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West Alabama Tuesday Briefing
Good morning!! It is Tuesday May 21, 2024. The Southeastern Conference Baseball Championship Tournament gets underway at the remodeled Hoover Met this morning. It is the 26th consecutive time for the event in Hoover. The tourney is a big deal, not just for the teams playing for a title but for the SEC, Birmingham/Hoover area and baseball as a whole.
Landlord asks to join Birmingham’s lawsuit against bar called a ‘breeding ground’ for crime
The landlord of a downtown business sued by the City of Birmingham has asked a judge to join the lawsuit against CRU Birmingham, a bar at 2300 First Ave. North. PFS Birmingham I LLC, which says it is the landlord for the property in the Fix Play Building, filed a motion on Friday asking to join the case against CRU, which the city filed on May 8 seeking the declaration of a public nuisance and requiring operators to take necessary steps to eliminate criminal activity or be prohibited from operating.
Cru attorney says bar is targeted by Birmingham for street exhibition driving it can’t control
An attorney for the downtown lounge that the City of Birmingham sued, saying it allowed an unsafe atmosphere to flourish, said the business is being targeted because of street exhibition driving in front of the business that it can’t control. “We have provided a safe environment for our patrons,”...
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