News Corporation today announced that WBRC-TV, also known by all of us here in town as Fox 6, was one of nine television stations being put up for sale. There was no reason given for any of the sales.
The company has retained Allen & Company, LLC of New York, NY to advise it with regard to potential transactions. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, Media, News, Regionwide
City Stages is going to cause a great deal of traffic issues in downtown Birmingham on its own this coming Friday. Don’t forget that we have a presidential candidate visit to add to the list.
Sen. John McCain will be taking the stage at 8 p.m. in the Birmingham Ballroom downtown at the Sheraton. That’s just about the time that Eric Johnson will be taking the stage in front of City Hall. Continue reading
Mayor Bernard Kincaid is taking the recent announcement by the Birmingham Water Works raising our drought level quite seriously.
This morning the mayor declared a water emergency, effectively banning all outdoor watering. The order, according to The Birmingham News, allows police to cite those that choose to not heed the declaration, leading to fines and possibly jail time.
The last time this took place was in 2000, the last time the Water Works board declared a Stage 3 drought. Continue reading
Posted in 2007 Drought, News, Regionwide
Just in case you were thinking about getting tickets for City Stages but you didn’t want to drive home and thought rooms were already sold out downtown, there’s a glimmer of hope. The Tutwiler Hotel announced over the weekend that they were releasing several rooms that had been held for this weekend’s festival, (June 15-17). Continue reading
Posted in 35203, Birmingham, City Stages 2007, Events, News
Well, it’s starting to look that way. This was one of several signs located at the intersection of 8th Avenue & Arkadelphia Road earlier this afternoon. Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Election '07, Mayor's Race '07, News
The Cultural Alliance has announced that the economic impact study unveiled at Wednesday’s press conference is now available for viewing on their website.
The Jefferson County report is available for download in PDF format. The full report will be available from the Americans for the Arts website later on in the month. Highlights of the study are included on the report’s page.
The study found that the area’s non-profit arts and culture industry in Jefferson County resulted in $125 million of economic impact for Jefferson County.
Posted in Birmingham, News, Regionwide
While this may not affect many people, it will affect some in the area. A special alert has been sent out by the people over at the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) stating that counterfeit official checks bearing the First American Bank name are currently in circulation. Continue reading
Posted in Business, News, Regionwide
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