Some of you may vaguely remember our post about the Keep East Lake Weird campaign back in January. Well, residents have finally found a way to let everyone know just how proud they are about living in the community and its potential.
East Lake Apparel and Gifts is now up and live on the Interwebs giving you access with mugs, t-shirts (even Christmas ornaments).
Posted in Online
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, Keep East Lake Weird, Online, store
We figured it was only a matter of time before we started covering next year’s governor’s race. What we didn’t expect was the battle for endorsements to get jump started so quickly.
First, word came yesterday of former Birmingham mayor (& the first African American to be elected to the post) Richard Arrington planning to announce his endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Alabama’s agricultural commissioner Ron Sparks (that formal announcement is scheduled to happen around 2 p.m. this afternoon). Word came shortly thereafter from fellow candidate Artur Davis‘ campaign that U.W. Clemon, the first African-American to receive a federal judicial appointment, had endorsed the U.S. congressman.
Hopefully neither of these endorsements will mean as much as when the candidates meet during “State the Case”, the first of a series of Gubernatorial Informational Community Awareness Sessions being organized by the Metro Birmingham NAACP on Friday, October 23 beginning at 6 p.m. at Boutwell Auditorium.
Posted in Election 2010
Tagged AL, Alabama, Artur Davis, B'ham, Birmingham, Election '10, Richard Arrington, Ron Sparks, U.W. Clemon
Three Birmingham area residents are in pretty select company.
Yesterday Alabama Power CEO Charles McCrary, Vulcan Materials CEO Donald James and Birmingham restaurateur Frank Stitt were among five individuals inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor during a ceremony in the old House chamber at the Alabama Capitol.
According to the Associated Press report, “…membership in the academy is limited by law to 100 people whose accomplishments and service have greatly benefited the state.”
Posted in Business
Tagged AL, Alabama, Alabama Academy of Honor, Alabama Power, B'ham, Birmingham, Charles McCrary, Frank Stitt, Vulcan Materials
…that’s the question being asked by Google to all of us.
Would you add the grounds at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens? Linn Park? Rickwood Field? The Shades Creek Greenway? Well, here’s your chance to let the folks at Google know what venues in Birmingham, AL (and everywhere else) need to be added. You’ve got until October 28.
Plus, we’d get a chance to check out the Google Street View trike in person. That alone seems to be worth it…
Posted in Online
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, google, map, Online, special collections, street view
GreenCup Books, the not-for-profit independent bookstore located on Birmingham’s Southside, has announced it’s closing its doors after this year’s Dia de los Muertos festival on November 2.
Travis Bryant provides more details about the news, which apparently broke over the weekend, on {head}:sub/head.
Posted in Books
Tagged {head}:sub/head, AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, bookstore, closing, GreenCup Books
If you’re not familiar with the popular blog PostSecret, you may want to click on the link and get acquainted; then you’ll have a reason to be excited about the creator of the site, blogger Frank Warren, being in Birmingham on Thursday evening, October 22.
UAB’s student newspaper, Kaleidoscope, first reported about the lecture, entitled “The Most Trusted Speaker in America: Frank Warren’s ‘PostSecret,’” last week. Warren’s also included the appearance on recent blog posts and in Facebook invitations to his appearances. UAB students get in for free while general admission tickets will be $10.
Photo: IMG_0583 joelogon/Flickr.
Posted in Online
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, blog, event, Frank Warren, information, postsecret, UAB
Do you have any suggestions for what should be included in a community conservation plan for metro Birmingham?
The Freshwater Land Trust would love to hear from you this afternoon, October 19, (beginning at 4 p.m.) at Vulcan Park.
While we’re thinking of it, now may be a good time to make sure you’re aware of the Land Trust’s ARTSCAPE event, taking place in one month at the Avon Theater in Birmingham’s Lakeview district.
Posted in environmental, Take a moment
Tagged AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, Community, discussion, Freshwater Land Trust, land trust, meeting, Vulcan Park
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