7th Ave. Sunset. briantmurphy/Flickr
The folks at Performa Entertainment Real Estate have decided on a name for the new entertainment district – The Forge. If you’re wondering why they chose it, check out the press release announcing it from earlier today.
Just when we were starting to know him, “family needs in Chicago” is taking Alabama Symphony [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2008
City Council green-lights Langford’s Fair Park plan
January 31st, 2008 · View Comments · Citywide, The First 100
Birmingham city councilors gave Mayor Larry Langford a collective nod to move forward on a multi-million dollar plan to overhaul Fair Park, and potentially jump start redevelopment in the oft-neglected west side of town.
The seven councilors present at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting questioned how the city could shift [...]
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Here’s your chance to be “real” on MTV
January 31st, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
It’s been several years (1992 actually) since Birmingham residents were able to watch one of their own, a young woman named Julie, be one of the first members of a movement that has forever changed the way that we look at television, and reality television in particular. I remember being in town years later on [...]
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The First 100: Around the Magic City after 80 days
January 31st, 2008 · Comments Off · Commentary, The First 100
Birmingham mayor Larry Langford. Bob Farley/f8photo
If you’re counting actual calendar days, it’s day 80 of the Langford era in Birmingham, Alabama. Some would call it a little whirlwind-like, especially after Tuesday’s $90 million proposal announced for the Alabama State Fairgrounds on the city’s west side. We’re curious about what you think about how it’s going [...]
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