Amid the doom and gloom being reported about the national real estate market, there are two reports that should make Birmingham area developers and home owners quite happy. On the heels of Money Magazine naming Birmingham, AL one of the 10 fastest growing real estate markets in the country, The Birmingham Business Journal posted a story to their website today that the metro area is one of the top 25 places to relocate your family.

Kind of makes you wonder about Forbes’ designation of the city as one of the most sinful in the U.S. back in February… maybe some folks wanted to keep the good news a secret for themselves.

1951:

Childcare executive Gaynell Hendricks was born in Memphis, Tennesseee.

2003:

Widespread Panic played the first of two nights at the future Railroad Reservation Park site.

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Find out why the former Nashville Star contestant was in town over on Timetable - or just click on the image to your left and check out the images from the video shoot last night.

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Screenshot of potential “new” Birmingham News homepage.

Well, apparently not yet… though we were able to catch this screenshot of a revamped Birmingham News homepage about mid-morning - though it’s currently gone back to its original state. The redesign resembled the layout that is currently in use on al.com’s entertainment section.

We’re not sure if we just stumbled across something by accident or not, but we’re sure that our friends at al.com will let us know…

UPDATE: 1:12 p.m. - According to the folks at the paper, the page has been fixed, and it is now active as it is picture above. It was suffering problems due to the severe weather affecting the region right now.

Can it be? The weekend already? Where does the time go? That’s a very interesting question and it seems to have many answers. Google the phrase and you get 353,000,000 search results. While you pass the time pondering that, I’ve got suggestions on how you can spend your weekend over on Timetable.

1888:

Birmingham’s first telephone exchange opened in the 3rd floor of Hughes Drug Store with 39 subscribers.

1963:

Fred Shuttlesworth bruised a rib after being driven into the wall of the 16th Street Baptist Church by a blast from a fire hose during the Children’s Crusade.

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The cardinal chicks fledged Wednesday afternoon. One minute they were perched on the nest the next they were in the trees and bushes. The young birds, if the survive the next few days, will be flying but still relying on their parents for food. Cardinals usually raise two sets of the chicks each year.