Category Archives: Community

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

Random Shots: Building a new future

Posted on September 10, 2007 | Leave a comment

Fountain Heights Construction

Workers make progress on one of several homes in the Fountain Heights neighborhood where construction began on infill housing last year. The homes are being constructed in the Northern Triangle area of the neighborhood as part of a HOPE VI development. The award-winning revitalization plan for Fountain Heights was the focus of last month’s ONB Breakfast Briefing.

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“We Love West End” block party, Historic Rickwood Field

Posted on September 7, 2007 | 3 comments

The West End Merchants Association, West End Community and Main Street Birmingham, a nonprofit group working to improve our city, are throwing their annual community block party/car show at historic Rickwood Field Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The field is located at 1137 2nd Ave. West. Besides the cars on display, there will be live music, free hot dogs and drinks, rides for the kids, a basketball shoot out and door prizes.

Cost: Free

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Posted in 35204, Birmingham, Community, Events, Festival, food, music, Timetable

Ride for Kids, Pelham Civic Complex

Posted on September 5, 2007 | Leave a comment

Here’s a call for area bikers to get their motorcycle motors running for a good cause. The annual nationwide Ride for Kids raises monies for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The PBTF is working to find the cause and cure for childhood brain tumors. Locally, the ride will leave from the Pelham Civic Complex at 10:30 a.m. and will end at Barber Motorsports Park near Leeds. Registration starts at 8 a.m.

Cost: $35 per rider.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Heardmont Park

Posted on August 28, 2007 | 6 comments

According of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) website, every 16 minutes someone dies by suicide. You can help the AFSP raise money for research and education programs to prevent suicide by participating in the local Out of the Darkness Community Walk, one of several across the country.

The walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 29, at Heardmont Park, 5458 Cahaba Valley Road. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. The walk is approximately 5 miles long. Find more information on the Out of the Darkness website. As stated on the site, there is no registration fee and no minimum amount of money that you must raise to participate. You can sign up here.

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Posted in Community, Events, Fundraiser, Timetable

Travelogue: Columbus impressed with Art on the Rocks

Posted on August 3, 2007 | Leave a comment

We figured every once in a blue moon it might help to see what others think of some of our events here in the Magic City. This first entry takes us to the Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, MS and an extremely positive review of a recent visit to Birmingham for their first trip to Art on the Rocks. The writer talks about the effects that the summertime series has had on our museum and downtown revitalization and how it may be transferred in their community.

You can read our recent post on the August edition of Art on the Rocks (and how you can make a toga to wear to it) over on Timetable, or just get general information about the series direct from the museum’s website.

Take a moment: Pick a charity

Posted on August 1, 2007 | 28 comments

We’d like to pick your brains and ask you what your favorite charity is in metro Birmingham (and why).

Please post your answers in the comments section. There is a method to our madness… Depending on the answers that we get we’ll be letting you know why in a couple of days. (at least what the next step will be – if we need it).

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Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Community, Regionwide, The Terminal