Birmingham restaurant owners: ‘We’ve had enough’ after 5th window smashing
The owners of a restaurant in Five Points South say they’ve had their window bashed in five times in less than two years, and they’re fed up with vandalism and crime. Slide Café co-owners Chef Raquel Ervin and Angel Lenzie posted on Facebook this week that their restaurant has been repeatedly attacked and shut down....
“We’re all on pins and needles”: Birmingham’s Jamaican community braces for hurricane
Pauline Ford, founder of the Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization, is mobilizing efforts to support hurricane relief in the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall. Ford, who has lived in Birmingham for 20 years, still has family in Jamaica and is deeply concerned about their safety. "I still have...
This Alabama Soul Food Restaurant Is So Good, Locals Swear It’s the State’s Best-Kept...
In Alabama, some places don’t need introductions because their reputation speaks for them. Eagle’s Restaurant in Birmingham’s Acipco-Finley neighborhood is one of those spots. Since 1951, this family-run joint has been serving the kind of soul food that keeps folks coming back generation after generation. Fried...
Nearly 23,000 Birmingham families losing SNAP benefits, Woodfin warns: ‘Could wake up with nothing’
Mayor Randall Woodfin said today that Birmingham will be hit hard if SNAP benefits are suspended. “Nearly 23,000 Birmingham households – that’s one in four – rely on SNAP to keep food on the table,” Woodfin said on Tuesday. “On Nov. 1, those families could wake up with nothing because Washington shut the government...
‘My heart just dropped’: Birmingham son seeks justice in mother’s homicide
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham son is looking for justice in his mother’s killing two years after Trudy Wilder Mustin was shot and killed on 15th Street Southwest and Amelda Avenue in Birmingham. Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama stated that they have not received any tips in this...
Alabama Public Television discusses possible split from PBS after funding loss
Alabama Public Television Executive Director Wayne Reid confirmed to CBS 42 that the possibility of severing ties with PBS was discussed at a Alabama Educational Television Commission meeting Tuesday.
Fife’s named one of the South’s best breakfast joints
If you’ve spent any time in Birmingham, chances are you’ve heard of Fife’s Restaurant—the no-frills, old-school diner that’s been feeding the Magic City since 1959. Now, it’s getting the spotlight it deserves. Southern Living just named Fife’s one of the tastiest breakfast spots in...
National steakhouse chain closes two Birmingham area locations
A national steakhouse chain has closed two of its Birmingham area locations. The Outback Steakhouse on 20th Street North at 20 Midtown, across the street from Publix, has closed, as has the Inverness location on U.S. 280. Neither restaurant is listed on the chain’s website. A statement from the...
Faith Skate moving to Avondale, opening Oct. 29
Birmingham’s first skate shop has a new home! Skateboarding and clothing retailer Faith Skate Supply recently announced plans to move to a new location in the Avondale Mills Shopping Center, sandwiched between Birmingham Tattoo Company and Sparrow Salon. Birmingham’s first skate shop is moving to Avondale. Founded...
2 Adamsville police officers involved in crash in Graysville
GRAYSVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - Two Adamsville police officers were involved in a crash in Graysville Monday morning. Police say the officers were responding to a report of a downed tree on Highway 78. They had activated their emergency lights and were getting ready to clear the road when a pickup crashed into the back of...
