Popular local BBQ joint among top 20 best spots for chicken wings in the...
Popular local eatery SAW’s Juke Joint is home to some of the best chicken wings in the South, according to a new “top 20” list from popular lifestyle magazine Southern Living. It is all about the sauce. The list was compiled by Southern Living food and lifestyle...
Exercise Types & Where to Find Them in Birmingham
The most popular New Year’s resolutions consistently revolve around exercise, fitness, and health. This year, set yourself up for success by understanding more about what makes a good exercise program and what fun (yes, I said fun!) options for exercise in Birmingham there are!. There are four main types...
EVENT REMINDER: MLK Day 5K Drum Run returns Jan. 17
The 10th annual MLK Day 5K Drum Run is set for Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at History Park in Birmingham’s Historic 4th Avenue District at 1700 4th Ave. North. The community celebration honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through fitness, music and unity. Participants...
Caleb Smith Takes Edge-Rushing Talents and Goes Home
The edge rusher will transfer from Washington to Alabama.
Social Security workers rally in Birmingham, urge Congress to secure funds before deadline
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Social Security workers rallied outside the Birmingham Social Security office demanding congress to protect Social Security. Protests were held across the country as Congress faces a looming deadline to pass a fully funded federal budget. Workers said uncertainty over funding and staffing...
Tips for detecting hidden cameras
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (WBRC) - Cullman investigators are trying to figure out how a camera got into a hotel room after a family visiting from Tennessee found one in the air vent of a bathroom. Ashley Hatton never thought her daughter would find a camera hidden in their hotel room....
The Grove wedding + event venue opens in Birmingham
A new event venue, The Grove, opened for business late last year, and it is ready to host corporate meetings, weddings, festive celebrations and more. Located just outside of Downtown Birmingham, The Grove offers exclusive space for events, outdoor areas and ample parking for guests. There are several event add...
Jimmie Hale Mission director spends the night outside in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A major awareness and fundraising effort is underway Wednesday night in downtown Birmingham as Perryn Carroll, the executive director of Jimmie Hale Mission, spends the night outdoors to highlight the realities of homelessness and launch a new shelter expansion campaign. Carroll will begin her...
Birmingham mayor used to be awakened by homicide calls, now it’s his 6-week-old daughter...
A record-high level of homicides in 2024 used to keep Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin up at night. Now, it’s his own babies. “I think what keeps me up right now is very different with what kept me up at night in 2024,” Woodfin said. “The truth is, there were more nights of not being interrupted by a phone call, by...
Salon distributor to close Alabama facility, laying off 80 workers
A wholesale salon and beauty supply distributor located near Birmingham is planning to close its facility, laying off nearly 80 workers. SalonCentric, headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., announced the closure at the McCalla facility in a Jan. 13 notice filed with the state. The company scheduled the closure by June...

















