Amid the doom and gloom being reported about the national real estate market, there are two reports that should make Birmingham area developers and home owners quite happy. On the heels of Money Magazine naming Birmingham, AL one of the 10 fastest growing real estate markets in the country, The Birmingham Business Journal posted [...]
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Good news for Birmingham area real estate
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Regionwide · real estate
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 [...]
Tags: Quirky · Regionwide · food
Get to the airport without driving?
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Among the improvements being made to the regional transit system in the near future (due in part to Mayor Larry Langford’s $9 million pledge earlier this year) is the start of a shuttle that would connect downtown Birmingham, AL with its international airport. Similar services currently exist in many regional cities. No word on [...]
Tags: Business · Regionwide · Transit
Water restrictions relaxed in Birmingham
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The Birmingham Water Works board has relaxed the Birmingham metropolitan area’s drought status to Stage 1, meaning that water restrictions will now be voluntary and fines will not be levied on those that choose not to participate. The utility made the announcement via a press release earlier today that was published by Fox 6 [...]
Tags: 2007 Drought · Regionwide · environmental
Just dial up to find lighter traffic, cheaper gas
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Some local Verizon Wireless customers have already noticed that they’ve got a couple of new features on their phone. The company announced recently that it would roll out its new Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator service in 75 cities, including Birmingham. It now provides another service for area residents to go along with Commuter Feed, [...]
Tags: Business · Online · Regionwide
Follow the library on Twitter
March 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Screenshot of the Birmingham Public Library’s Twitter page.
There have been several groups that have recently signed up with Twitter, tweeting to their heart’s content. The latest major addition to the network is our own Birmingham Public Library. If you visit http://twitter.com/bpl, you’ll be able to keep up with the latest happenings throughout the [...]
Tags: Online · Regionwide · technology
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 [...]
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