Good morning, Birmingham.

Birmingham leaders will gather at 16th Street Baptist Church today at 9:30 a.m. to mark the 63rd anniversary of the bombing.

At Denise McNair’s gravesite, Lisa McNair urged the community (especially white Christians) to confront ongoing racism without answering hate with more hate.

Residents at Lorna Place Apartments in Hoover have been without water since Aug.

31 due to management failing to pay a ($75,000) bill, forcing them to rely on bottled water while officials and a ministry group work to provide relief.

Coca-Cola United held a tour today at its new $330 million facility in Birmingham that shows the company’s growth from mule-drawn deliveries to robot-powered operations.

The three-story atrium features vintage replicas (like a 1902 wagon) alongside modern technology.

Birmingham welcomes five new spots as Ampersandwich downtown, Alfred’s Antiques and Wine in Homewood, Garage Clothing at the Summit, La Catrina in Five Points South and Chilly Willy’s in Inverness open.

Santos Coffee reopens tomorrow and Fit For a Queen will open this fall, while Freddy’s Wine Bar stays closed.

A feature film titled Night at the Oasis will cast background actors in Birmingham from Sept.

21 to Oct. 12 and offer $140 for a 12-hour day. Interested applicants should email Goleman Casting with the required details.

The VA awarded over $13 million in grants to nine community organizations today to help house veterans in fiscal year 2027.

Funds (disbursed through Supportive Services for Veteran Families and Grant and Per Diem programs) will help stabilize veterans at risk in Birmingham.

UAB was chosen as one of 10 centers nationwide to join the Pediatric Prevention Network and will receive over $10 million over five years to boost pediatric emergency care (supporting local youth advisory boards in Jefferson and Wilcox Counties).

Last Saturday, a free mental health clinic at Birmingham CrossPlex (Sept.

12) offered consultations, depression screenings, and local resources to break the stigma around therapy. Councilwoman Crystal Smitherman led the event in partnership with the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute and Nurture to support youth and adults.

Researchers from UAB + collaborating institutions developed a new polygenic score that improves risk prediction for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using diverse genetic data from over 250,000 people and may help guide earlier treatment where standard tests fall short.

The SEC announced Week 4 kickoff times for Sept.

26; Alabama hosts South Carolina at 6 p.m. at home and Auburn plays Vanderbilt at 3:15 p.m. in Auburn, with several games set to air on ABC, ESPN + SEC Network.