Andrew Young Visit to Birmingham Kicks Off 2013 Events
Ambassador Andrew Young of Atlanta will deliver a keynote address tonight and speak with students tomorrow in Birmingham, marking the beginning of events to commemorate the city's historic role in the modern Civil...
SRMSDC-SBA Sign 2-Yr Agreement to Support Small Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) with the South Region Minority Supplier Development Council (SRMSDC) as part of the Council's initiative to strengthen and expand small business...
BPL Hosts Exhibit on Civil Rights Icon Shores’ Scrapbook
The Birmingham Historical Society and the Birmingham Public Library are showcasing the life and times of Birmingham civil rights attorney Arthur Shores in a special exhibit. The exhibit features scrapbook pages of newspaper...
Actor Bill Duke Screens “Dark Girls” Documentary at the Carver
Silver screen and television actor, producer, writer and director Bill Duke will be in Birmingham this weekend to promote his new documentary “Dark Girls.” Produced along with filmmaker D. Channsin Berry, the documentary...
The Classic Works Its Magic In Birmingham for the 71st Year
The parade. The pageantry. The parties, lots of parties. Especially the tailgate parties around Legion Field. And did I mention the game at the center of it all?
It’s the 71st Annual State Farm...
Council Appoints Birmingham YP Austin to Vacancy
The newest face among Birmingham City leadership is now its youngest. A majority of City Councilors voted to appoint 29-year-old Johnathan F. Austin to fill the vacant District 5 seat of William Bell.
It...
Downtown Birmingham Condos Still Selling, But Slowly
Amid news of foreclosures, tightening credit and housing sale slumps, Downtown residential developers are still building and people are still renting, though not buying as much, according to speakers at the ONB monthly...
Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Southside Marriott
Officials with the City of Birmingham and Operation New Birmingham joined in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 129-room Residence Inn by Marriott at the corner of 20th Street and 8th Court South...
Langford’s Fair Park Plan Awaits Council Approval Tuesday
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford this morning laid out his plans to City Council members to completely revitalize Fair Park, a $125 to $150 million project that would be funded using portions of the...
It’s Ladies’ Night on Friday
After the success of the first summit for African American men, "Plan 10/30: Why Am I Dying, Do You Care?” Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has called a second summit for African American Women...
