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In case you’re planning to renew your car tag today…

05.31.2011 by André Natta · 6 Comments

The line outside of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 5.31.2011

Did you forget to renew your car tag this month? We’re really hoping that you weren’t planning on heading down to the Jefferson County Courthouse today to take care of it. The line’s already a little on the long side… Continue reading

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What is We Make Birmingham?

05.26.2011 by André Natta · 2 Comments

We Make Birmingham logo

There seem to be several new websites launching around Birmingham, AL right now. We Make Birmingham looks like it’ll be cool – but we’re still not exactly sure what it will do. Continue reading

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The power of women online in Birmingham

05.26.2011 by André Natta · 3 Comments

New Birmingham online magazine logos

Online magazines continue to appear and expand in Birmingham, AL – perhaps a sign that we’ve got a lot to say. A quick reminder about two existing sites and a new one that also highlights just how active women, particularly African American women, have become in the scene. Continue reading

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Travelogue: Design*Sponge shares a guide to the city

05.24.2011 by André Natta · 0 Comments

Design*Sponge logo

Today the Magic City gets a mention on one of the larger home and product websites in the country – and we see someone else using their platform to raise awareness about our regional tornado recovery efforts. Continue reading

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Trader Joe’s? It’s going to be a while

05.24.2011 by André Natta · 0 Comments

Trader Joe

A recent LA Times interview with Trader Joe’s founder could be getting some folks to think about exactly what landing a location would mean for metro Birmingham. Continue reading

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On the agenda: Cleaning up the city

05.24.2011 by André Natta · 0 Comments

Official flag of the City of Birmingham

The May 24, 2011 Birmingham City Council agenda deals with moving forward on cleaning up debris and continuing to examine the extension of roads, particularly Finley Boulevard. Continue reading

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Local startup makes it into Y Combinator

05.23.2011 by André Natta · 0 Comments

mongo hq logo

Two of our old fellow Shift Workspace office mates (and area natives) have been chosen to take part in this summer’s Y Combinator program. Yes, this is a big deal… Continue reading

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