Category Archives: Birmingham

2nd Annual Massive Rummage Sale, Bottletree Cafe

Posted on June 26, 2007 | Comments Off

Sift through vintage furniture, books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, vintage clothes, art and antiques while checking out one of the hippest places in Birmingham.

The Bottletree is hosting its second annual rummage sale today. So unless it’s pouring rain, you need to go check it out. Actually, you need to go even if it is pouring rain. Just beacuse.

Of course, then they’ll try to get you to purchase tickets for the Blowfly show later that evening, which isn’t a bad thing at all, now is it?

Directions to The Bottletree

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Posted in 35222, Birmingham, Events, Timetable

The future of home delivery?

Posted on June 26, 2007 | 6 comments

Scott Walker's digital newspaper box

This digital newspaper box (yes, it’s glowing) is a personal project of Scott Walker, an associate editor at The Birmingham News. It delivers headlines, sights and sounds to his living room thanks to an Mac Mini and a few hours of work.

Maybe not the future, but it definitely says something about how we get our news nowadays. Maybe we could do that someday ourselves . Continue reading →

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Posted in 35203, Birmingham, Quirky

New poll question: Who’d you pick for mayor today?

Posted on June 26, 2007 | Leave a comment

We figured it was time to start changing our poll questions on at least a weekly basis.

For those of you that are reading this via your RSS feed, please visit the site and vote in this week’s poll. It is a timely question, considering the increase in candidates for the mayor’s office in Birmingham (the election is coming up in October, with a runoff election if needed in November).

A day of silence online

Posted on June 26, 2007 | 2 comments

Internet Radio Day of Silence image Fans of Birmingham, Alabama’s local internet radio stations like Fried Green Radio and Radio Free Birmingham were getting prepared for it for weeks, yet it still sounds weird. Even one of the pioneers of the movement, WMVY in Martha’s Vineyard, is doing it. Visit these sites and you’re sure to hear silence, or maybe just the sound of crickets in the background.

This is the result of a silent protest organized by large and small online stations alike to draw attention to increased royalty fees that have been proposed by the Copyright Royalty Board and that are scheduled to go into effect beginning in March. Check out the sites to learn more about why it’s being done and what you can do to help.

SaveNetRadio.org
Friends of MVY Radio
Internet Radio’s Day of Silence, RollingStone.com, 6.22.2007

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Posted in Birmingham, Business, National, News

Ecycling Day returns this Friday

Posted on June 25, 2007 | Leave a comment

Ecycling Day logo

If you were upset that you couldn’t take your old computer equipment to be recycled this past April on Earth Day, fear not. TechBirmingham has announced that they will be hosting an Ecycling Day this coming Friday, June 29 at Vulcan Park from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Continue reading →

Rear Window, Alabama Theatre

Posted on June 24, 2007 | Comments Off

Part of the 2007 Summer Film Series at the historic downtown Birmingham theater.

IMDB Entry

Wikipedia Entry

The "Mighty Wurlitzer" will be played from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. during the evening performance and from 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. before the Sunday matinee screenings. Doors will open one (1) hour and classic cartoons will be shown before each film.

For additional information or schedule changes, visit the Alabama Theatre’s official website.

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Posted in 35203, Birmingham, Events, Timetable