#IronCityInk is a monthly community newspaper in #Birmingham telling the stories and successes of our city and exploring the people who make them possible.
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The BCRFA recently presented its largest-ever donation of $1.05 million to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
In response to invasive insects in the state, The Nature Conservancy Alabama and several partners are working to plant new trees at East Lake Park. That effort continued Nov. 16, when about 50 volunteers planted nearly 80 trees and shrubs. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
In November, the BHEC announced the hiring of a new executive director, the Rev. Melissa Self Patrick, to help continue their mission. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
The agreement with the Railroad Park Foundation covers Fiscal Years 2020 through 2022. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
While Vinegar wants to stay in touch with its nomadic roots, two of the original founders — Melissa Robert Yes and Ann Trondson — have now obtained two brick-and-mortar spaces. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
Proton International at UAB, one of only 36 facilities of its type in America, opened on Jan. 13. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
Build Up-Ensley, Magic City Woodworks and SmallBox Company were chosen in June to participate along with 16 other small enterprises around the nation. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
It will take lots of logistics, lots of planning and lots of people to successfully pull off the huge event. Among the people responsible for helping ensure that success will be Kathy Boswell, a Birmingham native. ironcity.ink/faces/executive…
The city could miss out on some federal funding if all of its citizens are not counted, officials say. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
Martin Luther King Jr., born Jan. 15, 1929, will be remembered in the Magic City on the occasion of his birthday with several events. They will take place on and around the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday on Monday, Jan. 20. ironcity.ink/happenings/mart…
Senior Hannah Bae is the first UAB student ever chosen for the Most Promising Multicultural Student Program at the American Advertising Federation. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
A developer seeks to build a new residential development in the South Woodlawn area. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
This summer Sam and Rose Pokhrel opened a brand-new business, Yummefy Asian Restaurant, at the opposite end of the same block in The Waites development at Seventh Avenue South and Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard. ironcity.ink/sips-bites/food…
During the art classes, students “are given the time, materials and motivation to pursue creative problems, learn to work cooperatively and practice flexibility," SOE co-founder and CEO Peter Prinz said. ironcity.ink/faces/a-spring-…
The annual Alabama Dance Festival is one of the largest gatherings of dancers and lovers of dance in the Southeast. ironcity.ink/happenings/cele…
Two Birmingham start-ups — Elysian Gardens, a community sculpture park, and Encore Rouge, a food truck — recently split a total of nearly $50,000 in cash prizes and business services in the competition. ironcity.ink/business/entrep…
A major new project promises to add to that investment while ramping up the significance of Parkside as a destination for cultural and entertainment activities and a gathering point for Birmingham. ironcity.ink/faces/the-parks…
Legion Field, Birmingham CrossPlex and Boutwell Auditorum are among the facilities to be used for the games in July 2021. ironcity.ink/neck-of-the-woo…
We're taking a look back at some of our most popular stories from 2019 as we close out the year, like this story on Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurante! ironcity.ink/sips-bites/a-li…
We're taking a look back at some of our most popular stories from 2019 as we close out the year, like this story on Hannah Adamson from April! ironcity.ink/faces/drawing-h…