The first major delivery of XO laptop computers were made to students at Glen Iris Elementary School earlier this week. Approximately 700 computers were distributed. We all know how environmentally friendly the laptops are but what about the packaging?

AEC Program Coordinator Jenny Dorgan gets assistance from a student at Glen Iris Elementary School while preparing [...]

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[ May 3, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 10, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 17, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 24, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 31, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 7, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 14, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 21, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 28, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 5, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 12, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 19, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 26, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 2, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 9, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 16, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 23, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 30, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. September 6, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. September 13, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. September 20, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. September 27, 2008; 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Pepper Place Saturday Market is in its ninth year providing residents with a place to get fresh produce while exploring one of the city’s coolest districts. The market will begin promptly at 7 a.m. and close at noon in the Pepper Place parking lot. As always, in addition to fresh produce, hand carved wooden [...]

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At about 7:15 a.m. this morning, the Parliament House Hotel was imploded on Birmingham’s Southside.
We’ll have images up from the event as soon as they become available.
Click on the image above to view our photo gallery from the event. Feel free to share links to other images or coverage as well. Click on the [...]

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[ April 17, 2008; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Come on out and support the Alabama Environmental Council during their annual fund raiser event while checking out one of the more unique event spaces in town. They’re partnering with our local Slow Food movement and promise great music along with silent and live auctions.

For more information, contact the AEC at 205.322.3126.

Cost: $50

Location:
Flower Stems
213 [...]

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[ January 14, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] No this is not an error, they’ve added a second day of auditions to the mix. We tweaked the text to make it sound new (we actually just changed the date…)

The folks at Muse of Fire are preparing for their next performance of Shakespeare at Sloss. They are holding auditions for their Spring 2008 production, [...]

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[ January 14, 2008; 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] For those of you who may not know, Kapali Swamy passed away on November 18. You’d recognize his smiling face if you were a regular at The U or WorkPlay in the recent years. Some of his friends are organizing a memorial benefit event in the WorkPlay Theater.

There will be performances by local musicians and [...]

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One of the best things about the annual Tournament of Roses parade, taking place tomorrow, is the number of volunteers that help create those beautiful floats. What does this have to do with Birmingham, you ask?
A quick drive through the Lakeview district of town had many businesses closed through New Year’s Day. All of them [...]

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