If You Love Fried Green Tomatoes, These 8 Alabama Restaurants Are Calling Your Name
These eight restaurants create crispy, tangy masterpieces that’ll make you incredibly happy!. 1. Zack’s Family Restaurant (Dothan) Dothan is home to a wonderful place called Zack’s Family Restaurant. This welcoming spot specializes in home-cooked meals that satisfy the soul. Their fried green tomatoes have become legendary among...
First Alert Weather: Warm, dry weather
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Happy Monday! Here is a look at your First Alert forecast this afternoon. TODAY: We’re expecting a quiet midday and afternoon across central Alabama, with warm, dry air in place and plenty of sunshine. Highs should land in the mid-to-upper 80s, and it’ll feel more like early summer during the hottest part of the day.
New 75-acre data center in Birmingham issued building permit
Of the 22 new building permits issued across the state this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, three are for projects in the Birmingham metro area. A $7 million permit was issued as part of a major data center project at the former Regions Lakeshore Operations Center site.
Beignets & Brew appears to be coming to Homewood
The popular coffeehouse Beignets & Brew appears to be moving into the former Bitty & Beau’s location in Homewood. A big storefront sign materialized at the 1625 Oxmoor Rd. coffeehouse across from Homewood’s Central Park earlier this month. This would be the first Beignets & Brews location in...
Birmingham says water utility’s ‘filthy hands’ created fluoride crisis and now must fix it
Birmingham city leaders say the region’s water utility created the fluoride problem that it is now refusing to fix. City attorneys are making their final pitch in court, asking Jefferson County Circuit Judge Frederic Bolling to order Central Alabama Water to resume adding fluoride and to declare the situation a public nuisance.
Vacant Birmingham school raises concerns among neighbors in Collegeville
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A long-vacant school building in one Birmingham neighborhood is drawing concern from residents who say the property has become both an eyesore and a potential safety risk. In the Collegeville community, the former Calloway Elementary School sits on an unmaintained lot, with broken windows and...
Near-Record Heat Bakes Alabama Through the Week Before a Much-Needed Cold Front Brings a...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — There is some encouraging news on the horizon for drought-weary Alabama residents — both the GFS and European weather models are now in agreement that a cold front will deliver at least a chance of rain this weekend, offering a brief but welcome interruption to what has been a relentlessly hot and dry stretch across the state.
Birmingham walks back on zoning decisions for AI factory’s power infrastructure
Birmingham’s zoning authority is pulling its special approval of new power infrastructure for a new multibillion-dollar AI factory – though now that approval may not be necessary for the project to proceed. At the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments meeting on March 26, board members voted on the...
Shark alert system launches following Alabama teen attacked in Walton County waters
MOBILE, Ala. (WJHG/WECP) - Today marks the official launch of a shark alert system following the LuLu Gribbin Shark Alert System Act in Alabama. This unique alert system works to warn individuals of a shark attack or unusual shark activity in waters near a beach or shoreline by providing for alerts to be sent to mobile cellular devices in localized areas and to first...
Greek restaurant closed after four years in Alabama: ‘We have enjoyed serving you’
Tasty Town Greek Restaurant and Lounge has closed after a four-year stint in Birmingham. The restaurant, 16 14th St. South, served its last meals on Sunday, April 12, according to its social media. No reason was given for closing the eatery, which opened in 2022 and is part of Pihakis Restaurant Group.
