🌱 Bluestone Coal Update + New UAB COVID-19 Study

Hey, people of Birmingham! Michael Seale here with the latest copy of the Birmingham Daily. Here are some news bots to get your day started. On the legal front, with the City of Birmingham getting involved in a lawsuit against Bluestone Coal. the company has now paused operations. Also, below I have a pretty interesting report from WBRC on a recent UAB study that examines reasons behind the lingering effects of COVID-19. Read those stories and more below!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 68 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. Hundreds of Birmingham City Schools musicians, dance team and color guard members put on their best performance today with great sounds, shiny horns and dazzling costumes at the Annual All-City Marching Band Festival. (Facebook)
2. This is pretty interesting. See all you need to know about the Birmingham Public Library's new eviction exhibit. (Bham Now)
3. A recent UAB study aims to find reasons behind lingering COVID-19 symptoms. (WBRC)
4. Bluestone Coal has now paused operations in Birmingham amid a court battle over air regulation violations. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
5. UAB's Kelly Nichols has been named to the advisory board of AXIM Biotechnologies. (Birmingham Business Journal)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Check out the Volleyball State Tournament in Birmingham 10:30 am Elite eight, 4:pm State Semi-Finals. (10:30 a.m.)
• Get a good laugh with Nurse Blake: The PTO Comedy Tour at the Lyric Theatre. (2:30 p.m.)
• Here's a fun thing to do with the kiddos: Drive Thru Trick-Or-Treat at the Birmingham Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• In the mood for some live music? See Coin play live at Iron City tonight! (8 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Each Sunday, crews from Birmingham Fire & Rescue's Special Operations Battalion get together to hone their specialty skills that enable BFRS to be an all-hazards response organization. (Facebook)
• Birmingham Police Department thanks the Birmingham Black Nurses Association for hosting a Stop the Violence Summit. It takes everyone to get involved as we combat violence in the City of Birmingham. (Facebook)
• Innova Coffee has options and while they'd love for you to stay a while, they totally understand if you are in a hurry. You can order and pay online on our website, and within 15 minutes, you'll be good to go! (Instagram)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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