NOTE: Visit our Election ’07 site for more information on the candidates We are attempting to provide some coverage of this evening’s forum on homelessness mentioned in our previous post. We will update this post as needed. The following candidates … Continue reading →

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City Councilor Joel Montgomery took the opportunity to step to the podium at yesterday’s city council meeting to talk about the recent dropping of charges against him stemming from an incident along Cobb Lane on Birmingham’s Southside in April. He … Continue reading →

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Our mayoral hopefuls will be gathering in the Arrington Auditorium at the downtown branch of the Birmingham Public Library shortly to participate in a forum about homeless. The event has been organized by the Birmingham Metro Diversity Council. We hope … Continue reading →

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We figured it was time to ask this question again, especially with a larger field of candidates and with some of them providing a better idea of what we’d expect. Visit the front page if you’re reading this on an … Continue reading →

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We’ve got another finalist vying for a chance to win a reality television show. Jeremy Frazier is one of 10 hoping to win MTV’s Making the Band 4. The series ends with a live finale on August 26 and he … Continue reading →

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We’re starting to get a clearer picture of the candidates for mayor (well, we hope that we are). Are we getting a clearer picture of what the issues really are in this  year’s race and for the city’s future? We’ll … Continue reading →

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August 20 1924: Stuffy Stewart stole five bases against the Arkansas Travelers in a game at Rickwood Field, setting a Birmingham Barons team record that still stands. August 21 1951: Pulitzer Prize-winning Birmingham News editorial writer Ron Casey was born … Continue reading →

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