Teams. If you are unable to join the call due to technical difficulties, call Caroline Carden (CDM Smith) at (404) 720-1353 or Tonya Kelley (Jefferson County ESD) at (205) 283-2683 for assistance.

 

 

 

Questions concerning meaning or intent of Bidding Documents shall be submitted to Caroline Carden, PE, Senior Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith, at email cardencd@cdmsmith.com no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, October 13, 2025.  All questions must be in writing on company’s letterhead or sent from a company email account.

 

 

 

THE ATTENTION OF ALL BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE LAW GOVERNING GENERAL CONTRACTORS, AS SET FORTH IN ALABAMA CODE SECTIONS 34-8-1 THROUGH SECTION 34-8-28 (1975), AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 65 TO 82 (INCLUSIVE) OF TITLE 46 OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA OF 1940, AS AMENDED; AND BIDDERS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SAID LAW INSOFAR AS IT IS APPLICABLE. THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROVISIONS OF THE CODE MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR THE OWNER TO CONSIDER A BID PROPOSAL FROM ANYONE WHO IS NOT PROPERLY LICENSED UNDER SUCH CODE PROVISIONS.

 

 

 

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA CODE SECTION 39-2-14 (1975) AS AMENDED, REQUIRING A NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

 

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA CODE SECTION 39-3-5 (1975) AS AMENDED, REGARDING PREFERENCE TO RESIDENT CONTRACTORS.

 

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA ACT 2016-312 AS AMENDED, REGARDING NOT ENGAGING IN THE BOYCOTT OF A PERSON OR ENTITY BASED IN OR DOING BUSINESS WITH A JURISDICTION WITH WHICH THIS STATE ENJOYS OPEN TRADE.

 

THE ATTENTION OF THE BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA CODE SECTION 41-16-161 AS AMENDED, REGARDING NOT ENGAGING IN ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS.

 

THIS PROJECT IS CLASSIFIED AS A CLASS “E” (SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & FACILITIES) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & FACILITIES CATEGORY PROJECT. ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST BE PRE-QUALIFIED WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BID CLASS “E” WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & FACILITIES CATEGORY PROJECTS IN ORDER TO BID ON THIS PROJECT. To pre-qualify with the department and to construct class “E” WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & FACILITIES CATEGORY PROJECTS, each prospective bidder must furnish written evidence of competency and evidence of financial responsibility to the county.

 

 

 

ACCORDINGLY, THE COUNTY WILL NOT ACCEPT PRE-QUALIFICATIONS AFTER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025. BID PROPOSAL FORMS WILL NOT BE ISSUED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS WHO DO NOT PRE-QUALIFY.

 

 

 

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR. BOULEVARD NORTH, SUITE A300, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, (205) 325-5496 IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE TO DETERMINE IF THE CONTRACTOR IS PRE-QUALIFIED TO CONSTRUCT CLASS “E” WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & FACILITIES CATEGORY PROJECTS, OR FOR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BY:

 

David Denard

 

Director of Environmental Services

 

Jefferson County, Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

 

ITB# 91-25 “AIR DUCT CLEANING SERVICES”

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL

 

 

 

Bids will be received by the Jefferson County Commission Purchasing Agent Michael D. Matthews, Ph.D., C.P.M., until 4:00 (CST) p.m. on Wednesday 10/28/2025 for “AIR DUCT CLEANING SERVICES”.

 

 

 

All solicitation information including forms, and specifications are available for download free at https://jeffcobids.jccal.org/Search.aspx. Interested parties must meet bidder requirements and qualifications as specified in the bid documents on or before the date that the bids are due.

 

 

 

All questions must be submitted in writing to procurementservices@jccal.org attention Chris Wilkerson.

 

 

 

A mandatory in-person pre-bid conference and site visit will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM (CST) at Jefferson County Operations Center – 520 Medco Road, Tarrant, AL 35217. The meeting information is contained in the bid.

 

 

 

 

 

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Request for Public Works Bids

 

Central Alabama Water (formerly BWWB, hereinafter, “CAW”) will be accepting bids for Bid 25-03-15: Standard Concrete Replacement on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. An optional Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The link to the meeting can be obtained by emailing Jonathan Jett at Jonathan.Jett@bwwb.org. The Specifications and Conditions may be examined and obtained in the office of the Purchasing Manager, LyTonja Levert, located at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222. Alternatively, they can be requested by email to Jonathan.Jett@bwwb.org or accessed via our website at www.bwwb.org. All bids must be submitted by the deadline, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, by 10:00 a.m., in a sealed envelope directed to the attention of the Purchasing Manager, LyTonja Levert, and marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope as follows: “Invitation to Bid for Bid 25-03-15: Standard Concrete Replacement,”. Bidder’s GC License number must be indicated in the lower right-hand corner of the envelope.

