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CIA director visits Birmingham high school students and Miles College

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times John Brennan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), got a chance to address the best and the brightest in...

UAB senior crosses an ocean to learn and serve in Ghana

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By Charles Buchanan and Tiffany Westry UAB Magazine UAB senior Shanquela Williams says she has a passion to change the world. And she’s off to a...

Bell, mayors from state’s most populous cities meet to talk challenges

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Four mayors from some of Alabama’s most populous cities met this week to exchange ideas and talk issues facing their...

The art of the Artwalk

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Photos by Stephonia Taylor Mclinn Celebrating its 15th anniversary last week, Artwalk is a festival that transforms Birmingham's loft neighborhood into an arts district, featuring...

Democratic VP choice Tim Kaine talks national issues while in Birmingham

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By Linda Verin For The Birmingham Times Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine was in Birmingham last Friday and made his one public stop at...

Waymond Jackson: Connecting young professional talent with businesses in the Magic...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Since 2010 the city of Birmingham has had a 58 percent increase in young professional talent, and Waymond Jackson is...

Restoration Academy teacher’s passion for excellence makes him an Alabama Bright...

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By Karim Shamsi-Basha Alabama NewsCenter Their voices echoed over beakers and graduated cylinders, reverberated around alcohol burners and lamps, and bounced off posters of the periodic...

UAB and local businesses honor a late, inspiring wheelchair user

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By Bob Shepard UAB News Seth Moates was a young man when he was injured in a construction incident that left him in a wheelchair. He...

Black voters sue over Alabama’s method of electing judges

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By Kim Chandler Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala.— A civil rights group challenged Alabama's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote last week, saying the result...

Pizitz building ready to shape Birmingham’s future as it did the...

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By Michael Tomberlin Alabama NewsCenter Birmingham’s Pizitz building has a presence about it and that presence has been felt. From its construction in 1923, the massive, six-story...