1917:
Actor R. G. Armstrong was born in Pleasant Grove.
2007:
Birmingham City Council member Joel Montgomery was injured and arrested for public intoxication, a charge that was later dismissed.
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A look back: April 7
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Langford’s Fair Park plan awaits Council approval Tuesday
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford this morning laid out his plans to City Council members to completely revitalize Fair Park, a $125 – $150 million project that would be funded using portions of the recent sales and business tax increases, and could be completed in three years.All Langford needs now is the Council’s approval of the plan. It will be on the their agenda Tuesday.
“If ever there was a place that needs a shot in the arm, it’s Five Points West,” he said.
Langford said the project could be built debt-free using millions that the taxes are generating, plus unused money in the city’s budgets from stalled or inactive school and other capital projects. The city’s $55 million would jumpstart the economic development process.
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UPDATE: Opinions on the state of King’s Dream
UPDATE: 4:47 p.m. André’s editorial is now available. See the link at the end of the post.
As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th observance of the date of his assassination, let’s take a moment and listen to the words of the fallen solider of the Civil Rights movement delivered the evening before he died (RealAudio file).
We’ve decided to share two editorials with you over on my Birmingham as the nation remembers the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which occurred some 40 years ago today.
Our first piece comes from our editorial assistant, Leah Walcott, currently a senior at Miles College in Fairfield, AL.
Yours truly will post his own thoughts on the occasion and what it means around 4:45 p.m. this afternoon. This post is now available over on my Birmingham.
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A look back: April 4
1926:
Restauranteur Pearl Overby Carlile was born.
2004:
Casting director Shirley Crumley died of a heart attack at home in Birmingham.
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Lend a hand to the homeless this weekend
Hands on Birmingham is still looking for volunteers to help with this Saturday’s Project Homeless Connect at Boutwell Auditorium.
From their website: “On Saturday, April 5, approximately 500 volunteers, public servants, non-profit agencies, faith-based organizations and citizens will assemble under one roof to help people who are homeless in our community through Project Homeless Connect. This innovative one-day event is about breaking the cycle of homelessness, increasing access to services and ending chronic homelessness in Central Alabama. … Be a part of Birmingham’s solution to homelessness.”
People attending the event from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be offered a variety of services from help with housing and employment to pet care and haircuts.
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Excavation begins at Railroad Reservation Park
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Workers remove old cobblestones along Powell Avenue in preparations for the construction of the Railroad Reservation Park. The park is scheduled to take about a year to complete. The stones will be stored and used in the park. The park is one of three that will be focused on during Thursday afternoon’s annual meeting of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham being held at B&A Warehouse (directly across the street from the bulldozer activity downtown). There will also be an announcement about the foundation’s latest initiative.
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A look back: April 3
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