Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority conference brings more than 6,200 women to downtown Birmingham
Downtown Birmingham will be filled with the colors of pink and green this week as more than 6,000 women gather for days of camaraderie, celebration and community service. Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority began their southeastern regional conference on Wednesday. The gathering brings together 122 college and graduate chapters from Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi from April 29 to May 2.
Birmingham Council Applies for $10M Federal Grant to Improve Pedestrian Walkways, Traffic Signals
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved an application for a $10 million federal grant to modernize and improve traffic signals and pedestrian infrastructure for the city’s busiest intersections. If approved, city officials will use the grant money to pay for improvements such as enhanced signaling, countdown timers, sound...
More Than $8M in Liens Filed Against Properties Connected to Pihakis-Linked Restaurants
Public filings in Shelby and Jefferson counties show more than $8.2 million in landlord lien claims tied to properties associated with restaurants connected to the Pihakis Restaurant Group. The total comes from two separate landlord filings — one tied to the Valley Post development in Chelsea, and another tied to...
Tennessee’s Martin Espernberger Named H. Boyd McWhorter Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Espernberger was chosen by a committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from SEC universities and will receive a $20,000 post-graduate scholarship. Current photo via Tennessee Athletics. Courtesy: Tennessee Athletics. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee men’s swimmer Martin Espernberger has been named the male recipient of the 2025-26 Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter...
Missing 18-year-old from Calera found safe
CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - Calera Police say a missing 18-year-old has been found. According to a post shared by Calera Police, the missing teenager was found safe on Wednesday afternoon, April 29. She was found by detectives and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies. Police said she’d been missing since Tuesday...
14 Pihakis restaurants now closed in Birmingham (and beyond) + what’s still open
In the past three weeks, numerous restaurants owned by the Pihakis Restaurant Group (PRG) have closed their doors—some temporarily and some for good. Read on for the full list of PRG-owned restaurants that have closed and which are still open. Here are the PRG restaurants that have closed so...
Woodlawn High School valedictorian earns $3.3 million in scholarship offers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham City Schools valedictorians and salutatorians have racked up $20 million in scholarships this year. Nigel Boler, Woodlawn High School’s valedictorian, accounts for more than $3 million of that total. “I sent out a lot of applications, if I’m being honest,” Boler said.
The shocking moment Birmingham restaurant workers saw an empire collapse: ‘A real blow to...
It seemed at first like a typical Sunday night at Tasty Town. Former bar manager Ashley Teague was busy overseeing the bar program, running meetings, taking inventory – the usual. But there were whispers that evening in the downtown Greek restaurant that opened in 2022. Once the restaurant was...
‘They heard us screaming’: Woman describes elevator crashing 6 floors at Birmingham hospital
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham hospital says an elevator is back to normal after it malfunctioned with team members of the hospital inside Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for the hospital provided the following statement to WBRC:. “An elevator briefly malfunctioned this morning with team members inside. All employees were...
Birmingham’s getting a fresh fit, not just for the runway
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A week full of good-looking men in high fashion is about to kick off in Birmingham!. It’s BirmingHim Men’s Fashion Week starting Wednesday, April 29 and running until Sunday, May 3. It’s where men will walk the runway in many different parts of Birmingham this week.
