Birmingham AL

A lane closure is set for Tuesday morning, April 7, on U.S. 31 northbound in Hoover as the Alabama Department of Transportation inspects the bridge over the Cahaba River.

Mountain Brook High School Principal Carrie Busby announced she will retire effective July 1, 2026, sharing the news with faculty and staff on April 6. Busby joined the school in 2018 as an assistant principal and was later named principal in 2023, succeeding Philip Holley. Her career in education spans...

Home sales took off last week with a whopping 214 homes sold in Jefferson County, up from 152 last week, officially bringing an end to the winter real estate rut. Leading the way was an elegant 1928 mansion in Mountain Brook sold at $4.51 million. The property was listed by Stephanie Robinson of RealtySouth. The buyers were represented by Robinson and Katherine Allison, also...

Birmingham, AL- Alabama native and Birmingham-based fashion designer, celebrity stylist, and author Perry Varner has spent more than two decades in the fashion industry, from Alabama to New York City. The founder of The Style Experience and creator of BirminGLAM—a fashion gala for the HIV Prevention Network—he has produced over 100 major events, including the UAB Black Student Awareness Fashion Show...

An embattled city clerk is quitting her job at the end of the week after three years, two mayors and a lingering conflict that appears headed to court. Tarrant City Clerk Laverne Knight told city leaders that Friday is her last day. “After considerable duress, and under circumstances not consistent...

Attorney J. Mason Davis Jr. is being remembered after he died over the weekend.

Alabama Associated General Contractors announced this week that Joey Flowers of Marathon Electrical Contractors in Birmingham has been named Construction Safety Professional of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of America, one of the construction industry’s highest national safety honors. Flowers received the award during AGC of America’s...

Let me get this out of the way: Some people or going to accuse me of being a bit too optimistic. A dose of optimism is likely what we need. Birmingham has always been known as the city of perpetual promise. And for the first time in modern history, we...

Being a pastor or in ministry was not always something on the radar for Buck Poole, who in August was called to be the senior pastor at The Church at Liberty Park. “I had a moment in my life where the Lord was really convicting my heart, but at the time, I had no idea what that meant,” the 42-year-old Poole said.

If you’ve been looking for your next reality TV binge, there’s a new show you’ll want to have on your radar—especially if you love seeing Birmingham on a national stage. Belle Collective: Birmingham officially premieres on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) this Friday, April 10 at...