From The Birmingham Times
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PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
By Gwen Deru | The Birmingham Times TODAY READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news! ALABAMA BLAZIN BINGO, 6 p.m. at Overtime Grill and Bar. FILM – 7 p.m. at the Sidewalk Film. CAM GIRL, DOMESTICATRIX, KAMIKAZE ZOMBIE at the Nick. 3RD THURSDAY BLUES JAM, 7 p.m. at True Story Brewing. THIRST TRAP […]
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Tapping Into God-Given Gifts
When’s the last time you made time to listen to that still, small voice on the inside of you? Or when have you last taken a moment to breathe and take in all of what’s happening in your life? In an era of cellphones, laptops, tablets and smart watches, those questions can almost come off […]
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Coca-Cola Moving Closer to $338 Million Birmingham Campus
By: Greg Garrison| [email protected] Coca-Cola United continues to move closer to building a new $338 million campus that will be a gateway to Birmingham, city and company officials said Tuesday. “It’s going to be phenomenal,” Coca-Cola CEO Mike Suco said after the City Council approved incentives for the project. “It will welcome everybody to Birmingham. […]
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Selena Rodgers Dickerson, Domestic Violence Survivor: ‘I Choose Not to Look at Myself as a Victim’
By Chanda Temple | For The Birmingham Times Selena Rodgers Dickerson’s college years should have been filled with happy days as she pursued her degree. Instead, a portion of her college career was marred by fear and pain as she experienced domestic violence. Dickerson is the owner of SARCOR, LLC, and engineering firm in Birmingham, […]
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‘I Was Smitten with His Proposal And Of Course, Said ‘Yes’’
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times DESLAND AND EVERETT ROBINSON Sr. Live: McCalla Married: Oct. 4, 2008 Met: Summer 1985, in Desland’s family’s backyard. Their houses were divided by a fence “with one wooden slat missing and we could see each other through the slat,” recalled Everett. “But Desland didn’t like me, […]
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Birmingham to host Mental Health Awareness Day on May 17
By Chanda Temple | For The Birmingham Times On Friday, May 17, the City of Birmingham and community partners will be in Linn Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer free resources and have conversations on mental health, which is a topic many people are often reluctant to address. Crystal Mullen-Johnson, a licensed […]
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Building Alabama Reinvestment (BAR) to Hold Conference in Birmingham
The Birmingham Times The Building Alabama Reinvestment (BAR) Conference will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB on May 16. The 14th annual event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Themed “Banking on Change: Uncovering Opportunities in the South,” the BAR Conference aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among community leaders […]
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May 9, 2024
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Birmingham-Southern College Responds to $52 Million Purchase Offer From Alabama A&M University
The Birmingham Times Alabama A&M University made a $52 million offer on Thursday to purchase Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) with the intention to retain the school’s credentialed faculty and staff, according to AL.com. However, BSC said late Thursday “we have no definitive agreements with any entity at this time.” School supporters say they would welcome any […]
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Business Owner L’Tryce Slade Reflects on IVF Journey, Finding a Balance in Motherhood
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times After building a successful Alabama construction company, earning a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and being honored by more than a dozen local and national organizations, Birmingham business owner L’Tryce Slade considers becoming a first-time mom at age 45 one of […]
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Birmingham Mother, Daughter Embrace the Sweet Life Together
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Evelyn Sherard and daughter Kenya Pickens are having fun inside Velvet Kake LLC, owned by Pickens, at 2466 Old Springville Road in Clay, Alabama. As Mother’s Day—Sunday, May 12—approaches, the two pose for a photoshoot and talk about a range of treats the shop offers. “My main thing […]
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Bill Allowing Cameras to Help Curtail Exhibition Driving in Birmingham Headed to Governor
The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin said late Wednesday that passage of HB 474 to allow cameras to help law enforcement address dangerous exhibition driving will “make a major impact.” The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for approval. “Birmingham’s response to illegal and deadly exhibition driving continues each week with […]