 

 

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 

 

 

Notice is hereby given that Waffle Stop LLC, with its principal place of business at 212 W. Troy Street Ste B Dothan, AL 36303, is conducting business in the State of Alabama under the fictitious name of Smash’d. This is a DBA filing for Waffle Stop LLC in the County of Calhoun. Dated this 26th day of September, 2025

 

 

 

Waffle Stop LLC

 

wafflestopllc@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 

 

 

Tarrant Board of Education has an opening for the position of Teacher of English for Speakers of Other Languages. The selected candidate will work at Tarrant Intermediate School, in Tarrant, Alabama, teaching English to students in Grades 3-6 whose first language is a language other than English. The job duties will involve: adapting classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans and build academic English and content knowledge; administering test and language assessments to evaluate student language ability; advising parents and/or legal guardians of student progress; collaborating with and supporting teachers to improve the overall quality of student outcomes; establishing objectives and planning learning experiences based on the Alabama State Curriculum; modeling English communication to develop the students’ ability to communicate effectively in English; establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior to achieve a functional learning environment; participating in meetings to convey and/or gather information required to optimize student learning; evaluating the English language program and/or student progress; maintaining records of the students’ progress and growth; and communicating orally and in writing with parents/guardians, colleagues, and community groups. Candidates must have a bachelor’s, or higher, degree in English as a Second Language, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Language Arts, or a foreign language and also hold a Professional Educator Certificate issued by the State of Alabama Department of Education in English as a Second Language, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Language Arts, or a foreign language. Prior to any offer, the candidate must successfully pass a reference check and an ALSDE Criminal History Background check. To apply, either mail résumé to Kristen Franklin, Executive Secretary and Personnel Manager, Tarrant Board of Education, 1318 Alabama Street, Tarrant, Alabama 35217, email résumé to Mrs. Franklin at franklin.kristen@tarrant.k12.al.us, or apply through Tarrant Board of Education’s website at www.tarrant.k12.al.us/employment.

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

 

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

 

 from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

 

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager, David McCabe on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Planning, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233 until 4:00 PM Central Time, October 10, 2025.  The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the Project Manager at  dcmccabe@uabmc.edu and copied to rachelh@bparchitects.com to expedite the review process with a hard copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

UAB North Pavilion 6th Floor

 

Chilled Water Loop

 

For The

 

University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Birmingham, Alabama

 

UAB Project No.: H205009

 

 

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

 

This project involves the modification of the existing chilled water piping system serving imaging equipment within the radiology department. Work will include alterations to existing chilled water piping, installing additional chilled water piping, equipment, and related infrastructure to integrate into the existing system, and modifying HVAC controls serving this area of the building. The project will include general construction, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. Coordination with equipment vendors will be necessary. The budget is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $150,000.

 

 

 

The work will be performed under a single Prime General Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project. Particular and specific care will be required to coordinate complex shutdowns, limit disturbances, and follow strict Infection Control and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family, and staff. The Prime General Contractors seeking to be pre-qualified will require experience with similar size and type hospital projects performed in and adjacent to an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital. The General Contractor must have experience with representative projects as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. PRIME CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

 

Prime contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

 

 

Only prime contractor bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid/perform work for the Project. Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, October 10, 2025 after which no further requests will be considered.

 

 

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request. Any addendums to the prequalification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

 

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about October 17, 2025.

 

 

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, extend or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

 

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

 

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location:

 

 

 

Architect:

 

Birchfield Penuel Architects

 

2805 Crescent Avenue

 

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

 

Mr. Charlie Abram

 

205-870-1876

 

charliea@bparchitects.com

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

 

Documents:

 

After notice to pre-qualified bidders is given, the pre-qualified prime contractor bidders may obtain bid documents from the Architect (see address above) upon deposit of $100.00 per set. The deposit is refundable in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each prime general contractor bidder upon return of documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Additional sets for pre-qualified prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit. The deposit for additional sets shall be refunded less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.

 

 

 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given. Drawings and specifications may be examined at the Office of the Architect; and electronically at ConstructConnect and Dodge Data & Analytics.

 

                  Bonds:

 

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

 

 

Bids:

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

 

 

Proposals may be hand delivered or received by mail on the date of the bid opening at the Office of David McCabe, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233, until 12:00 noon. After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand-delivered and presented at the bid opening. Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025 will be returned unopened.

 

 

 

Fire Alarm Work

 

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A, of the Code of Alabama 1975, bidders for fire alarm work of this project, if any, must include with their bid, evidence of licensure as required by the act, by including with the bid submittal, a valid State Fire Marshal’s permit.

