🌱 Dining Out For Life + Man Found Dead In Cell + UAB Broke Ground

Good morning, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with the Tuesday copy of the Birmingham Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 80 Low: 65.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. More than twenty Birmingham area restaurants will be participating in the Dining Out for Life fundraiser this week. Many local restaurants will be teaming up with AIDS Alabama to bring awareness about HIV in our community, as well as raise funds for AIDS Alabama’s HIV services, prevention initiatives, and housing programs. Find out which restaurants are participating here. (WBRC)
2. A Birmingham man who had recently been sentenced to life in prison for a 2019 shooting was found dead in his cell over the weekend. Sometime after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, 28-year-old Adam Jamal Isom was discovered in his cell at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office County Jail, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The JCSO is investigating the circumstances surrounding Isom’s death, and no other details have been released. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground on a new $78M science building on Monday morning. The new Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building will “accelerate advancements in precision medicine, informatics, and data sciences,” according to officials. The building will be located along 7th Avenue between 19th and 20th Streets. (WIAT - CBS42.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• Off The Hook Crochet, At Birmingham Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Bib & Tucker Presents: Fun With Felt, At Birmingham Public Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Attention job seekers! Don't miss these new jobs available in the Birmingham area. (Birmingham Patch)
• Pitbull and Sean Paul are coming to Oak Mountain Amphitheatre on Oct. 7, about 20 minutes outside of Birmingham. Tickets go on sale Friday. (WBRC)
• Check out these five new businesses that have opened in the area! (Bham Now)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.