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The oldest known house on Shades Mountain will soon make way for one of the area’s first residential communities to be certified with eco-friendly building practices. NOTE: Click on the image above to see photos from the press conference and images of the house.
Yesterday Mike Wedgworth of Wedgworth Construction, Inc. and Dudley Reynolds of [...]

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We were hoping that our readers would be kind enough to check their local Bennigan’s or Steak & Ale location on their way home. If they were planning to meet up with friends after work, they may want to set up a back up plan as the restaurant chains’ parent company filed for Chapter 7 [...]

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That’s the word according to The Birmingham News’ breaking news blog.
The story was posted shortly after 5 p.m. today. News publisher Victor Hansen, III promised “…to continue the strong local news coverage, investigative reporting and service to advertisers that the metropolitan Birmingham area has come to expect.”
The Birmingham Business Journal reported earlier in the day [...]

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We figured it was our duty to share news of a great sale, though the reason for it is a sad one. Parkside Home & Garden, operating across the street from Avondale Park since 2000, has decided to close its doors. The building is currently available for sale or lease. Based on the sign that [...]

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That’s how many Starbucks Coffee locations are actually closing in metro Birmingham. Besides the two locations that have been reported about earlier in local media, we’re also losing locations on Rocky Ridge Road and one on Parkway East. These would be four of the newer locations in town. The one that recently opened in Hoover [...]

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Folks here in Birmingham don’t necessarily have to feel alone anymore when it comes to sales taxes. Earlier this month the City of Chicago raised the sales tax to 10.25%, making it the highest sales tax in the United States. That hasn’t been the only thing that’s gone up for Windy City inhabitants as pointed [...]

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I’m heading to my Friday morning meeting with Whitney and I noticed an interesting site:

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After checking with the crew, they confirmed my worst fears. It seems that the New Vulcan Ale House won’t be opening after all. No official word on what actually happened though we’re sure that folks around town will be quite upset [...]

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