https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/Local news for Birmingham, Alabama: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Jefferson County.en-GBSun, 01 Nov 2026 08:03:05 +0000https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/uab-joins-association-of-american-universities/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/uab-joins-association-of-american-universities/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsUAB accepted an invitation to join the Association of American Universities, the first Alabama school in the research group. Its research spending is now over $915 million.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-city-schools-literacy-champion-award/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-city-schools-literacy-champion-award/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBirmingham City Schools is the 2026-27 Richard M. Robinson Literacy Champion. One elementary school gets 6,000-plus new library books this spring, and every student there gets 10 to keep.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 3 items from Birmingham's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 4 items from Birmingham's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 4 items from Birmingham's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 3 items from Birmingham's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/michelin-guide-2026-birmingham-restaurants/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/michelin-guide-2026-birmingham-restaurants/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBirmingham has 11 of Alabama's 18 restaurants in the 2026 Michelin Guide American South, four of them Bib Gourmands. Mountain Brook's Little Betty won the service award.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/parker-wins-all-city-marching-band-festival/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/parker-wins-all-city-marching-band-festival/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsParker High's Mighty Marching Bison won the Grand Champion Award at the All-City Marching Band Festival at Carver. All seven city high school bands earned superior ratings.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/glow-wild/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/glow-wild/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnGlow Wild lights the Birmingham Zoo Nov. 21 to Jan. 3 on select nights, 5 to 9 p.m. Every open night, ticket prices, Santa dates and the sensory-friendly night.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/nutcracker/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/nutcracker/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnAlabama Ballet's Balanchine Nutcracker runs Dec. 12-22, 2026, at the BJCC Concert Hall: nine shows at 1:30 and 6 p.m., where to buy tickets and BJCC parking.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/alabama-auburn-feud-legacy-arena/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/alabama-auburn-feud-legacy-arena/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAlabama beat Auburn 87-85 before 13,184 fans at Legacy Arena on Thursday, the first Feud exhibition. Box score, the late run and when the rivals meet next.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/veterans-day/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/veterans-day/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnBirmingham's 79th National Veterans Day Parade starts at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, downtown, rain or shine. The route, the 5K and what is closed that day.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnBirmingham arts: Roll Call at the art museum to Jan. 17, Historically Black at BCRI to Dec. 12, the symphony's Halloween show Oct. 30 and Figaro Nov. 19-22.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnBirmingham this weekend: the Magic City Classic parade and game Oct. 31, the zoo's last Hoots & Howls, the symphony's Halloween show and Atrox Lights Out.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/magic-city-classic-drone-rules-legion-field/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/magic-city-classic-drone-rules-legion-field/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFlying a drone over Legion Field on Oct. 31 can now cost up to $500 under a new state law. Birmingham is moving to let police ticket it on the spot.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/jackson-olin-jo-studio-innovation-hub/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/jackson-olin-jo-studio-innovation-hub/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsJackson-Olin High's library now holds JO Studio: a podcast booth, music console, green-screen video suite, 3D printers and T-shirt presses, built with Ed Farm.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/historically-black-hbcu-exhibit-civil-rights-institute/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/historically-black-hbcu-exhibit-civil-rights-institute/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHistorically Black, at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute through Dec. 12, gives each of Alabama's 14 HBCUs its own installation of artifacts and photographs.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-trussville-rail-crossing-project-design-firm/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-trussville-rail-crossing-project-design-firm/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsKimley-Horn will design the plan to close nine Woodlawn-to-Trussville rail crossings and build an underpass and a bridge. Design and review take about two years.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/woodlawn-basketball-hibbett-first-string/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/woodlawn-basketball-hibbett-first-string/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWoodlawn High's boys and girls basketball teams received a $50,000 First String check from Hibbett and Nike, plus new shoes, at Boutwell Auditorium on Tuesday.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-2027-legislative-agenda-blight/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/birmingham-2027-legislative-agenda-blight/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBirmingham will ask lawmakers in 2027 for a blight tax, a registry of neglected property, a housing trust fund and wider land bank powers. Here is the full list.https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/awaken-2026-passing-the-torch-carver-theatre/https://birminghamlocaltoday.com/awaken-2026-passing-the-torch-carver-theatre/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe city's AWAKEN 2026 tribute to the foot soldiers of 1963 was set for Friday, Oct. 30, at the Carver Theatre, with Carolyn McKinstry and Janice Kelsey on the panel.