Local Resources

Welcome to my MEGA LINK page where I have assembled the most extensive list of helpful and informative links to anything and everything you might need or find interesting in the Greater Birmingham area.

  • For a list of public and private K-12 schools click my “SCHOOL LINKS” page for a complete list of public, private, county and city school systems. There is also a great site for school reviews and ratings.
  • Birmingham and the surrounding area offers a world class education system with a number of highly rated 4 year and 2 year community colleges. Here is the list on my “COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LINKS” page.
  • For a comprehensive list of government sites in the State and Greater Birmingham area click my “GOVERNMENT LINKS” page. You can find the Official State of Alabama site and all the local county and municipal sites in the area.
  • For a list of business sites, like area Chambers of Commerce, click the “BUSINESS SECTION”. All the individual city Chambers of Commerce and Business Alliances are listed here.
  • Birmingham is blessed with being a major hub for the medical industry with an extensive system of health care. Click my “MEDICAL LINK” page for a list or area hospitals and clinics.
  • Birmingham has a wide array of Media covering print, radio, television and internet outlets. For an extensive list click my “MEDIA PAGE” to see the listings. You can also pick up local TV stations in HD with a simple antenna and it is FREE! Call me if you are unsure of how to do this. FREE HD ON ALL LOCAL CHANNELS!
  • For a city the size of Birmingham we have a number of library locations at your disposal. Click “MY LIBRARY LINK” to see the list.

HELPFUL LINKS IF YOU ARE MOVING INTO OR AROUND ALABAMA:
http://www.alabama.gov/links/category/moving-alabama Moving to Alabama Information
http://www.mymove.com/guide/moving-to-alabama.html Moving to Alabama Guide
http://www.alabama.gov/links/category/taxes Alabama Tax Information
http://ador.alabama.gov/advalorem/index.cfm Property Tax Information

UTILITIES:
http://www.alabamapower.com Alabama Power Company
http://www.alagasco.com Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco)
https://www.bwwb.org Birmingham Water Works Board

WEATHER FOR THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM AREA:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/ Birmingham Weather NOAA

THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN AND AROUND BIRMINGHAM:\>
http://birminghamal.org Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau
http://www.birminghamrestaurants.com Birmingham Area Restaurants
http://www.alysstephens.org Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center
http://www.artsbma.org The Birmingham Museum Of Art
http://www.pepperplace.net/ Pepper Place
http://www.mcwane.org McWane Science Center
https://www.bcri.org Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
http://birmingham.barons.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t247 The Birmingham Barons at Regions Field
http://www.railroadpark.org Railroad Park
http://slossfurnaces.com Sloss Furnace Park
http://www.birminghamzoo.com The Birmingham Zoo
http://www.barbermuseum.org The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
http://www.samford.edu/wrightcenter/ Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center at Samford
http://www.birminghamballet.com Birmingham Ballet
http://www.alabamasymphony.org Alabama Symphony Orchestra
http://www.operabirmingham.org Opera Birmingham
http://www.bbgardens.org Birmingham Botanical Gardens
http://aldridgegardens.com Aldridge Botanical Gardens
https://www.bjcc.org Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center
http://www.birminghamcrossplex.com Birmingham CrossPlex

AREA PARKS AND NATURE CENTERS:
http://www.visitvulcan.com Vulcan Park and Museum
http://www.redmountainpark.org Red Mountain Park
http://ruffnermountain.org Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
http://www.alapark.com/oakmountain/ Oak Mountain State Park
http://www.hooveral.org/Index.aspx?NID=214 Moss Rock Reserve
http://www.tannehill.org Tannehill Iron Works Historical State Park