COVID-19 has forced many nonprofits to shift gears in their fundraising efforts and the American Heart Association (AHA) is no exception. The AHA’s 2021 Birmingham Heart Walk has been reimagined as a digital experience this year to maintain necessary safety protocols due to the ongoing pandemic. Through the event design, AHA is striving to get more people moving in Birmingham […]

When kids participate in the life of a garden, they see the complete cycle of growing food, cooking and preparing it to eat. School gardens are exciting places for kids to learn basic academic subjects, too. The Tuscaloosa community came together more than 10 years ago to develop a garden-based learning program called the Druid […]

Congress is expected to soon pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the fourth major response to the pandemic. Did these measures save our economy from a protracted recession? Our initial response might be yes because of last spring’s economic free-fall. The stock market declined 20%. Unemployment jumped from 3.5% in February to 14.8% […]

JACKSON, Alabama – Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) plans to launch a three-year, $440 million project to permanently convert a paper machine at its mill in Clarke County to produce linerboard used for corrugated packaging. Lake Forest, Illinois-based PCA announced that it discontinued the production of uncoated freesheet, used for copy paper and other applications, […]

She could neither see nor hear. But her vision influenced countless millions. Helen Keller’s influence reached far beyond her native Alabama. She became a celebrity at an early age and remained so throughout her life. Born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Keller was 19 months old when an illness left her deaf and blind. With the […]

FLORENCE — Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has banned the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except in the extreme case of saving the life of a pregnant woman or terminating a pregnancy that resulted from incest or rape. The Hyde Amendment has stood the test of time, most recently during the 2010 […]

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday voted against H.R.1319, the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill supported by President Joe Biden. The bill originally passed the House with no Alabama Republicans supporting the bill, and — after numerous changes were made in the Senate — the same has now occurred in […]

In a season filled with uncertainty, injuries, and the looming notion that Auburn had self-imposed a post-season ban, the Auburn Tigers finished their season on a high note. Bruce Pearl managed to get his team involved and excited in a season where they could have easily folded and written this season off. However, Pearl got […]

Alabama is enjoying one of their best seasons in recent memory and continued with their winning ways today as they defeated Georgia 89-79 in the Bulldogs’ house. The Tide have been cruising through the SEC this season, with only two blemishes on their conference record. With the regular season SEC championship already claimed by Bama, […]

About 13 years ago, making beer in Alabama was just a dream for people like Jason Wilson, whose Back Forty Beer Company would go on to help lay the foundation for today’s thriving craft-beer scene. “I called the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) board and said I’d like to fill out an application for a manufacturing brewery in […]

Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent company, joined five other energy companies Tuesday in announcing plans to ensure electric vehicle (EV) drivers have access to a seamless network of charging stations connecting major highway systems across significant regions of the country. The Electric Highway Coalition – made up of Southern Company, American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation and the Tennessee […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday morning offered an amendment on the Senate floor that would have prohibited educational institutions from receiving federal funding if they allow biological males to compete in female athletics competitions. Tuberville’s amendment came amid a long line of amendments from both sides of the aisles to the $1.9 trillion so-called […]

Automatic Seafood and Oysters has definitely caught on. Since opening in Birmingham in 2019, the restaurant from chef Adam Evans and his wife and designer Suzanne Humphries Evans has attracted and wowed with its inviting space and amazing food. It’s not just patrons who are impressed. The prestigious James Beard Awards had Automatic Seafood and Oysters among its […]

Research activities at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) continue to rank among the top federally funded programs in the United States, according to the latest information available from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The annual NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey ranked six UAH programs in the top 20 nationally, up […]

Birmingham developer Orchestra Partners has broken ground on Urban Supply, a mixed-use redevelopment of historic buildings at the west end of Birmingham’s Parkside district. The first phase will feature a mix of pop-up tenants, including local retailer Cahaba Cycles and retail concept Garage Sale, plus a calendar of outdoor community events. In a news release, Orchestra Partners said the recent developments are […]

It was almost quitting time on a Friday, and Josie Russell Young was looking forward to her weekend when the phone at Russell Construction of Alabama’s Montgomery office rang. She saw it was a California phone number and almost didn’t answer. “It was 4:45, and I really thought it was spam,” she said, “but I picked […]

Social media has been filled with smoke and fire lately as many land managers, like the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), conduct controlled burns to enhance the flora and fauna throughout the state. Steven Mitchell, the ADCNR’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division Upland Bird Coordinator, said the Department, along with other […]

The annual Selma Jubilee, a celebration of a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, is taking place virtually in 2021 due to the pandemic. A digital recreation of the Selma-Montgomery March is being made available with help from Google. The live version of the virtual event is running from March 5-7. In a sponsorship […]

Governor Kay E. Ivey on Friday delivered the Governor Albert P. Brewer Legacy Keynote Address to conclude the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama’s (PARCA) annual forum. This wrapped up a week of virtual discussions on online connectivity, especially related to the lack of broadband access in the state. Ivey, near the beginning of her […]

A 40-acre tract of land in the heart of Alabama’s beloved Sipsey Wildnerness has been successfully transferred from private ownership to public conservation. The announcement comes as the culmination of a three-year process. The land was put up for sale in 2018 at which point the nonprofit group The Conservation Fund purchased it with the […]

Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation this week announced the retirement of Nancy Kane, the company’s executive vice president for Acquisitions and Corporate Development, effective June 18. Throughout her long and distinguished career with Protective Life, Kane has held various responsibilities for bank and debt financing, securitization, and acquisition transactions. She joined Protective as senior associate counsel in […]

The head coach and star player of the University of Alabama men’s basketball team received notice this week that they are finalists for the awards given each year to the best coach and top player in the college ranks. Nate Oats, in his second year leading the Tide, has accrued a 20-6 record and the […]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard on Friday announced she is launching an initial television advertising buy in her 2022 bid to succeed retiring Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). Blanchard, who was appointed by then-President Donald J. Trump in 2017 to serve as the ambassador to Slovenia, said in a written press release that she will […]

7. Legislation to change the State Health Officer State Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville) has introduced a bill that would make the State Health Officer position one that’s appointed by the governor and change it to the Secretary of Health. The bill has now been advanced by the Senate Health Committee. Currently, the health officer is […]