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Dr. Pauline Long, co-owner of MedsPLUS flanked by (from left to right) Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Dr. Jennifer Campbell, co-owner of MedsPLUS and Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson, The group announced a new vaccination site has opened at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Five Points West. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times) By Erica Wright A new COVID-19 vaccination site has opened at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Five Points West.  Vaccines will be administered by MedsPLUS Consulting and Comprehensive Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the location on Mondays and Tuesdays unti...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Desmon Ray Jr. had a big smile and even bigger heart, remembered family members during a candlelight vigil Thursday night for the 28-year-old killed in an officer-involved shooting on Easter Sunday. “That was my baby, he loved his mama, he loved his children, he loved everybody,” said LaShondra Wilson, Ray’s mother. “My baby would come and get in the bed with me and make it known that he loved his mama. [He would] call and check on me day-to-day if he didn’t see me… when I’m at work, he would call me and ask if Iâ€...

The Birmingham Times Dancer and businesswoman Christian Taylor accomplished two of her biggest goals before the age of 30. “One of my top things was I wanted to go on tour. I [also] wanted to be in a movie. And I did [both],” said Taylor, an Alabama native who graduated from Ramsay High School in Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The movie was “Coming 2 America,” the sequel to 1988’s “Coming to America,” starring renowned comedian and actor Eddie Murphy; it premiered worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in March. The tour was in Chicago, Illinois, with R&B singe...

Eric Wright, famously known as Eazy E has shared her frustration with Ice Cube for not taking part in a documentary in the life and death of his West Coast peer. During an interview with Too Fab, Wright claimed that although Ice Cube has said he would participate, he has not been easy to book. She revealed that the rapper’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. spoke to his father on her behalf. “You know, it really breaks my heart that he hasn’t spoken on this yet because I grew up with his sons, and I have a really good relationship with them,” Ebie said. “He actually told me that Ice Cub...

Compiled by Erica Wright We asked Birmingham-area residents, How do you feel about the Magic City Classic game being played in the spring? MICHAEL LARCHE: “I’ve been going to the Classic since I was a kid so I’m used to it being in the fall, but I’m excited for it being in the spring, even though there is no tailgating and the bands can’t come. I think it’s going to be just good to watch a good old fashioned football game and [even though] it will not have all the extras that normally come with the Classic.”