FROM THE CITY

Get healthy in the New Year 1. Birmingham Park and Recreation presents Fitness at the Villa, a free weekly series at Avondale Villa, located at 4220 Woodvale Road. Here is the weekly schedule: 1. Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Kickbox Sculpt 2. Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Xtreme Hip-Hop 1. Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Line Dance 1. Certified dance instructor LaMesa Brooks offers fitness classes at the city’s North Fitness Center, 421 Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. Offerings include Zumba, Afrobeat Cardio Dance fitness, and FX'perience Body sculpt and Tone. For more information, call 205-902-9599. 1. Check out this month’s Behavioral Health Systems Newsletter. It includes helpful tips on keeping a New Year’s resolution, staying engaged at work and exercising regularly. See attached. Get your 2023 City of Birmingham wall calendar 1. If you need a calendar, please see the attached digital version or visit the first floor lobby at City Hall and pick one up from Jacqueline Faulkner at the Customer Service Desk. Nominate a woman for StrongHer 1. Do you know a woman who lives, works, volunteers or attends school in Birmingham and is making a big difference in the Magic City? If so, nominate her for StrongHer, an annual campaign that highlights unsung “sheroes.’’ Honorees will be profiled on the city’s social media pages in March for Women’s History Month. The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 20. Send nominations to strongher@birminghamal.gov. Visit www.birminghamal.gov/strongher for more info. Tax services offered 1. Titusville Library will host Safe First Tax Services for patrons from January 26 through April 14 (Thursdays and Fridays only). Please call 205-322-1140 to reserve your spot. The Sloss Story to air on APTV 1. Learn about the history of Sloss Furnaces, and how it related to the founding of Birmingham in a documentary airing on Alabama Public Television this Thursday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. Here is a link for more info: https://aptv.org/series/the-sloss-story/. The Big Shred Day 1. Free electronics drop-off day and paper shredding from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Birmingham Zoo. Please see attached flyer for details. Submit your news to marie.sutton@birminghamal.gov.