There may be a correlation between two reports released in recent weeks looking at Birmingham, AL and our metro area’s level of fitness – but it’s not like folks aren’t already trying to fix the problem.
Entries Tagged as 'ranking'
A city dangerous for pedestrians + ranked among least fit?
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Health
Tags:american fitness index·Birmingham·commute·cycling·fitness·Health·Hoover·information·metro·pedestrian·poor·ranking·report·safety
Southwest’s slip could be Birmingham’s gain
December 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business
The idea of Southwest Airlines not being able to claim the No. 1 or 2 spot in on-time performance just seems wrong. It makes us wonder if their planned merger with AirTran may translate into more flights taking off from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth…
No fake mustaches in church? Really?
March 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Quirky
Sometimes all it takes is appearing in a ranking of the craziest cities in the United States according to a popular blog to take note of just how insane some laws are…
Tags:Alabama·Birmingham·church·city·crazy·fake mustaches·information·ranking
Birmingham drops down in “dangerous” list
December 1st, 2008 · Comments Off · Crime
While Birmingham still resides among the top ten most dangerous cities rankings compiled by CQ Press, it has moved down the list. After spending two years at #6, Alabama’s largest city dropped two spaces to #8. The annual list is quite controversial to the point where even the folks who provide the data on which [...]
