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Shelby Reporter
Oak Ass Endurance Race returns to Oak Mountain with new course, national field
PELHAM – The Oak Ass Endurance Race is returning to Oak Mountain State Park on Saturday, Nov. 14, bringing endurance mountain bikers from across the country to Shelby County for a day of competition, trails and celebration. The event, presented by the National Ultra Endurance Series, Chainbuster and Birmingham...
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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.
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The Birmingham Free Press
High Dive Named Alabama’s Best New Restaurant of 2026
BIRMINGHAM — High Dive HiFi Lounge in Lakeview has been named Alabama’s best new restaurant of 2026 by Tasting Table, the national food publication’s pick for the state in its... The post High Dive Named Alabama’s Best New Restaurant of 2026 appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .
The Trussville Tribune
Tribune area schools show improvement on state report cards
by Scott Buttram, publisher TRUSSVILLE — If local educators in the Tribune’s nine city coverage area seem to be smiling a little brighter today, there are an abundance of good reasons for the joy. A review of state report cards for Tribune area schools shows significant improvement over the previous year. Below, you will find […]
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UAB reopens Bartow Arena after $15M renovation project
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB’s Bartow Arena has reopened after a renovation project of more than $15 million that began in June and is almost completely finished. Changes fans will notice this season include a new entrance and a new premium halfcourt club. The entire concourse has been upgraded, and the ticket window is now indoors.
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The Amelia Center :: Hope for Birmingham Families
When someone experiences the death of a loved one, people often expect them to return to “normal” within a few months. But anyone who has experienced significant loss knows that grief does not follow a timeline. Acute grief can last much longer than many people expect, and the...
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West Harris and Norman Tynes come ‘full circle’ with the re-establishment of their former firm
When West Harris and Norman Tynes combined their real estate experience in 2005 to form the Birmingham-based Harris Tynes Realty Group, one of their most important early decisions wasn’t anything they did. Rather, it was what they did not do. Namely, the duo didn’t run out and try to...
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Shelby Reporter
Hoover parent donates $5,000 to school district for special education classroom camera
HOOVER – A Hoover parent has donated $5,000 to Hoover City Schools with instructions that the money be used to install a camera in a self-contained special education classroom at Berry Middle School, adding a new development to a yearslong push by families for increased classroom monitoring. Charles Daniel...
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Shelby Reporter
Hoover council rejects Valleydale self-storage proposal, approves Trinity school
HOOVER– The Hoover City Council rejected a proposed self-storage facility on Valleydale Road Monday night, despite a series of concessions from the developer aimed at easing concerns from nearby residents. In a separate land-use decision, the council unanimously approved a conditional-use request allowing Trinity Classical Academy to operate a...