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A busy week for one of our American Idols

07.17.2007 by André Natta · 12 Comments

Hicks Heart and Soul cover

Taylor Hicks is on a different sort of tour this week as he hits the network show circuit promoting his new book, Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way. This morning the … Continue reading

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Five Points South creating new image

07.16.2007 by André Natta · 2 Comments

Kurlander presenting campaign to merchants

A new image campaign was unveiled at this morning’s Five Points South merchants group meeting. Brian Kurlander of Slaughter Group (pictured above) presented the design to those in attendance, the result of nearly a year of focus groups and small … Continue reading

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The return of the Magic City MySpace Directory

07.16.2007 by André Natta · 0 Comments

It took a lot longer to reconstruct than we first thought, but we can now finally say that the Magic City MySpace Directory is back up and running. It’s the first such directory for an individual city or metropolitan area … Continue reading

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Abortion rights demonstrations to continue all week

07.16.2007 by André Natta · 0 Comments

Those that believed that the demonstrations over the weekend were all were mistaken. Birmingham Weekly’s Mixed Media has the activities organized by the Greater Birmingham Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) for the week. Their events provide an … Continue reading

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From the Stationmaster: We’re seeking submissions for my Birmingham

07.14.2007 by André Natta · 0 Comments

my birmingham header

This is a call for submissions to my Birmingham, our editorial section. While we give the whole song and dance about why my Birmingham exists over here, I’d like to take a moment to explain the original concept behind this … Continue reading

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Babywearing growing in metro Birmingham

07.13.2007 by André Natta · 6 Comments

The amount of new parents that are turning to "babywearing" is incredible. Our local resident experts in the field, the Magic City Slingers, have reason to enjoy this Friday the 13th as their new business cards have arrived. Birmingham’s chapter … Continue reading

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Green signs looking out at me with a name change at Harbert Plaza

07.13.2007 by André Natta · 0 Comments

Covered AmSouth-Regions sign

The AmSouth to Regions conversion was visually completed this morning with area banking centers switching from the familiar blue and white to the new Regions green. As we reported in May, the complete changeover should be complete by October. The … Continue reading

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