BW Recommends | September 6, 2026
News and features you might have missed this week from around the region.
Virginia Martin
AL.com opinion writer picks an unusual target: His own newsroom
If you wrote a bad Yelp review of your employer’s product, you’d probably get fired. But newsrooms are weird.
Jones digs in on data center moratorium, presses Tuberville on financial ties
Jones in a press stop in Birmingham said the data center debate shows why Alabama needs ethics reform, renews call for a debate before the November election.
Carver Jones Market cuts ribbon for soft opening of grocery in Titusville
The store officially has a grand opening Sept. 19 to serve one of Birmingham’s many food deserts.
Fence construction OK’d for Oasis Park unhoused outreach project
The Birmingham City Council approved a $74,950 bid to build a fence for a daytime park that will offer services for people experiencing homelessness.
City outlines 5-year crime reduction plan
The plan sets a goal to reduce homicides and shootings by 10% a year and establish a “culture of safety” in Birmingham.
BW Recommends | August 30, 2026
News and features you might have missed this week from around the region.
GBHS to move into new Oxmoor-area animal control facility
The Jefferson County Commission transferred the animal control license to a new GBHS site off Lakeshore Parkway.
The UA journalism professor vs. The New York Times
The media advocate testified against the NYT because, "Even the New York Times has to be called out if they make such an egregious error.”
Birmingham City Council approves zoning for hotel and condo despite neighborhood opposition over its height
Arlington Redevelopment wants to build The Tramont in the Redmont Park area, and the council approved it Tuesday at 125-feet tall.