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Learn Who’s Who in Black Birmingham

Tonight some of the city’s most prominent African American leaders will be gathering tonight at the Birmingham Museum of Art to learn who’s been highlighted in the latest edition of Who’s Who in Black Birmingham. The event starts at 6 p.m. In addition to the unveiling of the 2nd edition of the book (which attendees receive as part of their $50 ticket price), organizers are hoping to provide up to 1,000 of the city’s best and brightest Blacks the opportunity to network with one another.

If you can’t attend, this link is scheduled to go live with images from the unveiling ceremony at a later date.

A look back: August 7

1895:

Henry M. Caldwell, president of the Elyton Land Company, died in Birmingham.

1998:

Musician, bandleader and insurance executive Joe Giattina died.

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Urban Standard’s got a website

Those of you that have been wondering when Urban Standard would launch a website, they just have!

They’ve quietly launched urbanstandard.net and will upload some more information in the coming weeks, including their performance calendar (a stage has already been installed by the front window of the coffee house) and a photo gallery. What’s great for most folks is the fact that they now have an online detailed edition of their menu.

Head on over and check it out!

A look back: August 6

1887:

The Magic City Guards were formally disbanded.

2005:

The second-annual Southern Heritage Festival opened at Kelly Ingram Park.

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Two historic structures may be seeing new life

Considering the weight of the items that were on the agenda today, we decided to hold off on our weekly preview and post now sharing some of the more interesting parts of today’s meeting. As the post title says, two items before the council during today’s meeting may breathe new life into two historic buildings in the Magic City – the Ramsay McCormack building in downtown Ensley and Quinlan Castle on the city’s Southside.

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A look back: August 5

1890:

Inventor and emancipated slave Andrew Beard was granted Patent No. 433,847 for his rotary engine invention.

1996:

The Birmingham Post-Herald published its first afternoon edition.

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A look back: August 4

1887:

Kelly Ingram, the first American soildier to die in World War I, was born in Pratt City.

1998:

Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the MAPS referrendum.

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