Tag: historic
Birmingham Looks to Revitalize Historic Neighborhood with $50 Million Grant Application
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
If at first you don’t succeed, try again.
That’s what the City of Birmingham did on Tuesday to apply for a...
Bogue’s Restaurant in Birmingham Closes After 84 Years
bhamnow.com
It’s a sad day in Birmingham. Bogue’s Restaurant, one of the oldest and most beloved restaurants in The Magic City, has closed.
Back in 2019, I...
Nichelle Nichols, 89, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Broke Barriers for...
By Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television...
Meet Aaliyah Taylor, named Birmingham’s Top Emerging Fashion Designer
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
With a bold fashion collection designed to make a statement, Aaliyah Taylor on Friday was announced winner of the...
Titusville Home to Odessa Woolfolk, Condoleezza Rice and Other Notables
The Birmingham Times
Titusville, a neighborhood nestled between the University of Alabama (UAB) to the east and Elmwood Cemetery to the west, launched the careers...
Meet Birmingham’s Newly Appointed Public Information Officer
birminghamal.gov
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has appointed veteran communicator Marie Sutton as Public Information Officer for the City of Birmingham.
As Public Information Officer, Sutton will...
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church This Week Observes 58th Year Since...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back but pressing forward, the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will commemorate the 58th Memorial Observance of the church...
1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
By Rebecca Santana
Associated Press
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration...
The Rich History of Birmingham’s Five Points West
By Chaise Sanders
bhamnow.com
Come summer of 2021, The World Games will have Five Points West—along with the entire City of Birmingham—bustling with athletes from around...
Keeping score: Manual scoreboard at Birmingham’s Rickwood Classic keeps it old...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama Newscenter
When teams score 13 runs in a baseball game, you might say they are lighting up the scoreboard.
Unless you’re talking...
