Root 100 names Mayor Woodfin one of the most influential African Americans
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been listed as one of the most influential African Americans by The Root 100.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been listed as one of the most influential African Americans by The Root 100.
Are you stressed? Out of 182 cities, Birmingham claimed the #4 spot on WalletHub’s list for Most and Least Stressed Cities in America in 2018. Easy, now. Let’s all breathe in and breathe out …
“The last time I saw Mrs. Bridges, we were sitting in her garden. She put her hand on my knee, and she said, ‘I want you to be the one to write the history of my house.’ And I don’t…
History can be inspiring, epic and almost surreal in its scale. History can also be boring and dusty…and it can be painful and sobering as well. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opens today in Montgomery, AL remembering the…
Does the price of parking in downtown Birmingham have you avoiding the area? We have done a little investigating to uncover some free parking spots and a few super cheap options too.
Like many of you, on this day before the Alabama Senate race, I’ve become weary from the minute-by-minute headlines of political bashing. And (hello!) we live in the thick of it right here in Birmingham, Alabama. But, my cousin e-mailed a…
Opinion Why wouldn’t Amazon choose Birmingham for its HQ2? To me, the choice is a no-brainer. Birmingham today is nothing like the Birmingham of just a short 10 years ago. I know a number of people say we have a…
The shooting death of a two-year old and the injuries sustained by his mother and another man have sparked a community-wide outcry: How can we stop the violence?
Norfolk Southern might bring in almost 2,000 jobs statewide, but residents of Trussville aren’t impressed.
You might have noticed that Netflix, Reddit, Kickstarter, Spotify, and a ton more websites added an element. Wondering what the Battle for the Net is? Read on, because it can (and probably will) affect what you are allowed to see…
Distracted driving kills thousands every year – almost 3,500 people died as a result of it in 2015 alone. While the NHTSA’s definition, which includes “fiddling with the stereo,” might be a little extreme (unless your stereo-fiddling itself is extreme,…
I’ve noticed that we at Bham Now give the Pizitz Center a ton of coverage. I’m sure some of that is because we offer native advertising (which this is not, by the way). But I think there’s more to it…
Who’s this person from Birmingham running for Governor of Alabama? Folks in Vestavia probably know him. Do you?
As rumors swirl about a possible impeachment, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley continues to deny, deny, deny. According to him, there’s been no affair with his former political adviser, nothing illegal to see here, move along and, no. There will be…
Commentary Briarwood is a megachurch that sits up on a hill. When my grandmother came to visit and saw the church from the highway, she called it “Fort God.” It is not the small, Northern church with a parking lot…