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Birmingham team pitches aerospace growth potential at Paris Air Show

June 21, 2023

PARIS — A group of economic development specialists, airport leaders and government officials from the Birmingham region has landed at the 2023 Paris Air Show with a strategic plan to […]

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Official Release from Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants to play at Rickwood Field in 2024

June 20, 2023

Major League Baseball today announced that Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, will be the […]

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Ted’s Restaurant, a Birmingham institution, celebrates 50 years

June 15, 2023

Ted’s Restaurant, one of Birmingham’s landmark eateries, is celebrating 50 years of business. It’s not unusual to see a line of patrons ready to get their fill of homestyle Southern […]

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Birmingham barber cuts his way into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 set

June 4, 2023

By Chanda Temple When West End native Tommy “TJ” Dudley Jr. was 22 years old, he told a barber shop owner that he wanted to be a barber. Dudley’s interest […]

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City of Birmingham Files Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Vacant East Thomas Apartments

May 31, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Office of the City Attorney for the City of Birmingham has filed a lawsuit against the owners of East Thomas Apartments to have the property declared a […]

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