The Birmingham News is reporting that Mona the elephant, a longtime resident at the Birmingham Zoo, was euthanized this morning.
She was believed to be at least 56 years old and had been having problems standing in her exhibit space recent days.
Susie, her longtime companion, died in January 2005.
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, News
Well, yes, there is the YP Expo… but there are two other events going on elsewhere in Birmingham that are worth mentioning as they give a glimpse into current activities and programs available in the metropolitan area: Continue reading
The state’s Department of Revenue recently announced that we’d be enjoying our second sales tax holiday on August 3 – 5. According to their website, the holiday provides shoppers "the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers, and clothing free of state sales or use tax." It also means that you can get that MacBook Pro you’ve been eyeing in Jefferson County and only pay 1% in taxes (for education).
Here’s the list of cities and counties that are participating this year (note that as of yesterday the city of Birmingham had not officially decided if they would participate, though they did last year). The list will be updated as more governments let the state know of their decisions.
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Business, News, Statewide
Campaign for Change has been busy today posting Myspace bulletins announcing the pending arrival of 2008 presidential hopeful Barack Obama in Birmingham, Alabama.
He will be making his first visit of the campaign season to the Magic City on July 9, speaking to an audience at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown. He’ll be the latest in the string of presidential hopefuls coming to garner support of party locals. Just last week, Sen. John McCain decided to come into town the Friday night of City Stages.
Posted in Birmingham, National, News, politics
Thanks to Curtis, we have this image of Valerie Abbott signs in transit from earlier today:
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, Mayor's Race '07, News
This weekend current Birmingham City Councilor and former interim mayor William Bell announced his plans to run for mayor. The announcement was made in the Sunday edition of The Birmingham News.
We reported earlier this month that a website was “parked” by Bell and that signs had already begun appearing throughout the city. As of 9:15 a.m. this morning, the site was now not available for viewing at all, a sure sign that it will be operational in the coming days after content is added. We will update you when we are aware of its launch. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, Election '07, Mayor's Race '07, News
Rather than come up with something witty to say about the yearly celebration of the Stars and Stripes, how about a couple of links instead:
USFlag.org – official website for National Flag Day (includes history)
Flag Day in the United States – Wikipedia.com
Now we just have to wait for the formal yearly declaration to be made.
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