We learned this morning via a Facebook status update by Julian Bond of the passing of Ann Durr Lyon last week in Harrisburg, PA. She was 85. The Birmingham, AL native was one of four daughters of noted civil rights activists Clifford and Virginia (Foster) Durr. She made her own mark in this life by [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Take a moment'
Plans afoot for a makerspace?
January 7th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Take a moment
A day of empowering women – locally and internationally
October 11th, 2012 · Comments Off · Take a moment
Thoughts on the future of journalism (& Birmingham)
October 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Take a moment, The Terminal

Taking a moment to thank the folks at WBHM/90.3 FM for including us in last night’s Issues and Ales panel about the future of journalism in North Central Alabama – and pointing out a couple of posts that resulted from it elsewhere on the Internet today.
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Godspeed, Mike
June 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Media, Take a moment

Birmingham News business reporter Michael Tomberlin is preparing to be redeployed to Afghanistan. We just wanted to take a moment and wish him Godspeed as this tour of duty begins…
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Rice visits Boys and Girls Club before the Regions Tradition
June 6th, 2012 · Comments Off · Take a moment
Alabama Gives begins at midnight on Thursday
February 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · Statewide, Take a moment

You’ve seen your friends change their profile pictures to help promote it and you’ve most likely heard your favorite area nonprofit talk about it. We’ve got a few links that tell you a little more and a video showing what some organizations are willing to do to help raise their profile (and that of others in the state of Alabama).
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Give them your pop tabs (or your time)
December 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Take a moment

Birmingham, AL is known as a city of giving. We’d like to ask you to give a little extra of yourself during this holiday season (and into 2012) as a holiday gift to us in 2011.
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