If you visit the First Books site today before 12 a.m., you’ll give children from low income families in our state a chance to receive 50,000 books for the state of Alabama. The folks in charge of the Vulcan After Tunes MySpace profile here in Birmingham posted a bulletin encouraging people to visit the site and vote today.
Category Archives: Birmingham
Take a moment: Help Alabama receive books for low-income children
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Education, Statewide, Take a moment
Regions Plaza to become Marriott Renaissance Hotel
Birmingham’s Harbert Realty Services announced today that the conversion of the 17-story Regions Plaza at 5th Avenue North and 20th Street in downtown Birmingham will be branded as a 225-room Marriott Renaissance hotel. We posted about the plans for the 4-diamond facility when they were announced in April.
The formal announcement comes after word that the $50 million project may receive city support in the form of $2.7 million in tax breaks and infrastructure improvements according to today’s Birmingham News Breaking News blog.
Check back as we update this posting.
Posted in 35203, Alabama, Birmingham, Business
Sam Davidson’s in town tonight
Sam Davidson is in town this evening at WorkPlay. According to the Remarkablog, he’ll be here in Birmingham beginning at 5 p.m. to meet and talk with folks (and hand out swag). Davidson is the president and co-founder of CoolPeopleCare and the creator of the Remarkablog. The blog focuses on telling stories about remarkable people, places and things. The site gives people great ideas to make a difference in five minutes or less everyday. They are one of the inspirations behind what we’d like to become here in the community: a way to find out what’s going on and how to do and not just say. We’re hoping that one or two of us will be able to show up later on in the evening.
We normally don’t just say “go,” but this is one you should consider.
Posted in 35233, Alabama, Birmingham, blogging, Events
Random Shots: The folks on the bikes
If you’ve been out and about in metro Birmingham in recent days you may have run into this motley crew. They are part of Regions Bank’s latest marketing campaign, rolled out in conjunction with the visual merger between themselves and AmSouth Bank last week. Here the group takes a break near the Storyteller Fountain (which is still behind fencing due to recent conservation work).
Photo credit: Daniel Walters
Posted in 35205, Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Random Shots
Election ’07: A call for questions
Click here to submit your questions.
Click here to view the original request for questions.
Click here to learn why we’re doing it.
Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Election '07, The Terminal, update
The Junction will be jumping this Saturday
Tomorrow Tuxedo Junction will be jumping with the sights and sounds of the 22nd annual Function at The Junction festival in Ensley. The festival is named for the Erskine Hawkins hit that serves as the unofficial song for the city of Birmingham. Click here to view the festival schedule as of July 24.
Posted in 35218, Alabama, Birmingham, Events
Random Shots: Christmas in July at Workplay
Considering how hot its been around here, it’s nice to have a reminder of the cooler weather that’s supposed to be coming later this year. It’s also a great reminder about this Saturday’s Christmas in July event, organized by YP Birmingham and WorkPlay.
Photo credit: André Natta
Posted in 35233, Alabama, Birmingham, Events, yp
