It’s time for the annual (FREE!) Plant Dig presented by the Keep Birmingham Beautiful Commission. I’d try to write a really cool description of the event, but Christina probably did it best when she wrote up last year’s event – including (basic) directions. It’ll be warmer too. The fun’s from 12-4 p.m. at the New Georgia landfill.
Tag Archives: AL
Dig for plants tomorrow
Posted in environmental
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, directions, Free, information, New Georgia Landfill, plant, plant dig
The State of the Railroad Park is good
The current news surrounding Railroad Park is good with Birmingham City Council committees moving forward a proposal that would allowMayor Langford to pledge $5 million for construction of the 3,000 seat amphitheater. While unforseen circumstances have called for some changes from the master plan developed by Tom Leader Studio, it will still be a significant addition to Birmingham’s city center. There may be some that still think that the conversation about the park is premature.
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One quick drive by the site in recent weeks though would lead you to have a different feeling about it – like progress since work began on the site December 23. It’s currently on schedule to be a Christmas/New Year’s gift to the city.
Posted in Parks
Tagged AL, Alabama, amphitheater, Birmingham, construction, designs, downtown, images, Railroad Park, status, update, video
We’ll see you at TechMixer tonight!
There’s a rumor that Jason Donaldson, our newest staff member/intern/all-around nice guy, may actually make an appearance – there may be others too…
There’s another one that says that I’m giving away two (2) white Terminal Ts this evening at our TechMixer booth…
Both are true – though I’m not quite sure when Jason’s getting there.
Come on by, say hello, enter for the t-shirts… yeah, that’s about it. Well, that and check out the 68 booths and mingle with all of the other folks (at least 1200 signed up so far) at McWane Science Center tonight from 5-8 p.m. Here’s the program to guide you through (we’ll be there right when you walk in – look for the orange).
Did we mention it’s FREE?! You aren’t able to pre-register anymore, but it shouldn’t take that long to do so once you arrive tonight!
Posted in technology
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, booth, groups, McWane Science Center, t-shirt, TechMixer, technology, Terminal T
What’s BiCiCoop?
We’re hoping that you heard about last week’s fundraising effort for BiciCoop on Valentine’s Day. We’re also hoping you’ve heard of this effort born in Birmingham’s cycling community. If you haven’t yet, you’ve got a chance next week (February 26 at 7 p.m.) to learn some more about what they do courtesy of a community interest meeting at Nomad Supply Shop (916 23rd Street South). This may finally be Birmingham’s equivalent to Bikestations on the West Coast.
If you’re still looking for more information, how about checking out this interview with co-founder Elisa Munoz courtesy of Bike Commuters from February 4 and the blog worked on by Elisa and Anna Carrigan, called Bike Skirt.
Posted in transportation
Tagged AL, Alabama, Anna Carrigan, BiciCoop, bicycling, bike commute, Bike Skirt, Birmingham, commuter, Elisa Munoz, interest meeting, Nomad Supply Shop
Following the storms in Birmingham online
If there’s nothing that we’ve learned in the last two years, its the impact that online access has had on the coverage of severe storms. Here’s a guide to how to track severe weather here in Birmingham, AL. We’ll add more as needed (and suggested).
Twitter:
@ewarn – severe weather updates via ABC 33/40
@CBS42 – The folks are tweeting for Prater (one day he’ll have his own – though we don’t know if the 1-word forecast would move…)
@richardjacks – NBC 13 meteorologist sharing (also @NBC13)
Online:
Fox 6 – My Fox Storm coverage
NBC 13 – Live stream carries digital weather stream
CBS 42 – Their live stream connection carrying TV coverage
ABC 33/40 – live video coverage streamed on AL.com (RealPlayer required)
New Sidewalk director search begins
This afternoon Sidewalk supporters received a note via email written by AIMA President Alan Hunter formally announcing the departure of Catherine Pfitzer as executive director of Sidewalk and the launch of a national search for a new executive director. We’d tell you more, but we thought you might like to read the note yourself (it’s in PDF format). Of course, you could also check out the job description too.
