This week in Alabama, two prominent places in U.S. history will be a step closer to becoming National Parks. On Thursday, October 27th, U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell will be conducting two public hearings to consider designating both Freedom…
Sponsored By: Cary Estes It is difficult to bridge economic and social gaps when there is an actual bridge standing in the way. That is the situation Birmingham has been facing for nearly a half-century, ever since Interstate 20/59 was…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ben Gillilan (@benjiclyde) The Garage Cafe is a hidden gem near UAB’s campus. It is a classicly different Birmingham eatery that will leave you begging for more. If you have yet…
With speeds of 100 GIGAbits/sec that’s up to ‘10,000 times as fast as typical household Internet’ UAB will have the fastest internet among universities in Alabama. The new $2.5 M investment in internet connectivity will be available for faculty, staff,…
Alabama holds some of the most beautiful geography and greatest biodiversity of any place on earth. We are lucky to live here! But according to some highly acclaimed scientists, if we don’t protect what we have, we could lose it.
BuzzFeed recently posted an article detailing the “most hipster neighborhood” in each state, and Birmingham represented! To be fair, Where Is Williamsburg? Should be credited to locating our Avondale. Where Is Williamsburg? is an app for “trendy folk” to use…
Here comes the sun UAB. This week, UAB announced that it is home to the largest solar energy system in the city of Birmingham. The solar panels are on top of it’s Campus Recreation Center which can be seen from…
Bham Now will be kicking off the BOLD speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 18th 5:30pm at Kinetic Here are the top 5 reasons you need get a ticket now. You will; 1) Hear from Jay Brandrup, Auburn grad, on what it…
“Signs, signs everywhere a sign…” ~ Five Man Electrical Band If you have been traveling throughout Birmingham, you’ve probably seen a few of these signs designating past locations of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad. “The railroad is still with us. This…
UAB’s Sarah Parcak, the much acclaimed space archeologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize winner “wants to make the world’s invisible history visible once again.” Her plan: Launch in 2017 GlobalXplorer, the first of its kind online citizen science platform…
Every year a prestigious award, granted by the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, is awarded to 32 U.S. individuals. 1973 was the year Ralph H. Smith became a Rhode Scholar. About 43 years later, he is now the societies president.
Last Friday, for the second time in 13 years, Alabama’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been removed from office. We’ve all seen this before. The real question is…. Will Judge Moore use the latest chapter in his erratic…
If you are like me you love the Birmingham Murals spread across our city. If you are also like me you may sometimes get a bit lost looking for them for your next photo op. Don’t worry, there will be…
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Not all Famous people come from California or New York. You might be surprised that some big names you recognize are from right here in Birmingham. From rappers to activists, here are a few Birmingham natives that you can brag…