We figured that many people may not have heard the NPR profile of Birmingham’s mayor filed by WBHM’s own Tanya Ott. It aired during Saturday’s broadcast of All Things Considered and takes a look at how the ride’s going so far. It definitely not the first time he’s been the focus of national media; he’s also been interviewed recently by the CBS Evening News about his four day work week program.
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Langford profiled on NPR
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, CBS News, Larry Langford, NPR, profile, WBHM
A look back: July 21
1894:
The Caldwell Hotel burned to the ground.
1951:
Catcher Sam Hairston made his major-league debut with the Chicago White Sox.
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Tagged A look back, AL, Alabama, bhamwiki, bhamwiki.com, Birmingham, Caldwell Hotel, history, Sam Hairston
More ways to show your love for The Magic City
We’ve been quietly selling t-shirts on the site for several months now sporting the 1950s slogan “It’s Nice to Have You in Birmingham” and they’ve been fairly well received. There’s now another t-shirt that you’ll have a chance to purchase in the near future .
lynseleanne.com plans to begin selling shirts with the phrase “i am birmingham” on them, doing a really creative play on the organization of the letters in the city’s name. Head on over to learn more about why and how you can get one. Go on, we’ll wait…
By the way, we anticipate getting a shipment of white Terminal Ts in the next two weeks – so if you’re interested, let us know and we’ll let you know when they arrive.
Turns out the magic number is four
That’s how many Starbucks Coffee locations are actually closing in metro Birmingham. Besides the two locations that have been reported about earlier in local media, we’re also losing locations on Rocky Ridge Road and one on Parkway East. These would be four of the newer locations in town. The one that recently opened in Hoover on Hwy. 31 is safe (compared to the five locations closing in Mobile).
Here’s the list of all of the U.S. locations slated for closure. (Thanks Kara).
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, closings, Coffee, full list, information, location, Mobile, Parkway East, Starbucks, Vestavia Hills
And she’s back!
I’m back. After leaving last week’s “Got Plans?” column in the capable hands of guest columnist Carla Jean Whitley, Christina’s back from the beach and once again ready to offer you the best in weekend entertainment. She’s got three things she wishes she could do, two events that do good and, of course, one festival. Head on over on Timetable to find out what they are.
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Christina Tutor, Got plans?, Weekend plans
A look back: July 18
1960:
Construction began on Logan Martin Dam.
2006:
Patricia Todd defeated Gaynell Hendricks for the Alabama House District 54 seat.
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Talk about a local hero
For those of us that don’t normally check CNN as much as we used to, thanks to Melanie for reminding us as we prepare to stand in long lines to watch one superhero’s return to the big screen that some of the best heroes in our community are right under our nose. Check out this video over on CNN.com about Kid One Transport founder Russell Jackson, nominated to be one of their CNN Heroes (it was first posted on July 10).
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Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, CNN, Kid One Transport, nomination, Russell Jackson, video
