Yesterday afternoon, Stephen Vinson was able to share with longtime supporters and online followers that he’d lost 300 pounds – one of the original goals he’d set for himself when he launched “Who Ate My Blog?” at little more than three years ago. Continue reading →

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The City of Birmingham now has a second website to help residents keep track of what’s going on downtown on the third floor of City Hall. It’s also helped usher in a new set of social network accounts to follow if you need that “as it happens” – or close to it – type feed of city-based content. Continue reading →

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The Green Tie Affair turns 16 this Saturday, April 21. We got a chance to sit down with the Alabama Environmental Center’s executive director, Michael Churchman, to talk about the event and some of the organization’s initiatives (it’s a short video). There’s a lot going on too. Continue reading →

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The new influential media map being produced by Forbes Magazine, sponsored by IBM, and data driven by URL shortener bit.ly suggests that folks in Alabama (and most of the Southeastern United States) rely on USA Today. Continue reading →

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Saw’s BBQ opened its second location in metro Birmingham on Wednesday, March 21 in Birmingham’s Avondale commercial district. It’s one of many recent additions to the neighborhood with at least one more announcement coming later this month – thanks to the folks at Avondale Brewing Company. Continue reading →

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Birmingham, AL’s first comprehensive planning process since 1951 is moving forward. Open houses are currently being held throughout the city. Yesterday’s stop was downtown at the main branch of the public library. Tomorrow’s is on the city’s east side. Continue reading →

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It’s hard to believe that the city of Birmingham was buried under just over a foot of snow nineteen years ago – especially when you look at the projected highs for the next seven days. We have a chance to reach the upper 70s and even a little above 80 on a couple of models. Continue reading →

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