We figured you might want some form of excitement in your day, so this post should do it for you. Birmingham’s own Chip Simpson, who placed seventh in this summer’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship, will be in Chattanooga, Tenn., … Continue reading →

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1902: Auburn defeated Alabama 23-0 in the Iron Bowl, held at West End Park. 1995: Looking at the 24th Street Viaduct from our offices. Photo credit: André Natta The new 24th Street Viaduct was dedicated. Courtesy:

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UPDATE: 10:40:04 a.m., The motion for dismissal by Langford is up at NBC13: http://media.mgnetwork.com/vtm/images/langford.pdf . Thanks to Steph for finding that. UPDATE: 10:25:36 a.m., It appears that Fox 6 has removed the Langford document, FYI. The folks at Fox 6 … Continue reading →

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Photo credit: André Natta Larry Langford was officially certified as the winner of the 2007 mayoral race yesterday. Patrick Cooper, as reported about in this morning’s Birmingham News, has announced plans to file this contest of the October 9 election … Continue reading →

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1872: The National Bank of Birmingham was organized. You may recognize it by the name it eventually adopted years later… Courtesy:

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  Photos of Ralph Cook, Sr. (l) and Charles McCrary (r). Birmingham Mayor-elect Larry Langford has brought on former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Ralph Cook, Sr. and Alabama Power CEO Charles McCrary to lead his transition team. They won’t have … Continue reading →

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$1 from every purchase goes to a local charity. The charity is chosen once a quarter. This quarter’s charity is the Community Kitchens of Birmingham. NOTE: If you happen to buy a pink Terminal T this month, an additional $1 … Continue reading →

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