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Club or restaurant? Controversy smolders over Montgomery's "Blaze"

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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- It has been the site of all kinds of problems in the past and now the
Rose Supper Club wants to re-open. The nightclub near downtown
petitioned the city council Tuesday night for a new business license
under a new name. And that's not the only license controversy council
members had to contend with. Neighbors also showed up to complain about a
restaurant which they say is really operating as a nightclub.

The sign on the outside of this building reads "Blaze Bar and Grill," but a sign in a resident's yard nearby the establishment on the East South Boulevard says "Club Blaze." So which one is it?

The business is in Montgomery city councilman's C.C. Calhoun's district. He says it's been a headache for him and the area since it opened two years ago as Quarles Barbecue. Then in August, the name changed to Blaze Bar and Grill without the city council's knowledge.

ASU students take top prizes in statewide science competition

 

MONTGOMERY, AL - A group of ASU student-scholars have returned from a recent statewide science competition with top honors for their research presentations.

EMERGE Montgomery Celebrates Five Year Milestone and Looks Toward the Future

EMERGE Montgomery Celebrates Five Year Milestone and Looks Toward the Future

 

Montgomery, Ala. – EMERGE, Montgomery’s premiere young professionals organization for ages 22-40, is celebrating its five year anniversary this month. EMERGE will commemorate this milestone at the Cheers to Five Years event on Thursday, May 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Alley Station’s rooftop terrace.

“As we celebrate this milestone we look back on the last five years and thank everyone in the community who has made our organization possible,” said Taylor Williams, EMERGE 2013 President. “At the same time we are enthusiastically looking toward the future and new ways that we, as young professionals, can give back and make Montgomery an exciting place that our peers want to live and work.”

Young professionals in Montgomery and the River Region, community leaders and members of the media are invited to attend this celebration and free networking event. 

Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society announces scholarship winners

Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society announces scholarship winners

 

Montgomery, AL-May 6, 2013- The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National MS Society has announced this year’s recipients of its annual Scholarship Program. Two students living in Montgomery County along with 21 others will receive scholarships from the Chapter to help support their educational goals.

Sheondra Dotson of Sidney Lanier High School Brandon Kicker of Hooper Academy The program helps students affected by multiple sclerosis pursue a college or technical school education. It is open to high school seniors who live with MS or have a parent who is diagnosed with MS.

In addition to the emotional toll, MS can have a substantial financial impact on a family. The direct and indirect costs of MS, including lost wages — even for those with health insurance — are estimated at more than $70,000 annually per household. This makes funding a college education that much harder.

Letter carriers to "Stamp out Hunger" with Saturday food drive

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- On Saturday, May 11, residents across America will be asked to help "Stamp Out Hunger" in the annual U.S. Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

The one-day food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive across America - and even includes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

You can help stamp out hunger as easily as checking your mailbox.

Just leave a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox on Saturday, May 11. Your letter carrier will pick it up and the items will be delivered to a local food bank.

Examples of non-perishable food items include:

  • Peanut butter
  • Canned soup
  • Canned meat and fish
  • Canned vegetables, fruits and juices
  • Boxed goods (such as cereal)
  • Pasta and rice

CrimeStoppers offering $1,000 reward in home invasion cases

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- Montgomery police are searching for suspects in a late night weekend home invasion. The crime occurred on Bell Road between Monticello Drive and Atlanta Highway.

Police say there were multiple people in the home in the 400 block of Bell Road when the suspects appeared late in the evening on Friday, May 3. 

As many as five unidentified suspects armed with handguns forced their way into the residence and used cable ties to tie the victims' hands together.

Investigators believe the crime is related to another similar home invasion that happened a few weeks ago, but officials say the victims were not able to identify the men.

Montgomery Police Chief Kevin Murphy said the men were wearing masks but that some of the evidence leads authorities to believe they were familiar with not only the family, but with the businesses they own.

A task force has been created to investigate the home invasions.

Car slams into gas pump after driver hears gunshots

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- An overnight chain of events that started with gunshots ended with a fire at a local gas station.

According to the Montgomery Police Department, a group of unknown subjects discharged a firearm in the area of South Court Street and the South Boulevard.

A person in a vehicle traveling on Court Street heard the gunshots and swerved to avoid what they thought was the line of fire.

As a result, the vehicle jumped the curb and struck a gas pump at the Chevron Gas Station at the corner of South Court Street and the South Boulevard. 

The gas pump hit by the vehicle caught fire. Crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly.

The driver of the vehicle received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. 

The gas station was not open at the time of the incident.

Montgomery police say at this time, there are no suspects in custody.