If you’re looking for something to do tonight, we are having the Papers, Please! Concert at Cahaba brewing from 7-10pm!
You can purchase tickets online or at the door for $35. Hope to see y’all there!

Unlike other cities in the Birmingham metro, the mayor of Irondale says the city won’t temporarily halt data center development within city limits.
Irondale Mayor James Stewart, Jr. called cities passing data center moratoria “the easy way out” at a meeting Thursday night. Instead, the city is considering zoning regulations for the industry.
“This is an industry that is rapidly changing from day to day, and at some point in time, you’ve got to address what the problem is, instead of just kind of kicking it down the road,” Stewart said. “That’s been our position, that we need to have something in place, instead of just being fearful like other communities and deciding the easy way out, which is to go ahead and do a moratorium.”
Stewart, who was first elected mayor in 2020, also serves as the chair of Irondale’s planning and zoning commission. The commission voted during a public hearing Thursday night to favorably recommend a new zoning ordinance regulating data centers to the Irondale City Council.
The council will take an official, binding vote, likely in December, Mayor Stewart said.
Irondale City Councilman Aaron Sims proposed the ordinance after he said he studied the industry for six months. The 18-page ordinance defines hyperscale and other types of data centers, requires closed-loop cooling systems and noise to be under 50 decibels at the property line during the daytime, and establishes minimum setbacks from residential areas, depending on the type of data center, among other conditions.
He and several members of the planning commission emphasized that they don’t view Irondale’s zoning and available property as appealing to the industry.
“I don’t think we’re ever going to have a data center come to Irondale,” Sims said. “Maybe some micro one, but we don’t really have the space for a huge one.”
Sims clarified that the city council could make small tweaks to change or add to the ordinance when they vote on it.
The meeting was sparsely attended, with roughly 15 people in the audience. Two residents asked for the city to pass a moratorium. At least 17 Alabama cities – most of them concentrated in central Alabama – have passed six-month or yearlong moratoria on new data center development.
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Stewart added that the city doesn’t currently have any current data centers proposed or seeking permits.
“We don’t have anything in front of us,” he said.

I went late at night and I would say its decent. First off, the pricing on the menu is shockingly cheap. They have lunch/dinner as well as breakfast menus. I got a patty melt, French toast, and biscuit bowl (has a biscuit, gravy, egg, and hashbrown) with a fountain drink for $32 including tip.

The food was decent. Patty melt was good. French toast was alright. It was spiced good but was kind of soggy. Biscuit bowl was hearty but definitely needed seasoning. Eggs were my right texture for me. They also have this bologna sandwich I liked. It tasted like what my mom would make me when I asked for one as a kid. I would get it again.

Service was slow. Here you order at the counter and they send the food out to you. It took a minute for everyone at my table to get their food. The workers were cool though.

All in all, if you're out late in Birmingham and need someplace to eat for cheaper, I would try it. If I were to give it a number, I would say 3/5. Waffle House shouldn't feel threatened in this town lol.

Preseason IBOB needs to happen every year.

Hey all! I'm around the hoover, vestavia hills, Homewood area...and I'm looking for a park with a swing set that a young adult(mid 20s) can swing at. Every park I've tried has swings for ants- I mean, little kids.(Respectfully, I love kids) I love to swing since it helps regulate my anxiety, and helps reset my mood, but I don't have the gas nor gas money to drive to every park in the city to find one that works.

TLDR; looking for a park with swings for for a young adult to swing(mid 20s).

Anyone know an update on when the rotisserie chicken area will be open again at Costco?

Are there any good anime shops or hobby (tcg/dnd) shops in the Birmingham area?

Specifically around the water treatment plant and the hospital. Is it going to change back to 55 eventually because no one goes 45, you will be run off the road if you attempt to drive 45.

Back at it again tomorrow morning at 11:30a at Marty’s GM. A small group of fellow Tottenham Hotspur fans showed up last time, so let’s keep it going!

We’ll be on the right side, technically the Eagle’s Nest. Auburn game is at 11, so I guess we’ll see which TV they’ll let us command.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/s/lGPSLHQgMl

Update 10/23/2026 - Gilly was spotted at Oak Mountain State Park near the front entrance around-about traffic circle at dusk.

Please keep an eye out while driving near Oak Mountain (or hiking), highway 119, Heardmont Park, Indian Springs, Hoover, Pelham, highway 11, Chelsea area.

She’s frightened & far from home don’t try to catch. Likely to be seen dusk/dawn, note exactly where you saw her. Please share with your neighborhood FB page and check your cameras!

Black w/ some white, medium - large, last seen wearing a purple collar. Specific markings white under neck to chest, back paws are white like no-show socks, front paws both sides middle 2 toes are white.

