4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (940+ words) A new financial feasibility study commissioned by the city of Irondale found it is possible for the city to form its own school system and leave the Jefferson County Schools. Public officials discussed the report at a town hall Tuesday…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (600+ words) Have you ever sat in an airport and wondered where all the people around you are going? A new exhibit at the Birmingham airport aims to answer those questions. It invites travelers to step inside a video booth and tell…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1372+ words) At a packed public hearing in June, when the Birmingham City Council was considering new data center regulations, the mayor referred to his staff a question about whether the city could outright ban data centers. Hunter Garrison, deputy director of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (733+ words) Developers who want to build data centers in Birmingham have new rules to follow after the City Council passed zoning changes earlier this summer in a contentious meeting. As the city prepares to review future projects under those rules, here’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1221+ words) Jason Haley is up to his ears in noise. The Southhaven, Mississippi, resident — just across the state line from Memphis, Tennessee — lives half a mile from a hyperscale data center with its whirring servers and equipment. “It really drives you…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1392+ words) Catch up on what you missed with our Education newsletter, sent weekly. MONTPELIER, Vt. — The buildings that frame a grassy quad on a hill above Vermont's capital city are all red brick and white trim, dating from as far back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) You sprint to the television set, racing your sister. Last one’s a rotten egg. You are still wearing Superman pajamas. Beneath your Man-of-Steel PJs, you’re wearing Batman skivvies, which is a slight conflict of interest, but you make it work....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (742+ words) On a recent evening, a sign hung by the entrance to the sanctuary at Beloved Community Church in Birmingham’s Avondale neighborhood. Glittery trans pride flags decorated the sign, which included written messages from the congregation such as “Glad you’re here…...