 

 

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be October 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM at 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE: 

 

 

 

Crown Castle is proposing to deploy telecommunications antennas/equipment atop five existing poles with heights between 42 ft and 44 ft within Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Homewood, and Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama at the below listed individual locations. The project also includes associated fiber and electric conduits located within the associated utility right-of-way.

 

2808 Hastings Rd, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL 35223 (33° 29′ 04.37″ N, 86° 45′ 47.05″ W).

 

2710 Mountain Brook Pkwy, Mountain Brook, Jefferson County, AL 35226 (33° 28′ 47.02″ N, 86° 45′ 35.71″ W).

 

508 Old Saulter Cir, Homewood, Jefferson County, AL 35209 (33° 27′ 50.32″ N, 86° 48′ 04.28″ W).

 

190 Green Valley Rd, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL 35243 (33° 27′ 38.66″ N, 86° 45′ 04.47″ W).

 

2750 Johns Hawkins Pkwy, Hoover, Jefferson County, AL 35244 (33° 21′ 52.09″ N, 86° 49′ 31.22″ W).

 

 

 

Public comments regarding potential effects from this project on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from the date of this publication to: Terracon, 2105 Newpoint Place, Suite 600, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, 770-623-0755, or PublicNoticeAtlanta@terracon.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abandoned Vehicle

 

2001 Ford Crown Victoria LX, VIN# 2FAFP74W01X106194
Located at 1460 Minor Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35224

 

Vehicle will be sold at public auction for cash to the highest bidder at 7:00 AM on 10/30/2025. The seller reserves the right to reject any bid and the right to bid.

 

 

 

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How CEO Carlos E. Alemán Leads ¡HICA! During Fearful Times for Many Alabama Immigrants

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Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama or ¡HICA!, inside the group's headquarters this month. (Reginald Allen, For The Birmingham Times.)

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

Spending a day with Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama (¡HICA!), is to spend time with a leader who has one of the most challenging jobs in Alabama.

Among the challenges he faces is the federal government ramp up of mass deportations by pulling in agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and even the National Guard, he has said.

This has led to some cases of community members being detained during scheduled Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) check-ins — people who have followed every legal instruction, only to be unexpectedly taken into custody, he added.

Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama or ¡HICA!, inside the group’s headquarters this month. (Reginald Allen, For The Birmingham Times.)

“This has been one of the hardest years I can remember doing this work,” Alemán wrote in an opinion piece published by The Birmingham Times.

And yet, during National Hispanic Heritage Month — Sept. 15, 2025, to Oct. 15, 2025 — Alemán remains undeterred.

This month, the Birmingham Times met the CEO as he arrived at his Homewood, Alabama-based nonprofit with coffee in hand, ready to start his day around 8:30 a.m.

With a smile, Alemán greeted several members of his team, including Lizette Castro, his executive assistant, who updated him on his schedule for the day.

¡HICA!, formerly known as the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, is an organization dedicated to advancing social, economic, and civic integration for Latino and immigrant families. But that work is now becoming more difficult by the day.

“[America] is setting up a mass deportation machine. We’re allowing local law enforcement and other federal agencies to become immigration enforcement arms,” Alemán told The Birmingham Times. “The fact that the majority of our community is just here looking for an opportunity and then they’re being denigrated and being talked about as if they’re criminals weighs heavy on [¡HICA! and our staff] because we serve this community.”

“Most of us who work [here at ¡HICA!] come from the community directly. Just about everyone who works at is either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant.”

When someone is detained, it’s personal, said the CEO: “They’re a friend, a loved one, a relative, a coworker, a colleague, someone you go to church with, someone you go to school with. These are not just random people. These are members who are vital parts of our community.”

Alemán became the first Latino elected to public office in Alabama in 2020, when he was elected to serve on the Homewood City Council. He announced in June via Facebook that he would not be seeking another term for his council seat.

¡HICA! is more than a nonprofit that represents the community it comes from, he said: “We are an organization that is built from the community it serves.”

Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama or ¡HICA!, inside a morning staff meeting this month at the group’s headquarters. (Reginald Allen, For The Birmingham Times.)

Morning Meeting

By 9 a.m., Alemán is leading a director’s meeting inside one of the conference rooms at the ¡HICA! headquarters. He is surrounded by a staff of eight.

During the meeting, which lasted only an hour, several topics were discussed, including community events, and each department gave an update. There was a buzz in the air as Alemán and his staff prepare for Sabor y Cultura | Flavor & Culture, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, which “combines the celebration of Hispanic culture and cuisine,” according the ¡HICA! website. This year’s event was held on Sept. 12, 2025, at the Jones Valley Teaching Farm.

Also, discussed was Fiesta Birmingham, which will be held on Sept. 27, 2025, in Birmingham’s Linn Park. The gathering, Alabama’s largest celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, features a Cultural Village with more than 20 Caribbean, Latin, and European nations represented.

