David Sher

By David Sher I'm currently watching The Pitt , the hit Max series that follows life and death, hour by hour, in a crazy-busy emergency room in a large fictional Pittsburgh hospital.

Alabama has lost at least seven rural hospitals since 2010. Right now, the Alabama Hospital Association says 27 more rural hospitals are in danger of closing, with 19 of those at immediate risk.

By Wayne Rogers Say “Birmingham BBQ” and the names come rolling out like smoke from a pit: Full Moon. Jim ‘n Nick's. Bob Sykes. Carlile's.

For over five years, I ate barbecue at Ollie’s without knowing what an important place the restaurant played in the history of the Civil Rights Movement.

By David Sher More and more people are using artificial intelligence to make decisions rather depend on Google. Is that good or bad for Birmingham?

More and more people are using artificial intelligence to make decisions rather depend on Google. Google searches often sabotage Birmingham, focusing only

By Prioleau Alexander Editor's note: This column appeared recently in the Huntsville Real-Time News coordinated by Doug Martinson.

Do AI inquiries offer a more complete and fair representation of Birmingham?

Irondale has about 13,500 residents— roughly 2% of the county’s population. That 2% is about to capture the benefits of a $1 billion economic development plan almost entirely on its own.

By David Sher Editor's note: Much of this article draws on research by Walker Beauchamp from his time as a student at Samford's Cumberland School of Law.*