Good morning, Birmingham.

Birmingham City Schools alumni born in 1963 gathered at the Civil Rights Institute to reflect on the transformative year in civil rights history, discussing MLK’s influential letter and the impact of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on their community.

University of South Alabama will launch the Blankenship Scholars program to award 10 scholarships that train conservation enforcement officers starting next August.

A reception honoring Commissioner Blankenship is set from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook (in Birmingham).

Birmingham City Council approved $4.7 million in incentives to support the 140-room Parkside Hotel near Railroad Park, which will include retail space and rooftop entertainment.

Developers from Mathews Hospitality Group & Overton Ventures aim to complete the project by 2029.

Hoover lands Alabama’s first HomeSense store at Riverchase Crossings in the repurposed former Big Lots building, sharing space with Hoover’s only Shoe Dept at 1773 Montgomery Hwy — a move expected to boost local retail and create jobs.

Alabama’s football game against Florida State faced multiple lightning delays that moved the kickoff to 4:15 p.m. CT and shifted the TV broadcast from ABC to ESPN2 after 6:30 p.m. (ABC will then cover Lane Kiffin’s Oxford return.)