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Smitherman to listen to community at Vulcan Park

Posted on January 20, 2010 | Leave a comment

Rodger Smitherman State of Alabama websiteAlabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman has announced a community listening post event for next Thursday, January 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Vulcan Park atop Red Mountain. There’s even an event listing that’s been created using his recently created Facebook profile.

The husband of Birmingham City Councilor Carole Smitherman stated via a status update on the popular social networking site that “at this time of transition for the city and state, it is imperative for us to talk to each other.”

He’s encouraging as many people as possible to attend the gathering to bring up any issue that is of concern.

Photo: Courtesy of Alabama State Senate website.

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A historic stroll through Birmingham is expanded

Posted on January 19, 2010 | Leave a comment

Birmingham's Civil Rights Walking Trail expandsFolks walking along 6th Avenue North between 19th and 17th Streets in downtown Birmingham may notice some large orange signs now located along the sidewalk. The four signs are the latest additions to the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail, first unveiled in August 2009. As first reported by The Birmingham News when the first signs were unveiled, the first portion of the trail will take people from Kelly Ingram Park to Linn Park.

This sign is located at the corner of 19th Street and 6th Avenue North in front of First Church Birmingham.

Photo: Birmingham’s Civil Rights Heritage Trail expands. acnatta/Flickr

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Austin shares Parking in Front Yard Ordinance online

Posted on January 14, 2010 | 1 comment

Johnathan F. AustinOne of the more active people on Twitter in recent days in Birmingham, AL is City Councilor Johnathan Austin. He’s recently started live-tweeting portions of the weekly City Council meetings and has given those following his account a chance to get to hear a little more about upcoming projects than folks have been able to in the past.

That would include a tweet late yesterday that included a link to the proposed “front yard parking ordinance” that is scheduled to go before the council for a vote in the near future.

Check it out and share your thoughts down below. They are after all still looking for public input…

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Happy Birthday Kyle!

Posted on January 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

b-metro cover for January 2009The leader of Birmingham’s War on Dumb turns 33 today so we thought you’d want to show him some love – maybe even on the wall of his Facebook profile.

You may also want to check out the cover story written about Birmingham Weekly‘s Kyle Whitmire over on b-metro’s website.

One more thing you may want to check out – since we’re getting back to work – is Kyle’s most recent column, no doubt leaving folks with more questions than answers as Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins announces that she will not seek reelection…

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Help draw Birmingham’s blueprint

Posted on December 22, 2009 | Leave a comment

Blueprint BirminghamYou don’t have much time left to help the Birmingham Business Alliance draw up a blueprint for The Magic City’s future.

An online survey is now available through tomorrow (December 23) that allows for you to add your voice to this planning initiative. Market Street Services of Atlanta, GA has coordinated the effort that has included focus group meetings with business leaders, area young professionals and others considered key stakeholders in Birmingham’s future. It appears that the final report which will be posted online, demonstrating the transparency that BBA president Dalton Smith spoke of when the new organization launched earlier this year.

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Verdict in: Langford guilty on all counts

Posted on October 28, 2009 | 4 comments

Larry Langford

UPDATE: NPR’s All Things Considered is working on uploading audio that was filed earlier this evening during the broadcast.

It took less than two hours for a jury in Tuscaloosa, AL to find Birmingham mayor Larry Langford guilty on 60 federal counts. Information is still coming in, though it has been reported that he will be sentenced in the next 90-100 days.

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Peeling back history…

Posted on October 21, 2009 | 1 comment

Peeling back history - revisedFolks who’ve been in Birmingham, AL for a while who take 22nd Street home in the afternoon may have noticed the painted wall adjacent to the 22nd Street Bridge going over the railroad tracks. While our photo shows what happened after the canvas that had been attached to the wall was removed, it does give you an idea of what Daze, Roke and Priest did to create a rather unique piece of street art.

For a closer look at how the finished work looked, you’ll want to check out this post on the Wooster Collective website.

Photo: Peeling back history – revised. acnatta/Flickr

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