Good morning, Birmingham.

Brasfield & Gorrie began work on a $65 million headquarters expansion in Lakeview district, adding 88,000 sqft, office space and conference rooms; the project aided by the city, county and state will complete in Q1 2028 and create at least 80 new full-time jobs with an average salary of $82k.

Birmingham’s Annaya Chelcy, a local content creator and founder of Local Tourist Collective, used viral videos to spotlight small Black businesses at a recent networking event — she plans to host more niche link-ups with local sponsors soon.

Matthew McConaughey’s film, The Rivals of Amziah King, filmed in Birmingham in summer 2023, premieres today with showings at select local theaters, including AMC Summit 16 and cinemas in Huntsville and Madison.

Fans can catch screening times beginning at 6:15 p.m. in Birmingham.

A YouMail report found that the 205 area code in Birmingham received 40.56 million robocalls in July, ranking seventh among the nation’s 25 most-targeted area codes.

The data shows Americans received 139.3 million calls a day + 1,612 robocalls each second, mostly pre-approved loan offers.

Nine-year-old Zoey Jones underwent a five-hour brain surgery on Wednesday to treat complications from Moyamoya disease linked to her sickle cell anemia at Children's of Alabama.

She now recovers in the pediatric intensive care unit while her family seeks support for ongoing care + bills.

UAB researchers have received a grant of 2.3M dollars from the National Cancer Institute to study how cancer cells bypass a protein once believed essential for DNA copying at UAB.

The study could reveal a new pathway that informs future cancer research + treatment.

UAB’s preseason camp continues as new head coach Alex Mortensen and his staff, including cornerbacks coach Lionel Stokes (from Michigan), work to connect with a roster that now includes 49 new players.

The team remains focused on growing together while preparing for challenges ahead.