1951:
First Lutheran Church dedicated its current building on Highland Avenue.
2006:
The 5th annual Buck Creek Festival was held in historic downtown Helena.
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A look back: May 13
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Tagged A look back, AL, Alabama, bhamwiki, bhamwiki.com, Birmingham, Buck Creek Festival, First Lutheran Church, Helena, Highland Avenue, history
David Neal’s OK; but he’s suing Fox 6
UPDATE: If you didn’t already know that Neal is a weekend meteorologist for CBS42 (since 2009), he’s also working for WeatherNationTV.
Well, we finally know what happened to former Fox 6 chief meteorologist David Neal.
The popular weatherman has not been on the air for several weeks, and based on this afternoon’s post by The Birmingham News, we know it’s not by choice.
They also have a link to a PDF of the circuit court filing containing the allegations being made.
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, charges, David Neal, Fox 6, lawsuit, meteorologist, papers filed, weatherman
So, you still miss Beaner & Ken huh?
Screenshot of Beaner & Ken website.
Well you can always let them know just how much Birmingham does! For those of you that didn’t know, Beaner & Ken (well, at least Ken) still maintain a website/blog tied to their former #1 morning show. The show was canceled in mid-December 2006 as part of what I still call our local Radio Carousel.
While still on their extended “vacation” they’re staying pretty active: Beaner’s vlogging (video blogging) for blogtv.com and Ken’s still in The Magic City playing in a band called More Cowbell. So show them some love and send them an email; it may end up in their fan mail section…
Tagged AL, Alabama, Beaner & Ken, Birmingham, More Cowbell, morning show, radio, Radio Carousel, update, website
A look back: May 12
2001:
The first Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil after the departure of Aaron Beam was held.
2005:
American Idol contestant Taylor Hicks made a promotional visit to Birmingham shortly before the final round.
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Swinging for the stars
Swinging for the stars. acnatta/Flickr
That’s what some of golf’s greatest legends will be doing next weekend during the annual Regions Charity Classic here at Birmingham’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge. The title sponsor has changed buildings downtown since last year’s event, now occupying space in the former AmSouth Building. Playing off of the buildings’ popular Christmas card to the city, they’ve decided to have a golfer grace the sides of its building through next weeks’s event.
Hopefully he’s not going to knock off the top of the Regions Harbert Plaza but instead swinging for that crescent moon in the distance…
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Tagged AL, Alabama, architecture, Art, Birmingham, golfer, Regions Bank, Regions Charity Classic, Ross Bridge
Five Points West’s businesses are getting organized
The hopes and dreams for Birmingham’s western area have been front and center in recent months, including plans to revitalize the Five Points West commercial district with the proposed redevelopment of Fair Park and the opening of new businesses nearby (e.g., the city’s newest Applebee’s restaurant).
The Five Points West Business Association has been reactivated by city councilor Steven Hoyt to help unify the voice of the business community through the planned changes. Tonight he, Main Street Birmingham and Regions Bank are hosting their membership reception and organizational meeting at the BPL’s Five Points West branch beginning at 7 p.m. They’ll go over future plans for the area and ways that they can help themselves, including cooperative marketing. We look forward to seeing what happens next…
Good news for Birmingham area real estate
Amid the doom and gloom being reported about the national real estate market, there are two reports that should make Birmingham area developers and home owners quite happy. On the heels of Money Magazine naming Birmingham, AL one of the 10 fastest growing real estate markets in the country, The Birmingham Business Journal posted a story to their website today that the metro area is one of the top 25 places to relocate your family.
Kind of makes you wonder about Forbes’ designation of the city as one of the most sinful in the U.S. back in February… maybe some folks wanted to keep the good news a secret for themselves.
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham Business Journal, fastest growing, Forbes.com, Good News, information, market, Money Magazine, real estate, relocation
