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Birmingham businesses prepare for Halloween, Magic City Classic on same day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) — Businesses across Birmingham are preparing for a weekend with Halloween and the Magic City Classic both happening Saturday. The general manager of Up-Down bar said Halloween is the bar’s most successful day of the year, every year. With the Classic also on Saturday, the...
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Former Birmingham police chief shares mother’s 1949 voter registration story ahead of Election Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Former Birmingham Police Chief Annetta Nunn is sharing a piece of her family’s history ahead of Election Day, hoping her mother’s story reminds future generations of the importance of voting. After her mother, Inez Watts, died in 2018, Nunn discovered her mother’s original voter registration papers dating back to 1949. “She […]
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Hoover events guide: November 2026
When: Tuesdays and Fridays throughout November, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Details: Discover something new during Hoover Steaks & Wines’ complimentary twice-weekly tastings. Guests can stop by on Tuesday and Friday evenings to sample selections from rotating wineries, distributors and importers while learning more about different varietals, regions and producers. The casual tastings offer both experienced wine enthusiasts and curious newcomers a chance to expand their palates, ask questions and find new favorites in a relaxed setting.
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City of Pinson holds 2026 state of the city, town hall
Pinson Mayor Hoyt Sanders and the city council held a state of the city meeting that doubled as a town hall on Thursday night where an overview of what’s happened in the past year along with a number of other topics were addressed.
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Reader memories from Homewood: Janice Jackson
Homewood Star readers shared their memories of the city as part of Homewood's centennial celebration. The full list of reader memories can be found at thehomewoodstar.com/news/reader-memories-from-homewood. Janice Jackson has lived her entire life in Rosedale, growing up on 26th Avenue South in a neighborhood where church, school and community were...
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3 Lost Alabama Neighborhoods That Disappeared From the Map
Alabama’s missing neighborhoods are sometimes hidden beneath places whose present purpose seems obvious: a military installation, industrial land or a redeveloped city center. Their earlier residential lives can be much harder to see. The houses are gone, street patterns have changed, and a name that once meant home may appear mainly in an archive.
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Hoover parents raise safety concerns about hilly, curvy road in Bluff Park neighborhood
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Residents of a Hoover neighborhood are asking city leaders to add sidewalks to Mountain Oaks Drive, a hilly, curvy road where children walk to school. Lee Anna McGuire, who lives in the neighborhood, said children use the road every day to walk to and from Shades Mountain Elementary. She said the neighborhood sits outside the school’s busing radius.
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Montevallo residents raise concerns about deteriorating County Road 203, flooding
Residents along County Road 203 in Montevallo say deteriorating road conditions and recurring drainage problems are raising safety concerns, as questions remain about who is responsible for repairs. The concerns were brought to Montevallo City Council on Monday, with residents asking whether anything will be done to address the problems.