As the only male in the room during the director’s meeting, Alemán, 45, doesn’t seem out of place. In fact, his ability to delegate topics provided insights to several directors as they worked through the agenda for the day’s meeting.

¡HICA!, founded in 1999 by Isabel Rubio, was a result of the growing Latino immigrant community in Birmingham. After 20 years, Rubio stepped down as CEO in 2021. Alemán took the reins in 2022 and has described the job as a “roller coaster.”

“I joined the organization in 2018, and we already saw some changes. There were a lot of policies like the child separation policy and then we dipped into [the COVID-19 pandemic]. That really [required] a lot of pivoting,” he said. “Isabel steps down, I take the position in 2022, and now the federal government shifts again. It feels like whiplash, like we’re being targeted intentionally and purposely as both a community and as an organization. It’s hard to understand what the endgame of all of this is and still maintain a certain level of grace and hope and optimism.”

Prior to joining ¡HICA!, Alemán had been a professor of Latin American history at Samford University since 2013.

“I liked teaching history, and I liked the university, but I really wanted to be with the community,” he said. “I wanted to transition, so I did.”

After five years at Samford University, Alemán assumed the role of deputy director at ¡HICA! in 2018. Although familiar with different organizations that worked with immigrants and Latinos, Alemán said his first years of nonprofit work were about learning.

“I had never managed anyone, and teaching is different from managing people,” he said. “I was put into a deputy director role, which at that point meant becoming like a [chief operating officer (COO)]. It meant I was over all programs and internal operations of the organization. All of a sudden, now I had five direct reports and 17 in-directs, and I had to learn quickly what that meant.”

To prepare for this role, Alemán said he was “studying goals, getting to know other personalities, getting to know his staff, building trust, building relationships with the folks who work here. … [I was] learning how to talk about ¡HICA! in a way that was coherent.”

Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama or ¡HICA!, and Sherah Nielsen, Program Manager, Education and Career Pathways Program, greet one another inside the group’s Homewood headquarters. (Reginald Allen Photos, For The Birmingham Times.)

Real-Life Experience

Alemán brought something else to the job, as well — real-life experience.

A first-generation immigrant from Nicaragua, Alemán arrived in America at the age of 2 with his mother, father, and brother.

“We came on a tourist visa, and then we were undocumented for a period of time,” he said. “We were ultimately able to transition and adjust our status because my grandmother petitioned my family, and we were able to work that out. I was a lawful permanent resident for a period of about 20 to 25 years.”

Alemán became a full citizen of the United States of America in 2014, at the age of 34.

Since moving to America, Alemán has shaped his destiny, embarking on a journey less likely to be taken by most immigrants.

As the CEO of ¡HICA!, Alemán continues to champion the needs of Latino and immigrant communities, leveraging his expertise to create change and deliver services, including immigration legal assistance, financial literacy training, workforce development, and youth engagement initiatives.

“If you think about the fact that in Birmingham and in Alabama, we still are primarily talking about things in a way that is mostly black and white, the opportunity to have a voice that represents [Latino and immigrant communities] community is critical.”

Carlos E. Alemán, Ph.D., CEO of the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama or ¡HICA!, in front of a mural by Birmingham artist Dewon Moton located in the organization’s Homewood space. (Reginald Allen, For The Birmingham Times)

“Serve the Community”

Alemán’s day with The Birmingham Times included a tour of the nonprofit’s building, which sits directly across the street from the Homewood Police Department.

“We were here first,” said Alemán jokingly.

At the end of the visit, Alemán gave The Times a preview of what he does in his free time by showing off his book collection and the book he his currently reading now, “Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America” by Paul Tough.

“We’re working right now with the Harlem Children’s Zone, and Geoffrey Canada’s book is about his quest to change Harlem, [New York], and America. He is like one of the pioneers. We are learning a lot from them, and we are working with them.”

(The Harlem Children’s Zone, founded in 1990 by educator and activist Canada, is a nonprofit organization that has various programs to uplift “children, families, and communities to thrive in school, work and life,” according to its website. “[The organization] leads the way for communities around the country, improving the lives and livelihoods of millions.”)

Alemán added, “I love reading. I treat everything [I read] like I am a graduate student. I’m always trying to observe and see what I can borrow in terms of innovative ideas and better ideas and trying to bring them to our organization and our community.”

To deal with the many challenges he faces, Alemán said he often turns to his family and focuses on ways he can improve the quality of life for those in and around his community.

“It’s all you can do,” he said. “When I go home, I have a wife, I have two children, and I lean in there. Birmingham has been great to my family. My wife is a professor at [The University of Alabama], our kids are growing up and going to good schools, and I’m able to serve the community.”

For more on ¡HICA! visit www.hicalabama.org