Sponsored Wednesday evening the Jefferson County Health department and doctors from UAB held a press conference to explain and warn the public that the entire country, and particularly our area is in the middle of a major seasonal flu situation.
The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to install a steel beam late Friday night. Will Birmingham traffic be affected? Oh yeah.
Imagine a time when Alabama was at least partially covered by a sea and huge woolly mammoths and mastodons roamed the land…and a shark now named after legend Paul “Bear”Bryant swam in the waters. Meet Cretalamna bryanti.
Jefferson county is all set to spend $30 million for a proposed $174 million stadium on property owned by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. Will this move spur other entities to commit funds?
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There is something exciting about trains. The monotonous clickity clack. The alarmingly loud, yet inviting, bellow of the whistle. A conductor that hollers out, “All aboard the…” Wait. Birmingham has a passenger train? The answer to this question is yes,…
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Ok Birmingham bicyclists! Are you tired of risking your life when you ride your bike on the streets of Birmingham and the metro area? If your answer is yes, now is your chance to advocate and provide input on the…
Hey, did you watch Senator Doug Jones being sworn in today? Catch the video here. Also, check out these Birmingham folks working for him.
According to a Facebook post by Don Lupo, director of the city of Birmingham’s Office of Citizen Assistance, more than 400 people used the city’s warming station at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center last night.
Last night, Bham Now and several hundred New Year’s Eve party-goers braved the bone-chilling cold weather to capture the historic lighting of the new Alabama Theatre sign on 18th Street in Birmingham’s Theater District.
A few weeks ago I wrote about the mystery surrounding the cryptic letters, D. V K. D painted on the blacked-out windows of an old, purple building on Birmingham’s south side. Maybe you’ve seen those mysterious letters at 12th Street and…
The Birmingham Museum of Art saw some changes to their staff this past September. After a six-month national search, the Board of Trustees of the Birmingham Museum of Art appointed Dr. Graham C. Boettcher as its new R. Hugh Daniel…
Alabama’s unrestrained Senate race get you all fired up? Good. Because now you can warm your hands (or burn them, whatever) by the flame and smoke of our upcoming governor’s election!
Birmingham is a city of enthusiasts. We love our food, our sports, our universities, our neighborhoods and our street art and murals. Bham Now weekly InstaHam celebrates some of our beautiful murals. Enjoy!
Last night, on Christmas Day, Bham Now visited the city of Birmingham’s warming station at the Birmingham -Jefferson Civic Center.
When pedal buses such as Birmingham Pedal Tours first hit the streets, the City Council flat out refused to let them drink while riding. The concerns the Council brought up were that the buses would slow traffic to a crawl…