Honestly, we’re not really sure…
I could say that we’re just resting up for tomorrow night’s visit to the Magic City Brewfest (which we kind of are) but… no. I could tell you it’s a break from posting as we prepare to unveil a revamped website on Monday (true also, but not a great reason).
I do want to point out one non-Birmingham thing going on tonight (that would be a great reason for us to be out of town and quiet if gas wasn’t about to hit $4/gallon).
Posted in From the Stationmaster
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Chicago, Gapers Block, IL, Illinois, Magic City Brewfest
We’re trying to think of snappy headlines for some of these posts, but there are only so many ways to say certain things… like this one. We could talk about the varying opinions of the Congressman’s constituency. We could try to get you to comment below about the issues that should probably come up during this evening’s meeting. Instead, we’ll just tell you that it’s over at the Jefferson County Courthouse in the County Commission chambers beginning at 6 p.m.
Posted in politics
Tagged AL, Alabama, Artur Davis, Birmingham, issues, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Courthouse, politics, town hall meeting
1967:
Final entries for the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center architectural competition were judged.
1982:
Alabama Magic 37 – Jacksonville Sunbirds 32 in their debut at Legion Field.
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Posted in A look back
Tagged A look back, AL, Alabama, Alabama Magic, bhamwiki, bhamwiki.com, Birmingham, Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, football, history, reference
FYI – we’ve been playing with the furniture, moving it around and seeing what will work and what won’t. The result is a few days of quiet, sporadic posting while The Terminal is under “renovations” (though we’re excited by the number of folks that have entered our City Stages contest – if you didn’t know we were having one, check out the details). They’ve been quite simple so far, but if you haven’t been to the front page, just click on over and check out the far sidebar.
We’ll be continuing to make changes to the site during the next few days, including relaunching our City Stages section on Monday morning.
We’re taking our time and hope that you don’t mind having to put up with us being quiet. Now, where were we…
Posted in From the Stationmaster
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, From the Stationmaster, site improvements, The Terminal, update
1916:
Novelist Walker Percy was born at St Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham.
1945:
The USS Birmingham went in for repairs at Pearl Harbor.
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Tagged A look back, AL, Alabama, bhamwiki, bhamwiki.com, Birmingham, history, reference, USS Birmingham, Walker Percy
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Those that were in downtown Birmingham last week may have noticed city crews working around traffic lights and light poles, particularly along 20th Street North. Well, a closer look at this picture shows that the city employee is spray painting the traffic signal casing black. Poles and pedestrian crossing signals were also painted black as bright red banners were hung with the city’s new logo.
Posted in Random Shots
Tagged 35203, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, downtown, Random Shots, streetscape
UPDATE: See end of post.
That would be based on a ruling made by the Supreme Court in Washington this morning (yes, that crew in Washington). They’ve ruled that Governor Riley did not have to get Federal approval to appoint a fellow Republican to a vacant spot on the Mobile County Commission.
Justice Ginsburg’s opinion is 38 pages long, but it is important, since it is one of the primary arguments being made concerning the Jefferson County Commission District 1 seat currently occupied by Gen. Bowman. Birmingham City Councilor William Bell won a special election called in February, leading to the current court battle over who should rightfully be occupying the seat.
We’ll see how it’s received and what’s next.
UPDATE: Seems like the Governor was already thinking about that (see the official release from his office).
Posted in Election '08, politics
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Bob Riley, District 1, election, lawsuit, Mobile, opinion, ruling, Supreme Court
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