🏠 Cold Stone Creamery Plans 6 New Birmingham-Area Locations

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City leaders are weighing a temporary pause on new data center developments as they study infrastructure, resource use, and long-term planning impacts following Bessemer’s $14 billion project. Full story.

Navigate Affordable Housing Partners distributed funding to local organizations supporting housing stability, health services, food access, and community programs. See which nonprofits received funding and how the grants will support Birmingham communities.

The Lovelady Center has purchased an apartment complex to expand housing options for graduates of its rehabilitation and aftercare programs. Know more.

Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity helped three families become homeowners in the Roebuck YMCA neighborhood just ahead of the holidays. Details.

BhamBoulders in Homewood will shut its doors at the end of December, ending nearly a decade of community climbing programs. Read more.

The national ice cream chain plans to open up to six new locations in the Birmingham area over the next three years, seeking local franchise partners. Learn where Cold Stone Creamery could open next.

The family-owned restaurant is taking over a former fast-food giant’s place, marking the Websters’ third local dining venture. Details.

Bayt Al-Qahwah, meaning “House of Coffee,” will offer traditional Yemeni coffee and cultural experiences at Edgemont Town Center. Learn more.

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