Today’s been a busy day insofar as Birmingham mayor Larry Langford’s legal issues are concerned. This afternoon the legal team representing the mayor against federal charges brought against him recently asked that his right to a speedy trial be waived due to the amount of information that must be sorted through. The team will be hoping that the ruling in response to this motion is in their favor, unlike the ruling that was handed down earlier in the day involving the case brought against him by Central Alabama Pride, Inc. in late August.
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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, charges, federal, information, Larry Langford, lawsuit, ruling, update
Photo: Mr. Bingle – gairid1791/Flickr
We seemed to make a big splash last year for the holidays with our digital message to readers. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the main reason for the enjoyment – an appearance by Mr. Bingle.
It’s OK if you don’t know who he is; here’s a little background on him as well as his story. He recently made his annual appearance in New Orleans’ Christmas parade and is still owned by Dillards. Considering the cold weather, it may just be the type of thing to finish putting you in the right mindset for the season. Maybe you”l want to join his fan site as well.
Photo: Odetta. gee hue/Flickr
The Voice of the Civil Rights Era, Odetta Gordon, will not get the chance to perform at President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration as she and others had hoped. The Birmingham, AL born singer/songwriter passed away last night at the age of 77, a result of heart disease according to her agent and numerous reports, including this one at nytimes.com (subscription may be required). They also have an extended Last Word interview with the folk music icon currently available on their website.
Photo: acnatta/Flickr
The joy of the holiday season will fill Linn Park in downtown Birmingham as the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes place. The annual parade will begin at 5 p.m, moving north along 20th Street North and ending at Linn Park where the ceremony is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. It should be warm enough to enjoy the excitement.
UPDATE; 12.1.2008: Check out this full report from Birmingham View’s Vickii Howell.
The first work day after the Thanksgiving holiday began with Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford being arrested on federal charges early this morning. The 101-count indictment was unsealed today during a news conference held by U.S. Attorney Alice Martin. We do know that he is being held at the Jefferson County Courthouse. There is a press conference scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. We’re assuming that NBC 13 and myFoxAL.com will cover the conference live.
We’re going to take our time on this one, so we’ll also invite you to follow this breaking news story across the local media spectrum:
NBC 13, Fox 6, CBS 42, ABC 33/40, Birmingham Weekly, The Birmingham News.
Photo: Bob Farley/f8Photo.org
Posted in The City
Tagged arrest, federal, federal charges, indictment, information, Larry Langford, news links
It’s the time of year where folks find time to come together and enjoy each other’s company – and we wouldn’t want it any other way! So how about putting our little get-together on your calendar now so you don’t forget?
Come on out Friday, December 5 for a special holiday edition of The Terminally Happy Hour downtown at Speakeasy!
Let us know you’re coming via RSVP at Facebook or Upcoming!
See, December 5 happens to be the 75th anniversary of passage of the 21st Amendement (a.k.a. Repeal Day), repealing the 18th Amendment (the one that ushered in Prohibition). So we figured, what better way to celebrate than to go to a bar named Speakeasy. We’re excited that they’ll will be letting us invade the bar that night. We’ll have some more information next week…
But if you know of any other holiday parties we can add to the list, let us know in the comments section.
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Tagged 35203, happy hour, information, Repeal Day, Speakeasy, Terminally Happy Hour
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