Downtown Construction 01 e1619529584211 Birmingham launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program + more biz news this week — Time to get busy, Birmingham! Photo via Jacob Blakenship for Bham Now

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🌟The Birmingham Emergency Rental Assistance Program officially launched yesterday, April 26. Learn how it can help if you’ve fallen behind in paying rent or utilities because of the pandemic.

🌟 What do you consider the most iconic sandwich in Alabama? Food & Wine reports it’s the chicken barbecue with white sauce and we think that checks out considering Miss Myra’s is award-winning.

🌟 NYC’s Museum of Natural History might be a whaley 🐳 great place to receive your COVID-19 vaccine, but any site will do. Find out where to sign up in Birmingham.
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Find your Way home 🏡

The Way Station is Birmingham’s only shelter for homeless youth, but the team at AIDS Alabama needs your help bringing it to life. Learn how you can provide a safe home for unaccompanied young people in the city. Sponsored by AIDS Alabama

Trailblazers 🔥

Jefferson County’s Red Rock Trail System is growing with the addition of the new Jones Valley Trail Extension. The way I view it, we have easier access to Birmingham’s best breweries now that it connects Railroad Park to Avondale.

Canine comfort 🐶

Man’s best friend is also man’s most helpful ally when it comes to service and therapy dogs. See how these organizations turn ruff situations into paw-some ways to help heal Birminghamians.

Ain’t no mountain high enough 🏔

But there is a hill. The Hill at Eastbury is taking Homewood to the height of luxury. From an outdoor oasis to stunning interior design, you’re going to want to move in ASAP. Sponsored by Farris Properties

YEET Haw 🤠

Saddle up—this town ain’t big enough for more than one opening. Just kidding! There’s more room than ever for a ton of new openings, including a honky-tonk bar in the Parkside.