Category Archives: Alabama

Take a moment: Lend a hand in the Gulf Coast

Posted on September 18, 2007 | 3 comments

Magic City Mission Logo

Wade Kwon is preparing to make his third trip to the Gulf Coast region (the second with a volunteer group from Birmingham) to help those still feeling the effects from the hurricanes of 2005 and he wants you to join him. He’s looking for 50 folks to give of themselves and join him, Hands on Birmingham, Hands on Gulf Coast and Hands on New Orleans to do their part.

Click on over to Good News, Birmingham to find out more information about this evening’s meeting.

Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of time to run home and watch the debate online or on television afterwards…

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Posted in 35203, Alabama, Birmingham, Community, Good News, Take a moment

Election ’07: Regionalism and vision

Posted on September 18, 2007 | Leave a comment

These two words have created quite a buzz throughout the country in recent years, particularly in the Southeastern United States and currently here in Birmingham. As our series Your Questions, Their Answers continues today, the candidates tell you their hopes for the future of the city as well as their plans to encourage dialogue and true cooperation in our region to help move it forward.

Regional cooperation

Their vision for The Magic City

Answers include Smitherman’s response to The Birmingham News on her vision for the city.

You can always visit the Election ’07 section of the site to learn more information.

NOTE: While it is our intention to have the candidates pages completed by the end of the day, our intentions to attend this evening’s forum at WorkPlay may make that impossible. If the pages are not up by 4 p.m. this evening, assume that the pages will be turned on by 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. All ten (10) candidates will have profile pages.

Random Shots: Loose change benefits area charities

Posted on September 17, 2007 | 4 comments

Jake John And Emily Wittig At Bandit Bash 2007

Jake, John, and Emily Wittig all served as 2007 Change Bandits in support of Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network.

These three dynamic youth saved more than $1,200 over the past year in change to support Children’s Hospital. More than $8,000 in change and more than $75,000 in cash and credit pledges were colleceted during last week’s 3-day radiothon broadcast on Magic 96.5 and 103.7 The Q.

Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo

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Posted in 35223, Alabama, Birmingham, Events, Fundraiser, Medical, Take a moment

A look back: September 17

Posted on September 17, 2007 | 5 comments

1994:

Heather Whitestone

Heather Whitestone was crowned Miss America. Click here to view her personal website to learn about the work she’s done since her reign ended as the first winner of the long-running pageant with a disability.

Courtesy: Bhamwiki

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Posted in A look back, Alabama, Birmingham, history

Election ’07: Your Questions, Their Answers begins today

Posted on September 17, 2007 | Leave a comment

We were starting to wonder if we’d be able to do it ourselves. Our thanks to those candidates that sat down with André last week to record answers to the questions submitted by our readers earlier this summer. Click here to visit the Your Questions, Their Answers homepage on the Election ’07 site. Or you can just click the appropriate link that follows to hear their answers for the first two questions:

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Magic City Question: Only 271 days to go…

Posted on September 16, 2007 | 21 comments

Photo credit: André Natta

Apparently there is an effort to begin advertising for City Stages a little early this year. This billboard for the music festival is visible as you’re driving westbound on I-20/59 on the driver’s side. It’s the only one that we’re aware of right now.

Next June will mark the 20^th anniversary of the festival (currently scheduled for June 13-15), which of course leads us to our question:

Who’d you like to see perform at City Stages to help celebrate its 20^th year?

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Magic City Question, Random Shots