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Near Birmingham Is Alabama's Laid-Back City With Affordable Living, Antique Shops, And Southern Charm

Home to more than 1.1 million Alabamians and counting, Birmingham anchors the largest metropolitan area in the entire state. More and more people are favoring suburban living though, opting to put down roots outside Birmingham proper. Situated about 10 miles north of downtown Birmingham, just a straight shot up Interstate 65, the suburb of Gardendale has certainly seen steady growth over the past several decades, and it's easy to see why.

Gardendale, AL · 3d
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'It's not good': CAW acknowledges massive water losses as rates rise

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Central Alabama Water is losing revenue on nearly half the water it produces, and utility officials acknowledge decades of deferred maintenance have left the system with deteriorating pipes, thousands of leaks and an infrastructure replacement backlog that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars to address.

Birmingham, AL · 3h
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Lovely Garden Roots

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Ervin and Bridget Lewis Paid More Than $25,000 for a Pleasant Grove Backyard Deck, and the Unlicensed Contractor Left It Up to 12 Feet High With No Railings

Ervin and Bridget Lewis paid more than $25,000 for a Pleasant Grove deck rebuild. It sits up to 12 feet high with no railings, and no contractor license was found.

Pleasant Grove, AL · 2d

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Fairfield residents react as company buys vacant Walmart property for planned data center

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - A company planning a data center in Fairfield has bought property in the city. According to property records, Patmos bought the former Walmart property off Aaron Aronov Drive. Past reporting shows Patmos is planning to build a co-location data center in Fairfield. Neighbors said they don’t...

Fairfield, AL · 2d
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AmFirst Credit Union Snaps Up Alabaster Land for Its 24th Branch

AmFirst Credit Union has acquired nearly 8 acres of land in Alabaster, where it plans to build the company's 24th branch overall and its very first location in the city. The site sits on AL-119 just north of the Thompson Road intersection, putting the Birmingham-based financial institution on track to become the fourth AmFirst branch in Shelby County.

Alabaster, AL · 3d

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New ‘Opportunity Zones’ could spark economic development in Birmingham neighborhoods

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A new round of “Opportunity Zones” is coming to Alabama, including the city of Birmingham. City leaders said the designations could mean new businesses for some of the city’s most struggling neighborhoods. Birmingham received all 25 census tracts it requested. The tracts include...

Birmingham, AL · 2d

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Raising Cane’s, the concept that wouldn’t work, sets Trussville opening date

From Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — The business plan for Raising Cane’s received the lowest grade in a college class “because the professor said it wouldn’t work,” according to the company’s own history of its founding. When founder Todd Graves tried to get loans, “the banks said no,” the company says. In other media […]

Trussville, AL · 13h

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‘We Deserve It’: In Birmingham, Black Farmers Open Fountain Heights’ First Grocery Store in 70 years

For the first time in nearly 70 years, Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood has a grocery store of its own. The Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative, a Black-owned urban farm and food sovereignty collective founded in 2016 by M. Dominique Villanueva and Christopher Gooden, hosted the grand opening of its We All Eat Market and community kitchen on Nov. 7.

Birmingham, AL · 23h

The Trussville Tribune

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Culver’s construction in Trussville expected to wrap up Dec. 6

From Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — Construction of Culver’s at 5905 Trussville Crossing Blvd. is expected to be finished Dec. 6, according to the project’s general contractor. The company has not announced when the restaurant will open. Founded in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin, Culver’s is known for its ButterBurgers, cheese curds and frozen […]

Trussville, AL · 7h

Whiskey Riff

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An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property

We’ve got a true David vs. Goliath situation unfolding down in Alabama. A property owner in Alabama is standing up – literally – to a power company trying to install a transmission line on his land, physically blocking employees from entering his land. The disagreement started back in 2023, when Alabama Power notified 60-year-old Fenn Church that the company planned to acquire through eminent domain an easement across a portion of his 400-acre land in Calera, Alabama to install a […] The post An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property first appeared on Whiskey Riff .

Calera, AL · 1d

Barrett Media

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Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring

"The reductions follow the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October." The post Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring appeared first on Barrett Media .

Birmingham, AL · 1d

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Birmingham Fall Craft & Vendor Market returns to Riverchase Galleria

The Birmingham Fall Craft & Vendor Market will take place Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15, from noon to 6 p.m. at Riverchase Galleria. Organized by Hometown Vendor Market, the family-friendly event will feature independent businesses and makers offering food, drinks, jewelry, handmade crafts, home décor, fashion, art, wellness products and other items.

Hoover, AL · 2d

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MAX Credit Union To Acquire Alabama Bank, Expand To $2.6 Billion in Assets

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The $2.3-billion MAX Credit Union here has announced an agreement to acquire the $245-million First Financial Bank based in Bessemer, Ala., in an all-cash transaction that will mark the credit union's first bank acquisition and expand its presence into the Greater Birmingham market. Under the purchase and assumption...

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Farm Co-op Brings Grocery Store Back To Birmingham Neighborhood

A Black-owned urban farm cooperative has brought a grocery store back to a Birmingham, Alabama, neighborhood that has gone without one for nearly 70 years. Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative opened We All Eat Market Nov. 7 inside Heart of the Farm, its new market and community kitchen in the historic Fountain Heights neighborhood.

Birmingham, AL · 3d

SoulGrown

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Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association announces 2026 Stars of the Industry winners

From chefs and restaurateurs to the employees who keep restaurants and hotels running, the annual awards recognize excellence across Alabama’s hospitality industry.

Alabama · 3d

Shelby Reporter

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Finding new roots: Alabaster Family Dental debuts new name, keeps level of care

ALABASTER — Sitting face-to-face with Dr. Taylor Duncan, a patient listens attentively as he provides advice for how best to proceed with their particular situation. This same scenario plays out across the day with numerous patients and Duncan gives the same serious consideration to each case because he knows compassionate, personal care is the best way to continue a legacy.

Alabaster, AL · 1d

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Asbury UMC buying former Leeds church property for community missions hub

Asbury United Methodist Church is finalizing the purchase of the former Cahaba United Methodist Church property in Leeds from the North Alabama Conference for $10, with plans to turn it into a community missions hub called The Village. The property served as a worship location for Asbury in the church’s...

Leeds, AL · 4d

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Smith + Howard Adds Hagler & Brocato in Alabama, Byrne|Zizzi in Mississippi

The top 75 firm is expanding its presence in the Southeast by acquiring Hagler & Brocato, a CPA firm headquartered in Hoover, AL, and Byrne|Zizzi, an accounting and advisory firm based in Tupelo, MS. Top 75 accounting firm Smith + Howard is expanding its presence in the Southeast by acquiring...

Hoover, AL · 3d

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Power Company Threatens to Arrest Alabama Landowner for Protecting His Property

A private landowner handcuffed and arrested on his own ground for refusing to allow utility company bulldozers to wield eminent domain and clearcut his timber? A helluva showdown is erupting in the most significantly hot property rights case in the U.S. “This is still America,” says Fenn Church, standing beside...

Alabama · 4d

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Black Farmers Bring Groceries Back to Birmingham After Nearly 70 Years

For nearly 70 years, families in Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighborhood had to leave home just to buy a bag of groceries. As of Saturday, November 7, 2026, they don't have to anymore — and the people who fixed the problem are the same ones who grow the food. Fountain...

Birmingham, AL · 4d