Entries Tagged as 'history'

Birmingham still has Perpetual Promise

December 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · history

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For all of the stuff written about Birmingham being a “City of Perpetual Promise” there are few opportunities to check out the piece of work that led to this moniker for Birmingham, AL. Until now…

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Joe Webb scores 1st NFL touchdown during MNF

December 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Sports

So former UAB starting quarterback Joe Webb didn’t get to start Monday night’s game for the Minnesota Vikings against the Chicago Bears, but he did get a chance to do the “Birmingham Walk” – though we may never see footage. They cut away after he ran the ball in for his first NFL touchdown in the third quarter.

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WorkPlay foreclosure sale postponed, deal in works

November 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · music

Alan Hunter shared some great news for fans of the long-time entertainment venue WorkPlay via Facebook and email early Tuesday afternoon. The foreclosure sale scheduled for November 17 was postponed by the bank due to a pending deal. We’re pretty sure the 16,000+ fans of Save WorkPlay are excited…

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A historic stroll through Birmingham is expanded

January 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · history, The City

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail saw new signs added to its initial route this weekend. Find out a little more about the project.

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Columbus, MS is proud of Alana

October 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Election '09

The newest – and youngest – member of the Birmingham City Schools board got some love shown to her today by her hometown paper.

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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle…

December 12th, 2008 · Comments Off · Holiday

Photo: Mr. Bingle – gairid1791/Flickr We seemed to make a big splash last year for the holidays with our digital message to readers. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the main reason for the enjoyment – an appearance by Mr. Bingle. It’s OK if you don’t know who he is; here’s [...]

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Hockey, Magic City style

November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Sports

The way temperatures were late last week here in Birmingham, it would be easy to let your mind think about a sport not normally associated with The Magic City – hockey (easy for us Northerners anyway). Well, NHL greatĀ Frank Mahovlich recently sat down with the folks at NHL.com to talk about his time in the [...]

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A look back: August 18

August 18th, 2008 · Comments Off · A look back

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1910: Rickwood Field opened with a 3:30 PM game. The Birmingham Barons defeated the Montgomery Climbers 3-2. 2005: Singer Bo Bice underwent emergency surgery for a blocked intestine. Courtesy:

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