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Restoration Academy teacher’s passion for excellence makes him an Alabama Bright...
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
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...
Frank Matthews: “I never need anyone to protest with me. I...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
September is a solemn month for the Birmingham civil rights movement. On Sept. 15, 1963, four little girls were killed...
Local women work to make their business pop
By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné
Special to The Times
Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co. just hit the two-year mark in July, but for friends and business partners...
Max Rykov: An event organizer who combines art and education with...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
If life were more like a summer camp it would be wonderful, if you ask Max Rykov.
Rykov, an event organizer...
Donna Dukes: Serving at-risk students who want to change their lives...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
While working toward her law degree at Miles College, Donna Dukes wanted to work with juvenile offenders. But two days...
Community center transformed into bistro for formal dinners
By Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
For a few hours one recent afternoon, the Tom Brown Village Community Center, was transformed into...
Twin brothers plan comeback after fire destroys family business in Midfield
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
A fire that destroyed a Midfield family business will not be a setback, but a setup for great...
Junior League of Birmingham holds roundtable on race relations in the...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
How necessary are discussions about race relations in Birmingham?
The Junior League of Birmingham held a community roundtable on the issue...
William Barnes: Overseeing a renaissance at the Birmingham Urban League
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
William Barnes has had a busy year at the Birmingham Urban League -- and doesn’t intend on slowing down any...