Birmingham AL

Taylor Washington, a spring 2026 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate, found her home at the University of Alabama at Birmingham when she first stepped on campus. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Washington was passionate about helping children and succeeding as a track athlete. After visiting a few colleges, Washington

Some buildings just have good bones, and when you add great seafood to the mix, magic happens. Magnolia Point in Birmingham, Alabama proves that the best dining experiences often come from unexpected combinations of old and new. Here’s a fun fact about Alabama that might blow your mind. Despite...

The Birmingham Design Review Committee (DRC) will consider a proposal at their Wednesday, May 27th meeting to demolish the former downtown YMCA building and replace it with a new hotel. Closed since December 31, 2022, the 59,494 square-foot YMCA facility had served the downtown community for 37 years. According to...

The National Woman’s Missionary Union, headquartered in Birmingham, announced this week that is now the owner of a woodcraft toy race car kit company that supplies boys’ youth groups. The National WMU said it acquired Royal Racers on May 1. Royal Racers has been supplying Royal Racers car...

Homewood has a brand new ice cream shop located right in the heart of downtown. New Shoes Soft Serve is opening today, Thursday, May 21 at 2856-A 18th Street South, a corner unit that was the former location of Thomas Andrew Art, Home & Faith and Chocolate America. The shop’s...

The Summit just keeps getting better (and we’re not mad about it). Birmingham’s go-to shopping spot is adding new-to-market retailers and dining concepts, including multiple first-to-Alabama brands, giving shoppers even more reason to make a stop along 280. Here’s a look at what’s coming as early as this...

A grand jury has indicted a Bessemer man of a Birmingham double murder that took place in October, 2023. The jury found that Charles Dawoun Dunnigan III to have intentionally caused the deaths of 28-year-old Damon Thomas and 24-year-old Jacquic Little. Both people were found dead after a ShotSpotter alert...

Authorities have released the name of a man they said was fatally shot while possibly breaking into someone’s car. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the slain man as Martez Rashad Dunner. He was 30 and lived in Birmingham. Dunner’s family was notified of his death...

Some of the best food in America hides in the most unexpected places. This unassuming burger spot in Bessemer, Alabama is living proof. What looks like a modest old roadside stop turns out to be one of the most talked-about burger destinations in the state. The burgers are hand-shaped, grilled on a flat top, and backed

A new bar and restaurant is being planned for Birmingham’s Avondale. Retro, at 430 41st St. S., Unit A, received its retail liquor license from the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday. Owner Rex Cole described the place as a “neighborhood lounge and grill” to a May 12 Birmingham City...