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Operation New Birmingham changes food truck stance

08.20.2010 by André Natta · 1 Comment

Spoonfed Grill. Courtesy of Operation New Birmingham

It looks like Operation New Birmingham has changed its tune in relation to the issue of food trucks on city streets. The issue came to a head last week because of what happened with the only food truck operating within the city’s limits, Spoonfed Grill. Continue reading

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Proposed Five Points Chick-Fil-A now has no drive-thru

08.3.2010 by André Natta · 2 Comments

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Residents and merchants in Birmingham’s Five Points South community are probably celebrating this evening as Chick-Fil-A announced that they would move forward with seeking approval of a new location in the commercial district without a drive-through. Continue reading

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One iPad per Councilor – the remix

08.3.2010 by André Natta · 3 Comments

The city of Birmingham is investigating ways to reduce the amount of paper generated for City Council and committee meetings via a purchase of iPads. The weird thing is, they’ve already looked at this once before, and provided a solution in the form of netbooks. Wonder where they are? Continue reading

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On the agenda: WiFi and vacation (of alleys)

07.27.2010 by André Natta · 1 Comment

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The Birmingham City Council takes up the issue of providing WiFi access citywide as well as looking at two proposed vacations of alleys to allow for expansion and new construction during this morning’s City Council meeting. Continue reading

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We take a look at coworking tonight in Woodlawn

07.14.2010 by André Natta · 1 Comment

Beaufort Coworking. khawkins04/Flickr

The closing of Shift Workspace has not meant the end of coworking as a concept in Birmingham, AL. We’re hoping you’ll come out this evening (July 14) to learn more information about what’s currently available and what we’re working on as this office community concept continues to flourish in the metropolitan area. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Have you found the Droid X yet?

07.14.2010 by André Natta · 2 Comments

Droid X

We’re thinking that a lot of people will be taking an extended lunch break today while they look for one of 21 free Droid Xs that have been placed throughout Birmingham, AL courtesy of Verizon Wireless. Continue reading

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You can’t text and drive in Birmingham

07.13.2010 by André Natta · 3 Comments

Texting while at the wheel. OregonDOT/Flickr

Birmingham, AL becomes the fifth city in the state of Alabama to approve a texting while driving ban with a unanimous vote of the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010. Continue reading

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