Open in NewsBreak

Hackleburg

See all locations
Customize your news
49°F
publisher avatar

Business

theshelbyreport.com

website

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 · 4d
article img

SoulGrown

partner publisher · 647 followers
article img

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

website

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 · 2d
article img

280living.com

website

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
article img

cpapracticeadvisor.com

website

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

AgWeb

website

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 · 5d

fb101.com

website

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

alreporter.com

website

Workforce Alabama awards $2.5M to Broad Metro LLC for Stadium Trace Village

The Alabama Department of Workforce has awarded Broad Metro LLC a $2.5 million federal grant to reclaim abandoned mine land and support infrastructure work for Stadium Trace Village’s second phase, Secretary Greg Reed announced Monday. The grant, awarded through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program, will support work...

Jefferson County, AL · 4d

wbrc.com

website

AI infrastructure company buys property in Fairfield after announcing data center plans

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - An AI infrastructure company has bought property in Fairfield after announcing plans to build a data center there, according to the Birmingham Business Journal. Patmos Fairfield LLC purchased roughly 16 acres for $32 million, the Business Journal reported. The property includes the site of the former...

Fairfield, AL · 3d

wbhm.org

website

After nearly 70 years, Birmingham's Fountain Heights is getting a grocery store of its own

For generations, getting groceries in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood has meant traveling outside the community to find fresh food. Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative will open the We All Eat Market on Saturday, Nov. 7, bringing a neighborhood grocery store to Fountain Heights for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Birmingham, AL · 8d

SoulGrown

partner publisher · 647 followers

Made for the holidays: The Son of a Butcher Direct sends Birmingham’s best to your table

With five curated gift boxes and nationwide shipping, the Birmingham-born butcher shop is making it easier to share restaurant-quality meats and seafood this holiday season.

Birmingham, AL · 5d

rolling out

publisher · 196.5K followers

Charnita and Jason Horton bet big on Black wealth in Alabama

Charnita and Jason Horton have spent years building businesses together. Now they own the building, too. The entrepreneurial couple and television personalities have acquired a nearly 15,000-square-foot commercial property in Birmingham, Alabama, that will serve as headquarters for Just Tax Pros, a new tax preparation, training, recruiting and entrepreneurial development company founded by Charnita Horton. The 14,990-square-foot property at 8315 1st Avenue North officially changed hands in September.

Birmingham, AL · 8d

wbrc.com

website

Pleasant Grove family says contractor left deck unfinished, unsafe months after payments

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (WBRC) - A family said they paid Capa Construction LLC more than $25,000 to rebuild their back deck, which they said remains unfinished and unsafe. Ervin and Bridget Lewis hired the company in March for a full tear-down and rebuild. Months later, they said, the contractor told them he could not complete the job. The family said the deck is still incomplete and that they paid thousands more than the amount on the original contract.

Pleasant Grove, AL · 4d

Alabama's 42

partner publisher · 135.2K followers

Defunct Steele Hall Brewing building in Trussville purchased by SmartBank

An empty building on Main Street in Trussville that was once home to Steele Hall Brewing has been purchased by SmartBank for $1.2 million.

Trussville, AL · 7d

Village Living

website

Developers move closer to releasing proposed plan for old Brookwood Village mall

Plans for a mixed-use project for the old Brookwood Village mall may not be moving quickly, but they are moving. Local leaders say more details on the mixed-use redevelopment may be released by the end of the year. “There is movement,” said Mountain Brook Mayor Graham Smith. “The developers are...

Mountain Brook, AL · 5d

pfonline.com

website

JIT Industries Acquires Birmingham Chrome Plating Facility, Expands Fluid Power Capabilities

JIT Industries (Hartselle, Alabamba), a full-service diversified company specializing in fluid power manufacturing and repair, large-scale machining, engineering support and automation, has acquired Precision Plating in Birmingham, Alabama. Precision Plating specializes in industrial hard chrome plating, as well as machining, grinding, roll repair and surface restoration services. The facility is...

Birmingham, AL · 5d

pulse2.com

website

Smith + Howard: Two Accounting Firm Acquisitions Expand Southeastern Presence To 16 Offices

Smith + Howard has completed the acquisitions of Hagler & Brocato in Alabama and Byrne|Zizzi in Mississippi, strengthening its national accounting and advisory platform and expanding its geographic reach throughout the Southeastern United States. The transactions bring the firm’s total number of acquisitions to 11 and increase its presence to nearly 900 professionals across 16 offices in the United States and India.

Hoover, AL · 4d

AL.com

publisher · 285.2K followers

Historic Birmingham silos became giant soda cans, transformed downtown’s skyline

The timing coincides with Buffalo Rock’s 125th anniversary and 75 years as a Pepsi bottler in 2026.

Birmingham, AL · 7d

Shelby Reporter

website

AmFirst purchases land for new Alabaster branch

ALABASTER — AmFirst has acquired 7.59 acres of land in Alabaster for the creation of a new branch off Highway 119. The new AmFirst Branch is planned for Shelby County off of Highway 119, north of the intersection of Thompson Road. The Alabaster location will mark AmFirst’s fourth branch to open in Shelby County, following existing branches in Inverness, Calera and Pelham.

Alabaster, AL · 7d

hoodline.com

website

SmartBank Pours $1.2 Million Into Trussville, Turning Shuttered Brewery Into Bank No. 15

The brick building at 227 Main St. in downtown Trussville that once poured pints for Steele Hall Brewing is about to start cashing checks instead. SmartBank has bought the property for $1.2 million and plans to turn it into its 15th location in Alabama, giving the city's entertainment district a new occupant just months after the taproom closed its doors.

Trussville, AL · 7d