Birmingham police Chief Michael Pickett has requested that all alumni events and activities be held at Legion Field, instead of local parks, a proposal that has received mixed reactions from the community.
Yakisha Hardy, a Jackson-Olin graduate, shared her conflicted feelings about the change.
“I hate it that they want us to move, and I’m kind of conflicted because I grew up across the street from Legion Field,” Hardy said.
The request would shift alumni events away from local parks and place them in and around Legion Field. Hardy said the change could affect the atmosphere of these gatherings…