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Birmingham: The mayors of at least three Alabama cities, including heavily populated Birmingham, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as the illness spreads rapidly across the state following the holidays. The city of Birmingham said Mayor Randall Woodfin was admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 pneumonia Monday, five days after announcing he tested positive for the new coronavirus. Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling said he was quarantining at home after testing positive for the virus, and the city of Auburn said Mayor Ron Anders was in quarantine after testing positive. Bowling told the Decatur Daily he felt guilty about participating in holiday family gatherings with his adult children and their families over the holidays. Alabama on Monday hit a new high for the number of COVID-19 patients in state hospitals with more than 3,000 ho
2021 Michigan Winter Beer Festival canceled due to COVID-19
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – West Michigan’s premier winter event has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Michigan Brewers Guild made the decision Wednesday to cancel its upcoming Winter Beer Festival “in the interest of health and safety in the continued wake of COVID-19.”
The festival, which annually brings more than 100 Michigan breweries with more than 1,000 unique beers to West Michigan, was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27 at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park.
“While this is yet another disappointment, with the new vaccines now being administered, we are looking forward to a more normal year later in 2021,” said Scott Graham, MBG Executive Director. “We thank you for your understanding and wish all of you a safe, healthy and Happy New Year.”