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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times “Like mother, like daughter” is more than a proverb for Lucy Emonina and Ovuke’ Emonina McCoy, both of whom had strokes and received heart transplants decades apart. Mother (Emonina) and daughter (McCoy) were born with a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the walls of heart that makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood. The illness runs in their family: Emonina lost four brothers and two sons, McCoy’s siblings, to the disease. “When you say, ‘I want to grow up and be like my mom,’ you don’t think, ...

From left: Bessemer City Council President Cynthia Donald; KikStart, Inc.’s Executive Director, Douglas Jackson; Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson; Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway and Bessemer City Councilwoman LaTricia Crusoe at the grand opening. (Barnett Wright, For The Birmingham Times) By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times  Kikstart Inc., the non-profit that provides healthy meals across Jefferson County, on Saturday opened its first brick and mortar store in the Birmingham area offering deep discounts on everything from appliances to clothing. From left: Bessemer Cit...

By Barnett Wright Protective Life Corporation will begin a series of meetings with residents in Birmingham’s Northside Community to discuss the new downtown stadium, which is expected to open in the fall. D. Scott Adams, Executive Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Strategy & Innovation, for Protective, told the Jefferson County Commission that the company wants to “hear what’s on the minds of residents.” Protective has naming rights for the $174-million dollar open-air stadium at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) The meetings could begin as soon as this su...

The complete article can be found at AlabamaNewsCenter.com. By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Discussed for years, the redevelopment of the Southtown Court housing project moved one step closer to reality on April 13 when the Birmingham City Council voted to rezone the property from multiple dwelling to mixed-use. The council voted 7-0 to rezone, with Councilor Valerie Abbott abstaining and Councilor Crystal Smitherman absent. Demolition will start in mid-June, with the first phase of residential construction scheduled for the fall. The new development will include up to 560 housing unit...

The Birmingham Times  Discussed for years, the redevelopment of the Southtown Court housing project moved one-step closer to reality on Tuesday when the Birmingham City Council voted to re-zone the property from multiple dwelling to mixed-use. The council voted 7-0-1 to rezone with Councilor Valerie Abbott abstaining and Councilor Carole Smitherman absent. Demolition will start in mid-June, with the first phase of residential construction slated for the fall. The new development will include up to 560 housing units, equally divided between federally subsidized housing and market-rate renta...