Needless to say, you either wouldn’t believe us or you’d think we were crazier than we already admit to.
So, in a rare Saturday appearance, our weekly enewsletter will pull in sometime around 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
It will definitely be interesting to see how many folks actually check us out – or how many wait until Monday [...]
Entries from February 29th, 2008
If we told you why the express hasn’t left the station…
February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · From the Stationmaster
Tags:AL·Alabama·Birmingham·newsletter update·stationmaster·The Express
So, we can score a KEXP remote
February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · Magic City Question, Media, music
I was listening to KEXP this morning online in Seattle – they’ve been a big supporter of many of our local acts in recent years. Well, they’re actually on the last day of their pledge drive over there. If I did my math correctly, it’ll be history at around 4 p.m. today Central time.
While I [...]
Tags:Alabama·Birmingham·City to City Challenge·favorite·KEXP·Magic City Question·radio station·spring pledge drive
Critical Mass rolls through Birmingham tonight
February 29th, 2008 · View Comments · 35203, Events, environmental
Critical Mass March 2007 (New York City). Seth W./Flickr
The grassroots movement known as Critical Mass will attempt to make its presence known in Birmingham this evening at 6 p.m. Their inaugural ride will begin at Linn Park downtown. These rides, which take place monthly throughout the country (and the world) are geared to remind drivers [...]
Tags:AL·Alabama·bicycle·Birmingham·Critical mass·cycling·downtown·event·first·inaugural·inaugural ride·ride
A look back: February 29
February 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · A look back
1940:
Cooper Green first took office as President of the Birmingham City Commission.
Courtesy:
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The weekend’s almost here…
February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off · Weekend plans
…and we’re ready to help with at least a few of those suggestions. Christina and Sam are delivering a one, two punch of their own today. Christina’s up first with an extremely crowded “Got Plans?” although, if you haven’t already seen it this morning, you missed this morning’s tip.
Sam follows up with his column (available [...]
Tags:Alabama·Birmingham·Christina Tutor·Got plans?·information·r3vrb·sam george·submissions
AEC: All plastics now accepted
February 27th, 2008 · View Comments · Citywide, environmental
Area recycling enthusiasts should be quite happy with this announcement by the Alabama Environmental Center. Beginning this past Monday they are now accepting all plastics, #1-7.
Previously the plastics had to have a screw-on lid, so you couldn’t take in frozen entree trays, most kitty litter bins and things like that because different processes [...]
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