🌱 JCCEO Is Done + Historic Transplant At UAB + New Cabs

Up and at 'em, Birmingham! Let's get you all caught up to start this first day of December on an informed note. The Jefferson County Committee of Economic Opportunity laid off 500 employees recently, and now, the remaining 60 or so employees are gone as well, after the organization was asked to relinquish its grant money. Also in the news, UAB is set to perform the first uterus transplant in Alabama. We are fortunate here in Birmingham to have an amazing medical community. Read more below!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 69 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. As I was saying, after 56 years, the Jefferson County Committee of Economic Opportunity is reportedly done, after being asked to relinquish its CSBG grant. (al.com)
2. Birmingham's cab service, which has to compete with rideshare services like Uber, is making changes to look more modern and competitive. (WVTM13)
3. A woman born without uterus is set to be the first woman in Alabama to receive a uterus transplant at UAB. (Alabama's News Leader)
4. A man suspected of credit card fraud in Hoover has been identified by police and may be in Birmingham. (Hoover Patch)
5. Parking in Birmingham can certainly be a source of frustration, but a motorist says someone shot at him on I-59/20 following a dispute over parking at a Birmingham hospital. (al.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• The 12 Days of Grinchmas - Birmingham Public Library (Details)
• The Birmingham Salvation Army is hosting its Wednesday Food Distribution. (9 a.m.)
• Check out Circa's Interiors & Antiques Holiday Open House. (10 a.m.)
• Niki Sepsas Presents - Great Cathedrals of the World at Homewood Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Come out to Bartow Arena to cheer on the UAB men's basketball team vs East Tennessee State. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Two Birmingham radio hosts started the ‘Ban the Beatles’ movement today in 1966. (WRBL)
• Briarwood Presbyterian to host Advent events. (280 Living)
• St. Paul and The Broken Bones "The Alien Coast Tour" is live at the Alabama Theatre Saturday, April 16 with resort realism. Get tickets starting this Friday, 12/3 at 10 a.m. (Facebook)
• Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department thanks the North Side responders for extinguishing this fire Tuesday evening. (Facebook)
• Birmingham City Schools 82nd Annual All City Christmas Music Festival will take place this Thursday, December 2, 2021, and the theme is "It's A Soulful Christmas." The free event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium. (Facebook)

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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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