If you remembered to pack your old computer equipment but forgot why (it could have been because of this post), try skipping the initial evening rush hour traffic and delivering the items to Vulcan Park BEFORE 6 p.m.
They’ve been working hard all day and there’s a storm coming this way too. The image above shows volunteers finishing up loading the 2nd truck.
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, technology, update
Here’s the scene at The Summit. While Birmingham is definitely not as crazy as New York is about the whole deal, there’s still a significant number of people camped outside of the currently-closed Apple Store.
The store is scheduled to reopen at 6 p.m. local time to begin selling the iPhone to the waiting public. In case you don’t want to deal with the traffic or the lines, the latest Apple gadget is available at area AT&T stores.
Good luck!
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, National, News, technology
More than 100 people attended last night’s inForum event held at the Birmingham Museum of Art and presented by the Birmingham City Council. The purpose of the event was to expose the citizens of the city to all of the opportunities available to serve as appointees on city boards and agencies.
It was also an opportunity to honor those long-serving appointees and listen to Robert Holmes, senior vice president of ethics and corporate concerns for Alabama Power deliver a powerful message encouraging people to serve their city and their community. Continue reading
Posted in 35203, Birmingham, Citywide, News
Our first mayoral poll for the 2007 campaign closes at 12 p.m. today.
This is the first of several that we’ll conduct involving the race to be the next mayor of Birmingham, Alabama during the summer.
If you haven’t yet, take a few seconds to vote. Just look over to your right as you reach the front page and cast your vote at the information desk area.
We’ll have a new one up this afternoon starting at 12:30 p.m.
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, The Terminal, update
Our image of the new Ronald McDonald House is not nearly as cool as the image shown at this morning’s ONB Breakfast Briefing. It was taken about two months ago while the building was under construction. Yesterday it began service as the new home of the 5th oldest Ronald McDonald House worldwide (and it opened debt-free). Continue reading
Posted in 35205, architecture, Birmingham, News
The development of Birmingham’s midtown district was the focus of today’s ONB Breakfast Briefing. Today’s meeting focused on several new developments in the area, including the new Hyatt Place property to be located on the former Williams Cadillac site along 20th Street South. The image above shows Robert Simon from Corporate Realty talking about the project while showing renderings. Continue reading
Posted in 35203, 35294, architecture, Birmingham, News
If you have to make a stop to pick up a couple of items at the grocery today, consider making the trip out to Whole Foods to do it.
The Austin-TX based grocer selects a non-profit organization in each community it operates in once a quarter to receive 5% of one day store profits. The first organization to receive that donation from the recently opened the Mountain Brook location will be Jones Valley Urban Farm (JVUF). Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, environmental, Regionwide
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