The area immediately adjacent to Village Creek in Ensley has been the focus of many of the efforts being undertaken to breathe new life into the surrounding Ensley and Pratt communities. This Saturday area residents and concerned citizens will have the chance to contribute to and help develop a vision for housing that will line [...]

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[ March 22, 2008; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] This is the event’s second year, and to celebrate, there’s a longer parade route!

This year’s parade will begin at Jackson-Olin High School. It will proceed down Avenue to 19th Street, Ensley where it will turn right. It will then follow 19th to Avenue D, where the gospel concert will begin at 12:30 p.m. It’s a [...]

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[ February 23, 2008; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Playover Games and Movies in downtown Ensley wants to find the best Call of Duty 4 player out there. It may be YOU! Your entry fee will provide food as well as help fund the 1st place prize of $200 and 2nd place prize of $50. If you think you have what it takes to [...]

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Photo credit: André Natta
The former Bank of Ensley building on the city’s westside is currently undergoing an extensive, long-term renovation project by its owner, Monumental Contracting Service. The company moved into the building, most recently used as storage for the city’s library system during the renovation of two area branches, early last year.
Here you see [...]

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Photo credit: André Natta
It’s getting down to the wire for the candidates in this year’s mayoral election. Our Election ‘07 site has been updated to include links to local websites, blogs, mainstream and alternative media and selected posts from our own coverage. We hope that this and other last minute changes to the site provide [...]

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Tomorrow Tuxedo Junction will be jumping with the sights and sounds of the 22nd annual Function at The Junction festival in Ensley. The festival is named for the Erskine Hawkins hit that serves as the unofficial song for the city of Birmingham. Click here to view the festival schedule as of July 24.
The organizers [...]

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This is becoming a common sight in downtown Ensley; final preparations for the opening of a new business. Tomorrow the community will celebrate recent openings with the first annual Ensley Revitalization Festival.

The festival, organized by Antonio Spurling and his wife Marquita, will shine a light on the rennaissance that is beginning to take place on [...]

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