Birmingham AL

A popular seafood restaurant in Birmingham’s Five Points has changed hands after 24 years. Ocean owner George Reis has announced that the restaurant is now owned by Chloe Kidd. In a social media post, Reis said opening the restaurant was a “dream I carried with me from the moment...

Lunch plates and cocktail glasses won’t remain empty for long inside a longtime Birmingham corporate and civic gathering place. The City Club atop the 31st and 32nd floors of Regions-Harbert Plaza will close Feb. 25 and then re-open just days later under new management March 1. The downtown club...

Bama Health Foods has provided dietary supplements and nutritional services to the Five Points West community and Ensley Heights for more than 50 years. In 2018, retailer and health coach Jacquie Fasekas became the store’s newest owner, continuing its legacy while expanding its mission. That expansion took a major...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham residents will be saying goodbye to a nearly 40-year-old social club this year. According to officials with City Club Birmingham, the club will be closing its doors effective, Feb. 25. “In 1962, the residents of Birmingham, Alabama, were given a gift that continues to benefit...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Jefferson County Vice and Narcotics Division, in collaboration with the Jefferson County SNET Team and MACC Detectives, executed arrest warrants on Feb. 3, 2026, for Vernon Lamont Christon, 46, in the 3000 block of Wenonah Park Road SW, Birmingham, Ala. The sheriff's office...

The Birmingham City Council voted to again hear from residents concerning proposals to temporarily suspend the construction of energy-intensive, large-scale data centers. The council held a public hearing on such a proposal Jan. 13, and speakers overwhelmingly supported a moratorium on the centers. As the use of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - If you go down 3rd Avenue South in the mornings until 8 p.m., chances are you will smell the most delicious aroma you’ve ever smelled. That would be Burning Tree Smokehouse. They are a fairly new business in the neighborhood owned by 35 year veteran chef Warren Webster, and he has the magic...

The man accused of gunning down an Alabama high school cheerleader at a late-night bonfire party has been released from jail, a decision that has reignited outrage and fear in a community still reeling from the deadly shooting. Steven Tyler Whitehead, 27, walked out of the Jefferson County Jail after a judge set his...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Hoover man is being held in the Jefferson County Jail after being arrested on kidnapping and rape charges. According to court documents, Zain Anis Karmali, 38, is accused of kidnapping a woman on Jan. 18 before raping her. His charges include first-degree rape and...

Craft’s has opened a new restaurant location at 2727 U.S. 280. The family-owned restaurant marked the opening with a ribbon cutting. Craft’s also operates established locations in Crestline Village and downtown Birmingham. 205-238-5408, craftsbhm.com. The Bottle Shop. The Bottle Shop has opened a new location at 81...