It has no traffic light, and the only commercial enterprise in town is a Dollar Store, which is still a bit pricey for the residents of Brookside, Alabama.
Brookside until recently was known for its quirky Russian food festival
Darwinism is in full effect in the American South.
“I’m admitting young healthy people to the hospital with very serious COVID infections,” wrote Cobia, a hospitalist at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham. “One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I
Tesco fined £7.5 million for out-of-date food sales
Tesco has been fined £7.5 million ($10.4 million) for selling food past its use-by date at three stores in an English city.
The retailer pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court in September 2020 to 22 offences and was fined this
Brasfield and Gorrie for Subcontractors: Payment and Resource Guide
There comes a time when many subcontractors outgrow the smaller GCs they’re used to working with and decide to align themselves with a larger outfit. A relationship with a big-time general contractor like Brasfield and Gorrie can help keep the
FDA warns Ventura Foods about dangerous mislabeling on garlic sauce
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days
World Renown Birmingham Orthopedic Surgeon Suspended for Hoarding Bones
We make no bones about it; this is one of the stranger stories to be posted on the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Blawg. It was recently reported by WorkersCompensation.com that one of the world’s leading hip and knee experts began
Monuments after Civil War (in the last couple of weeks)
Richmond, Birmingham, and Mobile are removing (or had already moved) Civil War monuments. Confederate General William Carter Wickham — who wanted to stay in the Union on 1861 and was Republican post-Civil War — has been removed in
Pomp and masks: Graduations draw thousands despite pandemic
Thousands of graduates, parents, siblings and grandparents were invited to a nearly 11,000-seat stadium on Wednesday and Thursday nights in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, where two high schools among the largest in Alabama were organizing traditional commencement exercises despite
City of Birmingham Issues FAQ Regarding Face Coverings and Modifies Shelter in Place Ordinance
On April 28. 2020, the City of Birmingham became the first municipality in Alabama to require face coverings in public places within the city. In response to questions from employers regarding the ordinance’s impact on employees, the city issued guidance
Alabama COVID-19 Update: Governor Ivey Issues Relaxed Safer At Home Order; Birmingham Ordinance Requires Face Masks
Alabamians are currently under a stay-at-home order that Governor Kay Ivey issued on April 4, 2020,which shut down all non-essential business. On April 28, 2020, Governor Ivey announced at a press conference that she approved a “Safer at Home” order,