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The Center for Community Progress is awarding Birmingham $50,000 in technical assistance to help revamp its code enforcement practices. The city will use the resource to implement and educate the public about the recently passed foreclosure bill SB9 signed by Governor Kay Ivey.

Disney fans, film fanatics and fashion followers in Alabama have little time left to visit a special exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costumes highlights the intricacies of costuming of iconic characters from classic Disney films to more modern TV shows.

Mayor Randall L. Woodfin is announcing Birmingham will stage a Pride Where I Reside city-wide cleanup for Saturday, August 3. The day will be a workday for multiple city departments and divisions, including public works, code enforcement and parks and recreation.

Birmingham is introducing a pilot program with a mission to create a safer, cleaner community for residents in the East Lake neighborhood. Safe Streets is a strategic safety initiative that limits the number of entry and exit points throughout the neighborhood.

The annual spring Alabama State Fair recently rolled through the Birmingham Racecourse. Alabama Public Radio explored the sights and sounds of the state showcase.

What’s billed as one of the most highly anticipated art festivals in Alabama is being celebrated for its 41st year. The Magic City Art Connection brings artists from around the country to Sloss Furnaces in downtown Birmingham from April 26 to April 28.

The magic of Disney has come to the Magic City with all the iconic characters from classic Disney films to more modern TV shows. Birmingham Museum of Art’s latest display, Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costumes, highlights the intricacies of costuming.

Birmingham residents are being asked to take part in an event to help raise funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS services. The Magic City's 15th annual Dining Out For Life event is taking place on Thursday, April 25 at participating restaurants in Birmingham.

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, drove off from his Georgia home intending to shop for groceries. He became disoriented and wound up in Birmingham, Alabama. There, Grant twice tried to get into houses he thought were his. Police were called.

The City of Birmingham’s Poet Laureate Salaam Green will host a public reading of her new chapbook, “Once Upon a Magic City,” in honor of April’s Poetry Month. The free event will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Birmingham Public Library.