We are still under a flash flood watch this evening in parts of the metro area, but we’re hoping that folks still take a moment and attend tonight’s Taste of the Nation event at the McWane Science Center. We’d like to thank those of you that entered the contest and those of you that visited [...]

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Late Friday evening, we announced that we would be serving as an organizing sponsor for WordCamp Birmingham, the first WordCamp that will be held in the Southeastern United States. The conference will take place on September 27 & 28. A quick primer - WordCamps are informal gatherings of WordPress enthusiasts, users and developers to talk [...]

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[ August 26, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Come celebrate Black Warrior Riverkeeper and McWane Science Center’s “An Evening with the Riverkeeper” on Tuesday, August 26th from 6-9:00 p.m. Begin the evening with a reception in the aquarium, take in a special presentation by Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke, watch a private viewing of “Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk” IMAX, and learn [...]

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Tonight some of the city’s most prominent African American leaders will be gathering tonight at the Birmingham Museum of Art to learn who’s been highlighted in the latest edition of Who’s Who in Black Birmingham. The event starts at 6 p.m. In addition to the unveiling of the 2nd edition of the book (which attendees [...]

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[ August 16, 2008; 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Enjoy dinner, drinks and a live auction of “arfwork” created by celebrity pets and local artists. This is the big fundraisers for Hand-in-Paw. The group “provides professionally trained handler and animal teams to promote human health and well-being through animal-assisted therapy.” In other words, they bring the healing unconditional love of animals to area [...]

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The IN Book. acnatta/Flickr
UPDATE: 7.30.2008, 10:22 a.m. Updated awards info after the jump:
Birmingham’s IN crowd was at Vulcan Park despite the bad weather last night to celebrate the release of the IN book, compiled nominations from more than 4,000 people through the CVB’s INBirmingham.org website or one of the 50 boxes located throughout metro Birmingham. [...]

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We almost forgot to remind you that Gimme Shelter 2008 is tonight at B&A Warehouse. It’s a chance to help out the Greater Birmingham Humane Society while… why don’t we just let you check out their mission:
To allow Birmingham area artists, designers and architectures the opportunity to showcase their talent to a wide audience while [...]

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