Gilly and Willie broke out on Tuesday 9/29 near Chelsea High School. Willie has been brought home but Gilly is still wondering.

CALL CRYSTAL / ALL THE DOGS 205-767-6722 if your calls get filtered by AI text!!

10/19 update - We are still looking for Gilly! She has been sighted, but no one has been able to get close enough to catch her. Please keep your eyes open for her and reach out to us if you spot her! Gilly was spotted on 10/18 @ 3 pm near the brook highland/inverness area. Specifically near the new chipotle across from Walmart. Prior to this, she was spotted near Inverness cliffs Apartments/valleydale.

Has traveled through, valleydale, Inverness, hwy 280, hwy 119, meadowbrook, oak meadows, broken bow, woodford, brook highland, eagle point and oak mountain. Herdmont park

Again call her mom, Crystal at All The Dogs, I am sharing and asking for your help as one of the people who has spotted her in the last week. Please don’t rely on a message to me or this post as I am a lonely lurker.

Going bar hopping downtown on Halloween night. Give me an idea of where to go to walk from bar to bar downtown for young 20 something year olds or Halloween events at these bars. Thanks

We just got a 3d printer within the past couple weeks and we're looking for classes to take for 3d modeling. I saw Alabaster had a weekly makers space on the calendar but that's about all I've seen on the local libraries. Do we have any local classes for 3d printing?

Hey everyone! I'm from Birmingham, Alabama and I've been wanting to meet new people and make some genuine friendships, so I thought I'd give this a try. I'm a pretty quiet shy, introvert person at first, but once I get comfortable, I enjoy talking about all kinds of things. I'm into gaming, movies, TV shows, anime and all sorts of creative stuff. I love talking about movies/Tv shows and just having random conversations about anything

I'm hoping to meet people who are down to chat, share interests, and maybe build a friendship over time. It can be guys or females. Sometimes it's nice just to have someone to talk to.

Feel free to send me a message! I'd be happy to get to know you. :)

After a few years my Steam Deck's battery has taken a nose dive and needs to be replaced. The battery is glued in there and the repair is one that I'd rather outsource instead of doing myself. Instead of sending it in, I thought I might check and see if anyone had any recommendations for electronic repair services around Birmingham or Hoover. Any shops or individuals who might be able to do this? Thanks!

Does anyone know what happened with the motorcycle accident at the Colonnade around noon on Friday?

Hey everyone! I'm a 22-year-old man and I've been wanting to meet new people and make some genuine friendships, so I thought I'd give this a try. I'm a pretty quiet shy, introvert person at first, but once I get comfortable, I enjoy talking about all kinds of things.
I'm into music, movies, TV shows, history(documentaries), and all sorts of creative stuff. I play saxophone, write music and have my own social media platform(Instagram, Tik Tok YouTube and Facebook). I enjoy discovering new artists, talking about favorite movies/Tv shows and just having random conversations about anything .
I'm hoping to meet people around my age who are down to chat, share interests, laugh about random things, and maybe build a friendship over time. It can be men or women. Sometimes it's nice just to have someone to talk to.
Feel free to send me a message! I'd be happy to get to know you. :)

Anyone have moving boxes to get rid of

To start I have CHM, a rare condition similar to retinitis pigmentosa if you know what that is. I’ve struggled finding work since having worse symptoms such as severe night blindness and peripheral vision loss as I cannot work nights, and need to drive home before night. Does anybody know of anywhere that is a good company with longevity career wise and can accommodate to something like this? Anywhere from cullman to Birmingham works, thanks.

Hey guys, so I was young and dumb and bought a house with somebody, and the situation turned very shitty, very quickly towards the end. Now he's trying to get me to sign quitclaim paperwork, and I don't want to.

I have a feeling he'll take me to court over it, so I need recs for a good lawyer for this situation. I'm like, next to clueless about stuff 😭😭

I moved to Alabama 2 years ago and have not gotten the Alabama drivers license yet.
Will I be paying extra fines because I waited too long? If I am, how much? My license is still valid from my previous state.
I’ve tried to find the info but no luck.

Hi, I'm a 25(M) who's career driven, goal oriented and tries to be the best in all aspects (mentally, physically, emotionally). I enjoy travelling, fitness, going out, sports (watching and playing). I recently relocated to the US just over 2 months ago to work at one of the biggest employers in Alabama. However, I find it relatively difficult to meet new people, find friends and just hanging out. Thus far its been mostly solo dates lol. Any advice on how to go about finding someone or making even friends in the area?

Can we all just collectively agree to stop accepting $2-$3 dashes? Let’s decline anything less than $10. Deal?