Today’s guest columnist is Emily Lyons, RN.
Daniel walked to his garage in North Carolina.
He set up a video camera and started recording.
Looking at the camera, he said words to the effect of “This is for the media and the FBI,” applied a tourniquet, and used a radial arm saw to cut off his hand.
He drove himself to the hospital, leaving his severed hand behind. Continue reading Man cuts off hand after brother blows up Birmingham woman and murders policeman
By David Sher
Sometimes you have to take a chance. Do the unexpected. Be different.
Birmingham has always been risk-averse. But there comes a time when we have to say enough is enough. Continue reading Downtown Birmingham Needs Free Parking Now
Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Del Smith.
Most entrepreneurs dream of joining the S&P 500.
Few are bold enough to announce it as their destination.
Fewer still would choose Birmingham, Alabama as their launchpad. Continue reading Why I chose Birmingham to build my future S&P 500 Company
By David Sher
I got up this morning, grabbed my gym bag, and headed to my workout.
I ran into a friend in the gym I hadn’t seen in a while and asked him about his two adult daughters. Continue reading Inexcusable we lose our children to other cities
Today’s guest columnist is Richard Friedman.
I hugged her as soon as I saw her.
This friend, a Birmingham Christian woman in her 20’s, had just come back from Israel.
She’d been there during the June war with Iran, sheltering in Jerusalem. Continue reading Birmingham fuels Israel’s strength
By David Sher.
Who says there’s no such thing as a ‘sure thing’?
I’m not a risk taker.
It’s just not my nature.
I never liked to gamble or take big chances.
Through the years I’ve missed lots of opportunities. Continue reading The surefire way to build your wealth in Birmingham
Today’s guest columnist is Doug Martinson.
Editor’s note: This column appeared last week in the Huntsville Real-Time News . I thought people in Birmingham might be interested in what leaders in Huntsville are saying about their city and ours.
Huntsville rocketed past Birmingham in 2020 to become the largest city in Alabama. And then the city just kept on growing. Continue reading Why Alabama’s biggest city keeps winning
Today’s guest columnist is Verna Gates.
When you read this piece, you’re going to think I’m crazy.
But I’m having the time of my life.
I’m Birmingham’s Queen of Controlled Chaos. Continue reading My goal is to gross you out!
By David Sher
On August 12, IKEA announced its first Alabama store—in Huntsville, opening in early 2026.
That means one of the worlds most respected and disciplined retailers evaluated Birmingham and Huntsville and chose Huntsville—even though Birmingham’s metro population is roughly twice as large. Continue reading Birmingham punched in gut by IKEA, but exotic dancers are happy
Today’s guest columnist is Bill Ivey.
When Birmingham was founded in 1871, the county was a sleepy place with a population of about 12,000.
Fifty years later, its population surpassed 300,000, and it had become the leading industrial region in the South. Continue reading The idea that could launch Jefferson County into the 21st century