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last car, 1.17.2008

Posted on January 17, 2008 | Leave a comment

Brother Bryan photo - bhamjay/Flickr

Brother Bryan Five Points South. Photo credit: bhamjay/Flickr

We figure everyone’s getting ready to make a run to the grocery store for peanut butter and bread (we’ll never quite understand why those two items) as we brace for the chance of some (potential) snow accumulations tomorrow evening.

Since you’re going to be settled in early tomorrow evening, you may want to check out the special on APTV tomorrow evening focusing on the Birmingham StartUp weekend that happened in September. The show starts at 7 p.m. and if you’ve got one of those HDTVs, you’ll even be able to watch the highlights in high definition, as reported on the project’s blog.

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Don’t forget to register so you can vote February 5

Posted on January 17, 2008 | Leave a comment

The deadline for folks that are not currently registered to vote in the February 5 election is next Friday, January 25!

You may also want to keep in mind the fact that if you’re not going to be in town on 2.5.2008, you’ll want to have signed up for an absentee ballot by January 31.

There are a few options out there if you still need to register…

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Over on Timetable: music and dive bars

Posted on January 17, 2008 | Leave a comment

They’re usually a pretty good combination once you get to thinking about them…

Check out some picks for where to go catch some of the best shows in Birmingham this weekend as well as a primer to area dive bars (a la Terri) over on Timetable.

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A look back: January 17

Posted on January 17, 2008 | Leave a comment

1851:

Samuel Ullman

Image taken from 11.4.1911 edition of The Reform Advocate. Photo credit: Birmingham Public Library archives

Early Birmingham civic leader Samuel Ullman and his family arrived in America after a 56-day voyage from France.

Courtesy: Bhamwiki.com logo

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The First 100: The other guys cover the mayor’s first State of the City address

Posted on January 16, 2008 | 3 comments

UPDATE: 1.17.2008; You may also find an audio file (available in WMA format, 22.5 MB) of the mayor’s speech on the city’s website.

Everyone seems to be taking away something different from yesterday’s first State of the City address presented by Birmingham mayor Larry Langford. For those that want to know what he actually said, you’ll want to go to CBS 42’s website (get to their local news section) scroll through their online videos and click on the link to the full 30-minute speech. (Yes, it’s there; we actually have a copy of that coverage, but it’s their video, so check it out if you’ve got time). Then take a look at the following links to see how the mainstream did with their coverage.

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A little winter

Posted on January 16, 2008 | Leave a comment

Ice storm photo - Photo credit: Bob Farley

Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8Photo

A little snow and ice fell around the Magic City Wednesday. Not much to get excited about but enough to remind us it is winter. Tonight’s lows are not going to get below freezing so no need to stock up on bread and milk.
Click on the image to view a small gallery of images taken in Roebuck.

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Parliament House’s coming down

Posted on January 16, 2008 | 23 comments

UPDATE: 2.16.2008 – Street closing information

The Parliament House Hotel

Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has begun to raze the vacant Parliament House hotel on 20th Street and 5th. Avenue South. The 11-story, 223-room hotel was built in 1964.

Note: Here’s the post that first announced the approval of the demolition of the building, along with a link to a letter about its now sealed fate. ACN

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