Category Archives: Citywide

Roper appointed police chief

Posted on November 7, 2007 | 2 comments

Mayor-elect Larry Langford gave Hoover Asst. Police Chief A.C. Roper a special birthday present Tuesday: he announced Roper as Birmingham’s new police chief at yesterday’s Jefferson County Commission meeting.

“He had his birthday today, but the real gift is to the City of Birmingham,” Langford said of Roper’s appointment.

Roper, who turned 44, is likely one of the youngest police chiefs in the city’s history. He said Langford chose him because of his youth, his energy and the military background he will bring to the police department.

Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis – whom Langford said was never a candidate for the job – approached Roper at Langford’s request to help recruit his second in command. “I hate to lose him,” Derzis said of Roper “but I think it’s a win-win for everyone.”

Both Derzis and Langford said Roper’s appointment will mean more cooperation with Hoover and other police departments and law enforcement in the county.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Crime, News

Special YP discount for ONB annual meeting next week

Posted on October 31, 2007 | Comments Off on Special YP discount for ONB annual meeting next week

Operation New Birmingham is having their annual meeting next week Thursday, November 8, at the Alabama Theatre. Part of the meeting will be celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary. Readers of The Terminal are being provided the opportunity to attend the event, which includes an update on what’s going on downtown as well as lunch prepared by Chef Clayton and possibly an appearance by “The King,” at a special reduced rate.

To take advantage of this young professional rate, click the image (after reading it of course since the code is located at the bottom) after the jump to log onto the site and purchase your tickets.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Events, yp

Yet another reason for more greenspace

Posted on October 30, 2007 | 2 comments

We’re #5 this time. According to Forbes we are the 5th most sedentary city in the United States. The results were released yesterday on the magazine’s website, where they also explained just how they arrived at their findings as well as how they determined that some cities were not necessarily as healthy as they thought.

We did get high marks for physical activity. Only a little more than ¼ of the folks that they spoke with said that they did not exercise. But we still watch 39 hours of TV a week…

All the more reason why folks need to head out tonight to celebrate with the Friends of Red Mountain Park over at B&A Warehouse. Check out the listing on the Timetable calendar so you can get a taste of what you’ll hear this evening.

BTW – you can see the rest of the top 20 list in slideshow format over on their site.

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Posted in 35233, Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Health, Parks

UPDATE 2: News flash – Nunn resigns

Posted on October 26, 2007 | 2 comments

Fox 6 reported at the end of their noon news broadcast that Birmingham Police Chief Annetta Nunn has resigned. Check out their link for updates to the story as they unfold.

UPDATE: 5:15:44p.m., Nunn has scheduled  7 p.m. news conference at police headquarters.

UPDATE: 2:37:59 p.m., Birmingham Weekly’s Mixed Media blog and ABC 33/40 have more details about the surprise announcement.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, News

UPDATE: Election ’07: Langford responds to Cooper filing

Posted on October 17, 2007 | 12 comments

UPDATE: 10:40:04 a.m., The motion for dismissal by Langford is up at NBC13: http://media.mgnetwork.com/vtm/images/langford.pdf . Thanks to Steph for finding that.

UPDATE: 10:25:36 a.m., It appears that Fox 6 has removed the Langford document, FYI.

The folks at Fox 6 have obtained a copy of a motion to dimiss the contest filing of former mayoral candidate Patrick Cooper and have posted it on their site. It’s the latest episode in what appears will be a long three week saga here in Birmingham as Cooper attempts to force a special election.

What do you think; has this gone on for too long or should Cooper continue to push for another visit to the polls for Birmingham’s residents?

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics

Election ’07: Langford appoints two to head his transition team

Posted on October 16, 2007 | Leave a comment
Ralph Cook bio   Charles McCrary photo

Photos of Ralph Cook, Sr. (l) and Charles McCrary (r).

Birmingham Mayor-elect Larry Langford has brought on former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Ralph Cook, Sr. and Alabama Power CEO Charles McCrary to lead his transition team. They won’t have long to work, as Langford said he plans to be sworn into office the second Tuesday in November.

Langford made the announcement during a windy press conference at Vulcan Park Tuesday afternoon.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, politics

It’s here: The readers choice polls are out today

Posted on October 12, 2007 | Leave a comment
Bham Weekly Menu of Menus cover 2007   City Scene cover 2007

It’s that time of year where people decide what the best of the best are here in Birmingham. We have the pleasure of having two readers choice polls come out at the same time this year. Birmingham Weekly has released its Menu of Menus (this year on a Wednesday – check out this story previewing the complete list), while The Birmingham News has published the results of its 2007 Readers Choice Awards.

Check them out and let us know what you think about them. You might also want to check out this recent post about opinions on the News’ poll.

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Citywide, Magic City Question