There was little fanfare yesterday when Barnes & Noble officially took over the Hill University Bookstore on UAB’s Southside campus. The move brings some of the resources of one of the nation’s largest booksellers to Birmingham’s city center area.
In a press release Richard Margison, UAB vice president for financial affairs and administration said, “This relationship will allow us to enhance the bookstore services we provide to our faculty, staff and students.” Continue reading
They’ve started doing a countdown to when "the fun starts" on WYDE-FM, formerly known as The Source. If we’re doing our math correctly, the format change will be complete beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning.
Listeners this morning woke to Christmas in July as Christmas songs were playing on the staiton, though it appears that the signal strength has been reduced during the changeover.
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Posted in Birmingham, Media, music, News, Regionwide, update
UPDATE: 7.5.2007 – Online link from image not working properly; has been disabled.
That’s the question fans of 101.1 WYDE-FM are asking this morning as noise or Christmas music fills the air as they tuned in this morning. A quick check of their website shows that the domain is being changed to Fun101radio.com.
UPDATE: The "fun" starts on Thursday morning
It appears that many did not expect this change today, although several people were upset about the last broadcast of the Home Show on Saturday, who actually announced the change in a news posting on their site. Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Birmingham, Media, News, Regionwide
Here’s the scene at The Summit. While Birmingham is definitely not as crazy as New York is about the whole deal, there’s still a significant number of people camped outside of the currently-closed Apple Store.
The store is scheduled to reopen at 6 p.m. local time to begin selling the iPhone to the waiting public. In case you don’t want to deal with the traffic or the lines, the latest Apple gadget is available at area AT&T stores.
Good luck!
Posted in Birmingham, Citywide, National, News, technology
More than 100 people attended last night’s inForum event held at the Birmingham Museum of Art and presented by the Birmingham City Council. The purpose of the event was to expose the citizens of the city to all of the opportunities available to serve as appointees on city boards and agencies.
It was also an opportunity to honor those long-serving appointees and listen to Robert Holmes, senior vice president of ethics and corporate concerns for Alabama Power deliver a powerful message encouraging people to serve their city and their community. Continue reading
Posted in 35203, Birmingham, Citywide, News
Earlier this week we told you about the Taylor Hicks print being auctioned off to raise funds for Enterprise, Alabama’s Board of Education. The city is still recovering from damage sustained and deaths caused by a tornado earlier this spring.
When the dust settled last night, the winning bid for the piece of art was $277.50. The starting bid was $30.
Richard Scrushy and Don Siegelman received their sentences last night from U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller and taken into custody while their lawyers prepared to file emergency appeals as early as today.
The sentences:
| Richard Scrushy | ||
| Prison Time | 6 years, 10 months | |
| Probation | 3 years | |
| Fine | $150,000 | |
| Restitution | $267,000 (United Way of Central Alabama) | |
| Additional conditions | Ordered to pay the costs of prison stay | |
| Don Siegelman | |
| Prison Time | 7 years, 4 months |
| Probation | 3 years |
| Fine | $50,000 |
| Restitution | $181,325 (Unidentified state agency) |
| Additional conditions | 500 hours of community service |
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