Birmingham AL

Janie Lee remembers what Ensley was like before Ensley Works closed. Business was booming in those days, said Lee, who attended Baker Elementary in the 1960s and now works at Classic Tax Service on 19th Street. Factory workers used to come to town to shop, to eat. “It was like...

The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) are investigating a homicide that happened yesterday, Saturday, Feb. 14, at about 8 p.m. Dispatchers received a call about a shooting on 3100 12th Avenue North and found evidence of one in the parking lot when they arrived and sealed off the area. Officers were...

The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) is looking for 15-year-old runaway Tyrez Davis. Davis was last seen on the 500 block of 10th Court West on Jan. 30. He's 5'3" and approximately 120 pounds. BPD say that Davis is a voluntary run away and could be around the Center Point area.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - One person has been arrested after a shooting in northeast Birmingham. According to Birmingham Police, officers were called to the 400 block of Lawson Road Friday, Feb. 13 just after 7:30 p.m. on a report of a person shot. Authorities say when officers arrived, they found...

The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) responded to a shooting today, Feb. 15, around half past noon at 4170 Messer-Airport Highway. BPD has confirmed that the person shot has sustained life threatening injuries. BPD currently has one suspect detained.

A woman was seriously injured in a midday shooting in Birmingham. Police were notified just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday that the woman had been driven by private vehicle to UAB Hospital. According to police radio communications, the victim was driven to the hospital by her brother in a Toyota Camry.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An unclassified death investigation is underway in east Birmingham after a body was discovered just after midnight Saturday. The body, an unidentified male, was found near the 600 block of Willow Lane lying in the roadway. Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced the...

When David Silverstein talks about The Pizitz, the pride in his voice is unmistakable. It’s there in the way he recalls the building’s long and winding narrative arc–from retail anchor, to vacant shell, to a living, breathing center of downtown Birmingham once again. That pride, evident in every detail of Bayer...

A new dessert and smoothie shop has opened in Hoover. Near Me Smoothies & Ice Cream is now serving customers in the Knox Square development across from Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The shop offers a menu centered on made-to-order smoothies and ice cream crafted in front of customers using real fruit and other...

This is an updated version of an article from 2017. Thanks to its many decades in business, its active role in the community and amazingly delicious food, Irondale Cafe in Birmingham tops the list for many when it comes to southern restaurants that have earned their place among Alabama’s best.