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Birmingham’s Mayor Randall Woodfin demands that the state make an exception to allow resources to assist with ending the use of Glock switches in the city.
Veteran and active-duty Marines celebrated the 100th birthday of Rev. Bill Greason on Tuesday at Rickwood Field in a ceremony that filled eyes with tears and hearts with pride.
Vulcan, you will always be ✨demure✨
Yes, there are bodies buried under the Birmingham Zoo. Here's why:
Birmingham-Southern baseball players douse their head coach Jan Weisberg after advancing to the Division III College Baseball World Series on Saturday.
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Road to Rickwood podcast trailer
A new podcast about Rickwood Field, called “Road to Rickwood,” will explore the history of the Negro Leagues in Birmingham with Roy Wood Jr. hosting the new narrative series from National Public Radio and Major League Baseball.
The Birmingham-raised comedian has interviewed people all across the city who grew up going to Rickwood Field, played there as part of the Black Barons baseball team, or felt the impact of the legendary baseball stadium.
Rick Woodward III and Bob Woodward, the grandsons of Allen “Rick” Woodward, the constructor and original owner of Rickwood Field, met with Wood to discuss their memories of going to baseball games at the historic stadium with their grandfather. During the interview, Bob Woodward said he remembers the first integrated game at Rickwood.
“The first integrated game that I saw was an exhibition game with the Atlanta Braves,” he told Wood. “And I can’t remember who the player was, but he hit a home run, and as he was running around the bases, all I could think about was that guy is nothing but legs!”
Read more about the podcast: https://www.al.com/news/2024/05/roy-wood-jr-interviews-grandsons-of-rickwood-field-woodfin-negro-league-players-for-new-podcast.html
Some residents took to social media on Saturday with concerns about the taste and odor of their water. Have you noticed any changes?
Despite protests from a packed crowd, Vestavia Hills City Schools officials voted unanimously May 2 to transfer principal Lauren Dressback to a local alternative school.
Dressback is still listed as a principal on Cahaba Heights Elementary’s website. But according to parents and a series of social media posts that emerged this weekend, she hasn’t set foot in the school since February.
District officials have yet to disclose a reason for Dressback’s absence. Instead, they called a special meeting Thursday to reassign her to the district’s alternative school. Kim Polson, the school’s assistant principal, will take her place.
At a board meeting Monday, residents and school alumni claimed Dressback was placed on administrative leave shortly after she discussed her sexual orientation with school staff.
“This is not a promotion, this is not glorifying her, you are sending her a message that in Vestavia Hills it is not OK to be LGBTQ,” Rev. Julie Conrady of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, told board members Thursday evening.
Dressback became the school’s principal in 2022. Her contract was renewed in 2023. She has more than 20 years of experience in education.
Many other community members packed the board room Thursday, with some holding signs and many wearing green in support of Dressback. Several questioned the board about why they would not share any reasoning for the decision – and why they wouldn’t hear out concerns before making a vote.
Lifelong educators spoke to Dressback’s legacy as a teacher and school leader, and pressed the board to give more details. One said homophobia had pushed her out of a nearby school district, too.
Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, also made an appearance. The state’s only openly gay legislator said he drove straight from Montgomery to attend the meeting.
“You’re not just signaling to your other teachers, your other principals, your other staff here,” he said. “You’re signaling to you
Birmingham, Alabama fall under an eclipse
Check out this timelapse of the Birmingham city skyline as the eclipse takes place. 🌞
UAB coach Andy Kennedy says the NCAA should do away with conference tournaments and expand the NCAA tourney. What do you think?
