Photo: Untitled. jflint/Flickr.
That’s the question being asked by many of them as they learned that the skate ramps they’d recently created on the site of the old Terminal Station – and next to the 5th Avenue North on ramp to I-20/59 – had been removed early yesterday by the Alabama Department of Transportation. The makeshift ramps had been constructed as a result of the dismantling of the Homewood Central Park skate ramp this summer.
Gypsy Store Facade. acnatta/Flickr.
Well, Kent Griggs finished the new Gypsy Store on 2nd Avenue North exactly when he said he was going to in an interview last month. Visitors to last weekend’s Artwalk were among the first ones to get to visit the newest store in what’s fast becoming one of the trendier sections of Birmingham, AL.
The “upscale convenience store” is scheduled to remain open until 11 p.m. most evenings.
Posted in Random Shots
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, downtown, Gypsy Store, shopping
First United Methodist Church in downtown Birmingham’s got a busy week on tap.
First, they’re celebrating as Open House, their new mid-week service of “prayer, meditation and music,” begins this evening at 5 p.m., with the church’s historic entryway on 19th Street North opening at 4:30 p.m. The ability to enjoy some quiet reflection is something that all of us seek at one time or another regardless of religious affiliation.
We’ve also learned that this Sunday U.S. Congressman Artur Davis will be speaking in the church’s dining hall between 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The man who seconded the Democratic presidential candidate’s nomination been told he can talk about whatever he wishes, though he’s been asked to make comments about the role of communities of faith in urban settings.
Posted in Religion
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, downtown, First Church, open house
In our e-newsletter last week, we let folks know that we would be giving away two (2) tickets to this year’s Birmingham Share our Strength’s Taste of the Nation event on August 25 at the McWane Science Center. We’ll announce the winner in this Friday’s edition of the express, so you probably want to get over to our contest page and enter.
The annual event to help eliminate childhood hunger nationwide is sponsored by American Express and will feature food from more than 40 area restaurants.
Posted in contest, Fundraiser
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, event details, Share our Strength, Taste of the Nation
I’m heading to my Friday morning meeting with Whitney and I noticed an interesting site:
acnatta/Flickr.
After checking with the crew, they confirmed my worst fears. It seems that the New Vulcan Ale House won’t be opening after all. No official word on what actually happened though we’re sure that folks around town will be quite upset by this development. You may want to check out their MySpace profile for more information.
Posted in Business
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, beer, Birmingham, brew pub, Business, current status, downtown, New Vulcan Ale House, not opening
No, we’re not kidding. Beginning tomorrow, Urban Standard (address & location) will be open until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We’ll leave you to your rejoicing now…
Oh yeah, since you’ve probably read most of the other writeups on the coffee house, we thought you’d enjoy seeing what Samford’s student newspaper had to say about Urban Standard back in May.
If you’re driving down 20th Street heading towards Southside today, you may notice a couple of small yellow signs up on lightpoles to your left as you approach Morris Avenue. If you were to stop and take a quick look, you’d be a little shocked by what they say:
acnatta/Flickr
You’d be shocked, until you paid a little more attention to what was going on across the street: Continue reading
Posted in Quirky
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, bank, bank merger, Birmingham, downtown, First American Bank, moose crossing, Morris Avenue, RBC Bank, signs
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