Shining a light on Alabama artists

Birmingham Biennial 3 now on display at Bare Hands

One of Birmingham’s most important visual art exhibitions is now on display at Bare Hands Gallery downtown. The Birmingham Biennial 3 (BB3), which deals with the rich but ever-contentious issue of rac

Sports & Leisure

Alabama State Golden Gloves in Birmingham

Amateur boxing is one of America's overlooked sport.

By Weekly Staff

Amateur boxing, chock full of drama and passion, is one of the most unfairly overlooked sports in America, relegated by most daily newspapers to the sports sections of their neighborhood editions—you

Green Space

Legislature moves good, bad bills before break

By Weekly Staff

Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment during the current session of the Al

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Green Expo

Clover crawl showcases local eco-businesses

By Weekly Staff

Can you invest in eco-sensitive products for your home and office that allow you to save money while also doing the right thing for the environment? The answer is yes, according to the organizers of C

Hopped Up

Beer of the week: Traquair Jacobite Ale

By Weekly Staff

Traquair is one of those comparatively ancient breweries that seem to get overlooked by modern American beer geeks. But the brewers there have chosen to do one thing and do it exceptionally well: brew

Green Space

Riley's signature needed to update state energy code

By Weekly Staff

Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment during the current session of the Al

Green Space

Alabama Water watch

Advocacy orgs work to protect the state's H2O

By Weekly Staff

Alabama water watch by David Whiteside Whiteside is the latest in a series of area environmental activists who have contributed articles recently to Birmingham Weekly's Green Space section.

Green Space

Energy bills in legislature

Adam Snyder gives us an update

By Weekly Staff

Energy bills in legislature by Adam Snyder Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the

Henry Rollins at WorkPlay

Black Flag legend on Spoken Word tour

By Weekly Staff

Henry Rollins does spoken word at Workplay by Melody Briscoe Henry Rollins may not be someone you want to meet in a dark alley. Rollins is one of those bad-boy rebels who is not afraid to be outsp

Green Space

Legislature considers giving locals more control on quarry siting

Adam Snyder wraps up the environmental news from Montgomery in this week's legislative dispatch.

By Weekly Staff

MORE ENVIRONMENTAL BILLS INTRODUCED: Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment