Birmingham’s 64th homicide of the year has been confirmed. The story has been developing since early this morning, with most of the major news outlets following it. All of the mainstream media outlets are reporting that the 20-year old UAB student was found this morning in the parking lot adjacent to Glen Iris Elementary School [...]

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The walk is about 1.7 miles long and benefits Birmingham AIDS Outreach and other local HIV organizations. This year’s grand marshals are King & Queen Apollo XXX. The events begin at 12 p.m. with the actual walk starting at 3 p.m. For more information, you’ll want to visit either their website or their MySpace profile.
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Our local filmmaking scene lost a great one recently. Michael Prichard left behind his wife and 2 children when he died unexpectedly on September 14. He was a trusted grip, audio, and camera operator for more than ten years. Click here to view more information about him.
On October 11, area filmmakers will be holding a [...]

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That’s when John Lennox will debate Richard Dawkins at the Alys Stephens Center. While information has been out in public for weeks, we’ve noticed a recent upswing in the online buzz about the event. It’s being sponsored by the Fixed Point Foundation, a Birmingham-based Christian “think-tank” organization.
Dawkins is a respected intellectual and known atheist while [...]

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The Bronx, NY born native will be giving a lecture as part of his five-day visit to the UAB campus beginning at 6 p.m. on September 27 at Mary Hulsey Recital Hall (directions). He is this year’s UAB Department of Art and Art History’s 2007 Jack Drake Visiting Artist.
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Considering that it celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this month, Lou’s Pub and Package Store already gets their fair share of complements. It can also say that it’s received what many consider one of the greatest compliments possible - imitation, though we’re not quite sure how this story in New York’s Red Hook neighborhood will [...]

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Maintained by two guys in Pennsylvania and focused on creating an open dialogue about beer, The Brew Lounge decided to take a look at Dave’s Pub here in Five Points South while shining a light on the Free The Hops campaign to increase the alcohol levels to allow for more beers to be made available [...]

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