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The Jazz Room Brings New Orleans Jazz to the Carver Theatre Friday
BIRMINGHAM — The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans opens Friday at the Carver Theatre, 1631 4th Ave. N., with performances at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. The 60-minute concert traces the roots of jazz to New Orleans through a set list of classics and spontaneous improvisation. The program includes “St. James…
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The Jury Experience Puts the Audience on the Jury Saturday
BIRMINGHAM — The Jury Experience — Death on the Port Side comes to the Carver Theatre on Saturday, with performances at 4:30 and 7 p.m. The interactive courtroom drama puts the audience in the jury box. The case: four friends on a speedboat, the son of a powerful politician at the wheel, one dead, one…
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Thanksgiving Food Giveaways Begin Friday Across Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM — Free Thanksgiving food giveaways begin Friday across Birmingham, with hams, turkeys, hens and grocery boxes going out through Nov. 24. The first giveaway is Friday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon: District 4 gives out 200 hams, first come first served, at W.C. Patton Park, 1200 Sipsey St. On Saturday, Nov. 14,…
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High Dive Named Alabama’s Best New Restaurant of 2026
BIRMINGHAM — High Dive HiFi Lounge in Lakeview has been named Alabama’s best new restaurant of 2026 by Tasting Table, the national food publication’s pick for the state in its “Every State’s Best New Restaurant of 2026” list. The listening lounge at 524 32nd St. S. is modeled on Japanese kissa jazz listening rooms, with…
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Former Fairfield Walmart Purchased for Planned Data Center, Technology Campus
FAIRFIELD, Ala. — A technology company has purchased Fairfield’s long-vacant Walmart property for $32 million, advancing plans to turn the former retail store into a data center and technology campus that city leaders hope will bring investment and jobs to the community. Patmos Fairfield LLC acquired approximately 16 acres, including the former Walmart Supercenter at…
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Wednesday Sports Roundup: UAB Soccer Reaches Final, Women Roll Stillman 87-47
BIRMINGHAM — UAB women’s soccer is one win from a conference title, and the women’s basketball team stayed unbeaten Wednesday night, as both Blazer squads won at home and on the road in the American Conference semifinals and at Bartow Arena. UAB Women 2, Charlotte 1 LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Vita Naihin scored in the…
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