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Carla Wade

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Carla Wade

    The 99: Ideal Furniture in Ensley to close after 83 years, marking the end of an era (opens the original)

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    Ideal Furniture, a family-run business in Ensley for 83 years, will soon close its doors, marking the end of a local landmark that has been part of the community’s fabric for generations. The store, located on 19th Street, has been a cornerstone of the area, first as a pharmacy and later as a furniture store that helped families make their houses feel like home. It is one of the last businesses still standing in what was once a thriving shopping district. “This is where everyone shopped. You had

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Carla Wade

    North Birmingham artist uses art to inspire justice and community (opens the original)

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    Willie Williams, an artist in North Birmingham, is using his gallery, Studio 2500, to preserve history, confront injustice, and inspire his community through art and civic engagement. From the outside, Studio 2500, located in a former auto-repair shop on 26th Avenue, may not look like much, but inside, it is filled with art that reflects the spirit of a neighborhood that once thrived during Birmingham's steel boom but has struggled to recover from its decline. "It's beautiful and I would think i

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Carla Wade

    Fairfield City Schools inspires alumni to return and support the next generation (opens the original)

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    Fairfield, a historic suburb west of Birmingham, is seeing a resurgence as its school system grows and alumni return to support the next generation. Venkesha Woods, a former Fairfield City Schools student, has come back to the district working with students in the classroom, athletics, and the school’s award-winning band. "I'm like, why not home? Why not pour into the same community that poured into me? Why not be a cycle breaker for students? It's near and dear to my heart to be here—the place

  4. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Carla Wade

    Alabama’s Gee’s Bend quilters partner with Ralph Lauren for exclusive collection (opens the original)

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    The Gee’s Bend quilters of Alabama have joined forces with designer Ralph Lauren for a limited edition collection featuring shirts, jackets, pillows, bags and hand-painted ceramic tableware, celebrating a craft passed down through generations for more than a century. Claudia Pettway Charley, a fourth-generation Gee’s Bend quilter, shared her thoughts on the collaboration. “The thing about it is that the Ralph Lauren team gave us freedom to create. So, it was really a great experience, very stimu

  5. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Carla Wade

    Birmingham’s 99 neighborhoods: A tapestry of diversity and history (opens the original)

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    Birmingham’s 99 neighborhoods are divided across nine council districts and 23 communities, but each holds a distinct identity, deep heritage and a storied past that together form the Magic City. A map of these neighborhoods shows only boundaries, symbols, and colors, but it cannot explain why these divisions exist or the motivations of the people who created them. Fountain Heights, a neighborhood central to Birmingham’s civil rights history, offers some insight into this story. “This neighborho

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