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Entries from October 30th, 2007

Halloween Pub Run & Costume Contest, Five Points South

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · 35205, Alabama, Birmingham, Events, Timetable

It’s a unique way to get into the Halloween spirit – running the streets of Birmingham with the option to stop for a liquid break at area drinking establishments. That’s the idea behind this run sponsored by the Birmingham Track Club. They’re also encouraging participants to wear costumes, giving people several opportunities to win prizes. [...]

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Yet another reason for more greenspace

October 30th, 2007 · View Comments · 35233, Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Health, Parks

We’re #5 this time. According to Forbes we are the 5th most sedentary city in the United States. The results were released yesterday on the magazine’s website, where they also explained just how they arrived at their findings as well as how they determined that some cities were not necessarily as healthy as they thought. [...]

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Red Mountain Rising, B&A Warehouse

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · 35233, Alabama, Birmingham, Parks, Timetable

To celebrate the recent closing on the property that will be used to develop Red Mountain Park, their Friends will be hosting a party at B&A Warehouse with music by Act of Congress and Three on a String. There will most likely be more opportunities to help make the space a reality as well. Cost: [...]

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A look back: October 30

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · A look back, Alabama, Birmingham, history

1979: City Councilman Richard Arrington won a runoff to become Mayor of Birmingham. Check out this 1974 audio interview (with the transcript) with the former mayor, part of the Documenting the American South collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Courtesy:

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“Let’s Scare Jessica to Death”, Rojo

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · 35205, Alabama, Birmingham, Movies, Timetable

Part of the Steak Verhoeven Film Club’s ongoing series at Rojo in Highland Park, this film helps us all celebrate Halloween in that deeply psychological way that makes all the sense in the world (sort of). Here’s the description of the 1971 film courtesy of the email announcing the event: A woman released from a [...]

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The Terminal’s all a – Twitter

October 29th, 2007 · Comments Off · Alabama, Birmingham, The Terminal

We’re in the process of making some changes to our site in the coming days… nothing too major, just adding some additional pages that we need to and making some minor tweaks to our sections. As part of the changes we figured it was time for us to join the world of Twitter. http://twitter.com/bhamterminal Our [...]

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Palmer steps down from TechBirmingham post

October 29th, 2007 · Comments Off · Alabama, Birmingham, TechMixer, technology

TechBirmingham President and CEO Curtis Palmer has announced that he will be stepping down from those positions effective close of business Wednesday. According to the press release, Palmer (who also contributes to The Terminal) will remain on the board of directors and still manage Ecycling Day efforts among other things. The official announcement is over [...]

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