Bassett and Vance first met in the 1980s as graduate students at the Yale School of Drama. But Vance had a girlfriend then. “I had such an appreciation for him over those years—of his consistency, how ...

The Birmingham Times A young Black girl reaches for a yellowhammer, Alabama’s state bird, as cotton transforms into dandelion seeds drifting toward the horizon. Nearby, an artist ...

For the Birmingham Times On Friday, October 30, 2026, Erica Smith-Patterson — better known as designer Erica Nicole — will bring her fashion brand, Haus of 81 Fine Designs, to ...

City of Birmingham The Birmingham City Council today approved the City of Birmingham’s 2027 State Legislative Agenda, supporting a series of proposals to remove blight, make neighborhoods safer, ...

By ABC 33/40 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the City of Birmingham, Mayor Randall Woodfin and several City Council members challenging Alabama’s restructuring of the Birmingham ...

The Birmingham Times Like many Birmingham residents and natives, Herman Mannings III and Curtis Starks are big fans of the Magic City Classic, the largest Historically ...

The Birmingham Times The sounds of students singing filled Norwood Elementary School Friday morning as teachers dressed in camouflage and students wearing their school colors of ...

The Birmingham Times Cooper Green Homes has completed nearly $30 million in renovations, marking a significant investment in affordable housing on Birmingham’s southwest side. City ...

Special to The Times The Altamont School will display the full collection of The March Quilts nonprofit arts initiative in a public event Sunday, Oct. 18, 1-3 p.m. The quilts, ...

The City of Birmingham will commemorate National Homelessness Awareness Month by hosting its 2026 State of Homelessness Summit on Friday, Nov. 6. Together, community leaders, ...

For the Birmingham Times Darryl Washington, Chris Lewis and Nathaniel Rutledge have been friends since playing basketball together at Ramsay High ...

A newly assigned Jefferson County judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether a challenge to a proposed Birmingham AI data center can resume where it left off after the previous judge recused herself ...