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Brookside Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement in ‘Policing for Profit’ Case
BROOKSIDE, Ala. — The town of Brookside has agreed to a proposed $1.5 million class-action settlement that would compensate thousands of drivers and impose sweeping reforms after years of allegations…
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Birmingham Awards $100,000 to Urban Farmers in Partnership With Jones Valley Teaching Farm
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city of Birmingham is investing $100,000 in its growing network of urban farms through a new grant program administered by Jones Valley Teaching Farm, a nonprofit…
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Kami-Con Brings Anime, Gaming and Cosplay Party to Downtown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fans of anime, gaming and all things geek culture will take over the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex this weekend as Kami-Con returns downtown for three days of costumes,…
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Alabama’s Child Predator Death Penalty Law Plays on Fear, Not Facts
MONTGOMERY, Ala — Alabama’s new Child Predator Death Penalty Act may play well on the campaign trail, but its legal and practical problems show it was not thought through. The…
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New Episcopal Bishop Signals Different Kind of Christianity in Deep-Red Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The election of a new Episcopal bishop in Alabama is putting a spotlight on a quieter, more progressive strain of Christianity in a state where white evangelical…
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Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Alabama Panhandling Ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether to hear Alabama’s appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the state’s broad bans on panhandling as…
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