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Leading Edge Institute Lighting the Way Gala, Southern Progress Campus

Posted on February 12, 2008 | Comments Off

Leading Edge Institute’s 8^th annual Lighting the Way Gala is fast approaching. Join them for an evening of great food, jazz music courtesy of Eric Essix, and inspiration from their guest of honor, Emmy award-winning Alabama filmmaker Celia Carey (Mr. Dial has Something to Say). They will also be celebrating the dynamic young women of Class VIII and the changes they’re making in their own lives and the lives of others.

The attire is “After Five.” There will be child-friendly activities and food provided.Cost:
Tickets are $40/individual; $75/couple; various sponsorship levels.

Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online by clicking here and entering the ticket or sponsorship amount.

For more information or to purchase tickets/sponsorships please contact us at bonycle@leadingedgeinst.org or 205.879.9045.

Location:
Southern Progress Corporation
2100 Lakeshore Drive (directions)

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Tagged 35209, Alabama, Birmingham, Celia Carey, information, Leading Edge Institute, Lighting the Way Gala

Now hear this: Matthews vs. Murphy online

Posted on February 12, 2008 | 6 comments

It’s currently one of the featured posts over on Birmingham Weekly’s Mixed Media blog – Kyle’s piece about Frank Matthews’ “exchange”with Matt Murphy on Murphy‘s February 8^th broadcast resulting from John Archibald’s* blog post on February 7 about Larry Langford’s mayoral campaign’s media dealings. Now you can hear how it went down.

WAPI-AM has posted the audio from this exchange on-air; listen up and let us know what you think:

http://www.wapi1070.com/getpodcast.aspx?sid=22245&lid=5017&id=581546&source=2&url=http://podcasting.fia.net/5017/2405697.mp3

*Incidentally, I’ll finally get a chance to meet the Birmingham News columnist when he and I join Wade Kwon as panelists at today’s PRSA meeting beginning at 11:45 a.m.

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Posted in Media, The First 100

Tagged Alabama, audio, Birmingham, column, Frank Matthews, heated exchange, John Archibald, Matt Murphy, Mixed Media, on-air, podcast, radio, WAPI-AM, yelling

Yes, Parliament House hotel’s coming down on Sunday

Posted on February 11, 2008 | Leave a comment

UPDATE: 2.16.2008 – Street closing information

We were hoping we’d be able to get that news up this evening before anyone else did, though the Birmingham Business Journal ended up beating us to the punch. We actually confirmed it with sources yesterday morning.

As far as a time goes, let’s just say that you’ll probably want to wake up pretty early this coming Sunday morning if you want to watch history take place – maybe some time around dawn. So there will probably be a few folks doing a double take as they drive down 20^th Street on the way to church later Sunday morning.

We’d also not recommend trying to get too close if you do go down to “watch”; there’s a reason they normally keep you a few blocks away…

Collective Perspectives: Urban Studies and the Art of Filmmaking, Vulcan Park

Posted on February 11, 2008 | Comments Off

Come on out this Tuesday to celebrate Birmingham’s traditionally African-American communities and culture through an engaging set of short films produced by students in UAB’s Ethnographic Filmmaking course. Presented by Michele Foreman, UAB Center for Urban Affairs.

Part of the Collective Perspectives 2008 series.

About the series:

Vulcan Park and Museum is proud to present Collective Perspectives 2008 in honor of Black History Month, a series of non-traditional programs designed to educate, entertain, and enlighten participants on the cultures that have made Birmingham the culturally diverse, compassionate and flourishing city that we are today. The Terminal is happy to be serving as a partner in presenting this series.

Join us every Tuesday in February from 5 – 7 p.m. and enjoy African-inspired foods during an energizing social hour and then explore the fabric of our neighborhoods during a one-hour program. Learn about the experiences of Black Americans in our society, the vital role this community has played throughout our shared history and draw inspiration from their important messages.

Cost:
Free for Vulcan Park Foundation members; $5 for non-members

Location:
Vulcan Park and Museum
1701 Valley View Drive (directions)

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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, Black History Month, Collective Perspectives, film, information, presentations, series, UAB Center for Urban Affairs, Vulcan Park

Collective Perspectives: Way Down South in Birmingham, Vulcan Park

Posted on February 11, 2008 | Comments Off

Led by Daniel Western, director of jazz studies at Miles College, this week hear Milestones perform hot jazz from the 1920s, when the quintessential American art form underscored dancing and fun on Birmingham’s west side, along with “Tuxedo Junction” and other circa 1940 big band classics.

Part of the Collective Perspectives 2008 series.

About the series:

Join us every Tuesday in February from 5 – 7 p.m. and enjoy African-inspired foods during an energizing social hour and then explore the fabric of our neighborhoods during a one-hour program. Learn about the experiences of black Americans in our society, the vital role this community has played throughout our shared history and draw inspiration from their important messages.

Cost:
Free for Vulcan Park Foundation members; $5 for non-members

Location:
Vulcan Park and Museum
1701 Valley View Drive (directions)

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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, Black History Month, Collective Perspectives, information, jazz, music, presentations, series, Vulcan Park

Unfortunately, we could use this during rush hour…

Posted on February 11, 2008 | 2 comments

Screenshot of Commuter Feed

So, you’re sitting in traffic along U.S. 280 and you’re wondering just what’s keeping you from continuing your journey. CommuterFeed.com seems like it could be the next answer to our need for that kind of information.

Continue reading →

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Posted in Online, technology, traffic

Tagged Alabama, bhamterminal, Birmingham, Commuterfeed.com, Traffic.com, Twitter

We haven’t been completely quiet this week…

Posted on February 8, 2008 | Leave a comment

…it’s just that most of the action’s been over on Timetable as we get ready to (finally) make some minor tweaks to the site. So just in case you’re wondering what’s been going on over there, here’s a taste:

Sam’s got his picks for the weekend.

Christina’s got some other ideas of the non-musical variety.

Trav’s giving us a heads up on a new bookstore opening.

Poke around and take a look.