Tag: community
Hundreds Attend District 6 Career Fair, as Golden Flake Factory Closes
By Cody Owens
www.birminghamcitycouncil.org
Hundreds of prospective employees weaved their way among the dozens of information tables set up by some of the area’s largest employers...
Sloss Tech Conference Returns to Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre on August 4
techbirmingham.com
TechBirmingham, alongside Telegraph Creative, announced Monday that the premier tech conference Sloss Tech will take place on Friday, August 4. Downtown Birmingham's historic Lyric...
City Approves $1.3 Million for Yo’ Mama’s Restaurant to Relocate
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.3 million incentive for the owners of Birmingham restaurant Yo’ Mama's to...
TAKE Opens New Facility for Birmingham-Area Trans Community
Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
After a decade of trying to create a safe space for the transgender community, Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd’s dreams have finally come...
21-Year-Old Helps Build House Where He Becomes A First-Generation Homeowner
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
On Thursday, Torrey Washington, 21, a BuildUP Community School graduate, became the school’s first homeowner. Even more impressive, Washington...
Regions Bank to Help Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Birmingham
regions.doingmoretoday.com
Regions Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more...
Birmingham AIDS Outreach Offering New At-Home Testing Program
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Aids Outreach (BAO), through a partnership with an international diagnostics company, is currently distributing free at-home, mail-in sexually transmitted...
Regions Bank honors Alabama Judge Vanzetta McPherson for Lifetime of Service
By Candace Higginbotham
doingmoretoday.com
Growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, Judge Vanzetta Penn McPherson was reared in a household that valued education. Her parents were educators, and she...
UAB Student, Hoover (AL) Grad Among Alabama’s Top Young Composers
By Tehreem Khan
UAB News
Music is a universal device that connects people no matter their background or culture. Anything that means a lot to you may...
Reducing Birmingham’s ‘Car Dependency’; Expanding More Walkable Areas
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
For a city like Birmingham to be accessible, walkability and connectivity through fixed-route transit, like buses and trains, are paramount,...