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1. Birmingham hotel, condo project faces rezoning request as neighbors share concerns (wbrc.com) — Birmingham city leaders are weighing a rezoning request for The Tramont, a proposed 80-room hotel with up to 15 condos near Red Mountain Expressway at 1240 22nd St. S. Neighbors in Redmont Park and Highland Park are split over height, neighborhood fit, and future commercial creep as the City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday morning.
2. These are Alabama's most expensive ZIP codes to buy a home (al.com) — If you live around Birmingham, especially Mountain Brook and nearby Vestavia Hills, you're in Alabama's priciest housing territory, with typical home values nearing or topping $900,000. A Birmingham agent explains how top-ranked schools, tight inventory, and limited land keep prices high, while statewide values are rising more modestly.
3. PRESS ROOM: UAB and Children's of Alabama Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of NICU Bookworms – The Windy City Word (windycityword.com) — Families with babies in Birmingham's UAB Regional NICU are benefiting from the NICU Bookworms program, which has provided nearly 10,000 books and boosted parents' reading with their infants. Mayor Randall Woodfin recently joined UAB and Children's of Alabama staff to mark the program's five-year anniversary and highlight how early reading supports fragile newborns' brain development and parent bonding.
4. ADEM awards nearly $2.5M in recycling grants (alreporter.com) — Birmingham and Jefferson County are set to receive nearly $370,000 combined in new state recycling grants, supporting local infrastructure, equipment, and education efforts. The awards are part of almost $2.5 million ADEM is distributing statewide for fiscal 2027 to help cities, counties, and nonprofits expand recycling and cut landfill waste.
5. The Woman Behind Dr. King's 'Letter' Is Getting Her Due (seattlemedium.com) — Birmingham's pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement is back in focus as a new effort honors Willie Pearl Mackey King, the woman who assembled Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" from smuggled scraps. The story traces how that work in Birmingham helped shape a defining text of nonviolent resistance and how a new foundation aims to preserve her legacy for future generations.
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