The hopes and dreams for Birmingham’s western area have been front and center in recent months, including plans to revitalize the Five Points West commercial district with the proposed redevelopment of Fair Park and the opening of new businesses nearby … Continue reading →

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Amid the doom and gloom being reported about the national real estate market, there are two reports that should make Birmingham area developers and home owners quite happy. On the heels of Money Magazine naming Birmingham, AL one of the … Continue reading →

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1951: Childcare executive Gaynell Hendricks was born in Memphis, Tennesseee. 2003: Widespread Panic played the first of two nights at the future Railroad Reservation Park site. Courtesy:

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Find out why the former Nashville Star contestant was in town over on Timetable – or just click on the image to your left and check out the images from the video shoot last night. Bob Farley/f8Photo

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Screenshot of potential “new” Birmingham News homepage. Well, apparently not yet… though we were able to catch this screenshot of a revamped Birmingham News homepage about mid-morning – though it’s currently gone back to its original state. The redesign resembled … Continue reading →

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Can it be? The weekend already? Where does the time go? That’s a very interesting question and it seems to have many answers. Google the phrase and you get 353,000,000 search results. While you pass the time pondering that, I’ve … Continue reading →

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1888: Birmingham‘s first telephone exchange opened in the 3rd floor of Hughes Drug Store with 39 subscribers. 1963: Fred Shuttlesworth bruised a rib after being driven into the wall of the 16th Street Baptist Church by a blast from a … Continue reading →

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