Entries Tagged as 'Quirky'

“Vote ‘ham” (and thanks, again)

December 30th, 2011 · Comments Off · Quirky, The City

vote for the ham

It’s time to help Birmingham, AL be called “The South’s Tastiest Town” – and a chance to say thank you to those who’ve supported this site for so long.

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Get ready for Hey Octane Boy posts from Homewood

December 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Online, Quirky

Octane-Boy-screenshot

We’re getting a new coffee shop in metro Birmingham this spring using a local (and well loved) coffee roaster. We may also get some fans of the baristas depending on how long this meme lasts…

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Happy International Tee Day!

June 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Quirky, The Terminal

White Terminal T

It’s International T-Shirt Day today as we continue letting folks know about our t-shirt fundraising drive. If you can help us spread the word as we look to expand the offerings on Birmingham’s hub this summer, we’d appreciate it!

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What’s in a hashtag?

June 14th, 2011 · Comments Off · Quirky

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Sometimes you may be surprised by how many people are seeing your Birmingham tagged tweets on Twitter that aren’t in Birmingham, AL. It’s kind of cool to take a look at all of the potential connections you could be making.

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On the agenda: A new home for the Birmingham Batmobile?

March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · On the agenda, Quirky

Birmingham_Batman. Courtesy of BhamWiki

This morning’s Birmingham City Council meeting agenda includes an opportunity to place the Birmingham Batmobile in a new home in addition to funding for a new arts incubator in Woodlawn and contractors chosen for demolition work throughout Alabama’s Magic City.

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We speak with a Lowland Southern dialect

December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Quirky

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A linguist has determined that much of the state of Alabama speaks with a Lowland Southern dialect. Don’t worry, he’s identified the speech patterns of most of North America too.

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JeffCo Commission District 1 election tomorrow (& July 13)

June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · politics, Quirky

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There’s a special election tomorrow to fill the unexpired term of former Jefferson County Commissioner (and now Birmingham, AL Mayor) William Bell. The crazy thing about this one is that we’ll be doing it again come July 13, and the results could lead to a couple more special elections. Time will tell…

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Meet Soledad, The Bottletree’s fawn

May 7th, 2010 · Comments Off · music, Quirky

Soledad. acnatta/Flickr

The fawn that lives on the liquor shelves of Birmingham, AL’s The Bottletree Cafe has been on quite an adventure recently – thanks to London-based The xx.

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