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The 3-ton, smoke-breathing statue of UAB’s mascot, Blaze, was unveiled Tuesday afternoon in front of the Bartow Arena. The 9 foot tall by 16 foot long, 7,000 pound smoke spewing statue created by artist T.J. Neil of Homosassa, FL. It cost approximately $30,000 was commissioned by the UAB National Alumni Society. UAB president [...]
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UPDATE: Blaze is lighting up UAB’s campus
April 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Education · Quirky · UAB
You did know it was Free Cone Day, right?
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
So you’ve just finished seeing the unveiling of a 9′ tall Blaze the Dragon (if you haven’t, we think we’ll have photos shortly) and you’re feeling like an ice cream cone. Yes, we know it’s in the high 50s but it is springtime…
and since we’ve been on this food kick since yesterday, we figured you [...]
Tags: Quirky · Regionwide · food
I’ll buy a vowel…
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments
I came across this while looking around the Crestwood North Yahoo Group yesterday…
“… Jana Harris, Ramsay [High School] graduate and a native of Birmingham, will be on Wheel of Fortune tomorrow night, April 1, 2008. I told her all those puzzles we did in class would help her in the real world one day…”
Check it [...]
Tags: Quirky · television
Grow your mustaches for the kids…
March 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
It’s time for the Sweetest ‘Stache contest here in Birmingham. You can visit the Mustaches for Kids website to learn more about how this competition came to be and who benefits from the growth of facial hair for four weeks. Growing season in this case will be from April 1 - May 1, with a [...]
Tags: Community · Events · Quirky · Take a moment
Air Jordan honors Mike’s Barons era
March 25th, 2008 · No Comments
There’s been a lot of talk this year about the return of the Air Jordan 1. There are several models being released this year, including the recently released Opening Day Pack. The pairs honor Michael Jordan’s time in MLB’s Chicago White Sox system (including his Airness’ time as a Birmingham Baron).
The “home” pair (above) features [...]
Soothing banks through music
March 13th, 2008 · No Comments
One resident thinks that music and bumper stickers will help ease the Jefferson County sewer debt, though in a completely different way than Birmingham city councilor William Bell’s proposal or one suggested by Jefferson County Commission president Bettye Fine Collins. This proposal calls for visitors to jeffcocrap.com to purchase bumper stickers, t-shirts and similar items, [...]
Tags: Online · Quirky · Regionwide
Introducing Larry’s 8-Ball
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
WERC 960AM’s logo for Larry’s 8 Ball. Special to The Terminal.
So maybe we’re a little envious of not thinking of this first…
The folks over at WERC-AM have decided to introduce the World Wide Web to Larry’s 8-Ball. We got an email from the ClearChannel owned station providing a link to their website’s newest feature.
It’s quite [...]
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