I’m not sure how many of you have heard about the fact that there’s a blog-a-thon taking place in Birmingham today, but we wanted to make sure that you did know – as well as learn more about how you can participate.
The Women’s Fund of Birmingham is partnering with NBC 13 to present the first ever Blogging Against Violence online event. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence and to raise funds for the Women’s Fund.
More info after the jump…
Posted in Fundraiser, Take a moment
Tagged #wfundbham, AL, B'ham, Birmingham, blogathon, domestic violence, Women's Fund
The people have spoken (well, only about 14.5% have – and that’s with the storm holding off until late last night – but that’s besides the point) and we now have a new Birmingham City Council ready to take office in late November. Last night’s runoff elections for the Council and school board seats were definitely interesting and led to some great discussions on Birmingham Weekly’s live blog coverage. Meanwhile, Wade on Birmingham provided a rundown of who ended up where as a result of yesterday’s activities. The Birmingham News reminds us this morning about the most closely watched of the races – the one involving City Council President Carole Smitherman and Citizens Advisory Board president Sheila Tyson.
Of course, if you want a recap of exactly how it went down, check out BhamWiki’s page on the election.
Posted in Election '09
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, City Council, Election 2009, information, recap, website
It’s that time of year again. The Birmingham News and AL.com have announced that they’re taking nominations for the Birmingham’s Best awards through Monday, October 5. You’ve got to enter choices for at least 10 categories and include a valid email address for your submission to be considered. After they tabulate the votes, they’ll give you a top 5 in each category from which you’ll choose Birmingham’s Best in the near future.
Yes, The Terminal came in second last year in the best website category and we still appreciate all of the folks that voted for us. That said, we’ll see what’s in store for us this year – and for everyone else. Don’t wait, get over there and start voting!
BTW – did you vote for the Tuxedo Junction photo online today as well?
The folks over at Main Street Birmingham (MSB) submitted a photo taken in front of the Nixon Building in Birmingham’s Ensley community as one of the 1,900 entries in this year’s National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Places That Matter Photo Contest. The photo is the latest piece in a campaign to raise funds for the renovation of the building into a cultural center for the community and the region.
Yesterday it was announced that the photo was picked to be one of the 12 finalists! You’ve got until October 9 to sign up and vote once-per-day for the photo.
MSB’s got additional instructions on their website as well as a rendering of what the completed project will look like when completed.
Just in case you’re interested, here’s the link to photos and descriptions of all the finalists.
Folks who’ve lived in Birmingham for a long time may remember Jinx in Birmingham’s Five Points South commercial district. Its ecclectic atmosphere made it one of the shopping district’s most popular stores.
Well its owner, Chatham Hellmers, has decided to open a store in one of the city’s trendiest new spots – 2nd Avenue North between 23rd and 24th Streets downtown (2329 2nd Avenue North to be exact). The new venture, called Charm (here’s the fan page on Facebook), opened this morning. She’s hoping that some of you will stop by this evening for a minute to say hello and to check out the charms and other pieces available for purchase. There may also be a finger food or two and maybe even a keg. Its supposed to be going on for a while…
The Community Entrepreneurial Institute (CEI) will unveil its newest program, the Urban Business Incubator, with an open house/celebration this evening starting at 5 p.m. at its home in the A.G. Gaston Building in Birmingham’s historic Civil Rights District. The program will, according to CEI’s founder Dr. Karen Starks, “provide entrepreneurs with the resources necessary to start and create a sustainable company.” Urbanham.com has additional information about tonight’s event, including how interested parties can submit an application. Don’t forget about the LinkedIn event listing either…
This morning’s Birmingham City Council agenda includes a request from Mayor Langford for permission to purchase 1,530 more XO laptops (Item 8) and distribute them to grades 1-6 while providing additional training for teachers and parents (Item 9). The total cost for the purchase and implementation – This comes less than a month after UAB was awarded a two-year $1 million grant to help integrate the XO laptop into math and science curriculum for the city’s school system and it can be said that it has been a successful program.
The city will also be moving forward with matching the $11,923.60 provided by the U.S. Department of Justice’s bulletproof vest partnership program (Item 10) ensuring increased protection for municipal law enforcement officers.
We’re pretty sure that @bhamweekly will be providing play by play of today’s meeting on Twitter… not completely sure though…
Posted in On the agenda
Tagged agenda, AL, Alabama, B'ham, Birmingham, bulletproof vest, City Council, rundown, weekly meeting, XO laptop
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