Birmingham, AL mayor William Bell’s second community meeting announced via Twitter will be focused on reaching out to the city’s young professional community via a conversation at popular coffee house Urban Standard.
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Bell to hold open meeting for young professionals
February 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off · 35203, The City, yp
Tags:AL·Alabama·B'ham·Birmingham·conversation·downtown·event·gathering·meeting·Urban Standard·William Bell·young professionals
Random Shots: Federal Reserve renovations continue
May 14th, 2008 · View Comments · 35203, Random Shots
Bob Farley/f8Photo
Renovations and continue on the old Federal Reserve Building at the corner of 5th Avenue and 18th Street North by Melaver, Inc. of Savannah, GA. According to the developer’s, website,
“…the Federal Reserve Building’s historic façade will be restored, and Melaver has committed to seeking LEED-NC Silver certification, assuring tenants of the most modern, efficient, technologically [...]
Tags:35203·AL·Alabama·Birmingham·construction·downtown·Federal Reserve Building·Inc.·Melaver·photo·Random Shots
Swinging for the stars
May 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Art, architecture
Swinging for the stars. acnatta/Flickr
That’s what some of golf’s greatest legends will be doing next weekend during the annual Regions Charity Classic here at Birmingham’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge. The title sponsor has changed buildings downtown since last year’s event, now occupying space in the former AmSouth Building. Playing off of [...]
Tags:AL·Alabama·architecture·Art·Birmingham·golfer·Regions Bank·Regions Charity Classic·Ross Bridge
Catalyst returns to action tonight
April 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Community
It’s not like our hip to be civic friends ever really left; they’ve just been quietly preparing for this relaunch. Tonight you can join them over at The Wine Loft in the city center and find out what plans are for the future. It’s also a great excuse to enjoy a wine-tasting (and some pretty [...]
Tags:35203·Catalyst·event·membership salon·Social·Wine Loft·wine tasting
Exploring on the canvas
April 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Art, Random Shots
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Artist Laura Lockhart will show her work for a fifth year at this weekend’s Magic City Art Connection. Her art is inspired by her travels – she uses the photos she takes on her trips abroad and combines the prints with painting. These works are created on masonite and involve an intricate process layering [...]
Tags:AL·Alabama·artist·Birmingham·Laura Lockhart·Magic City Art Connection·photographs·Random Shots
Learning to save the fun way tomorrow in Linn Park
April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Education, money
Mayor Langford will be among the many in attendance at Linn Park tomorrow morning beginning at 11 a.m. as part of Wachovia’s Way2Save Challenge. Birmingham is the current stop on an 11-city tour that aims to educate consumers about the importance of saving. Some of our city’s youngest residents, pre-K students from John Herbert Phillips [...]
Tags:AL·Alabama·Birmingham·financial education·Larry Langford·Linn Park·scholarship grab·Wachovia·Way2Save
Tax Day 2008: What to do?
April 15th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Events
No, we don’t ask that question in complete jest; it is one of the busiest days of the year for post offices across the country, including Birmingham’s downtown location. If you need to escape the insanity of filing those last minute returns, 1040 Fest may be your answer. This event is now in its fourth [...]
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