Homewood Park’s skateboarding area is being dismantled today as the result of a Park and Recreation meeting held last night. According to some, the skate park had been a place of ill-repute for some time now, attracting kids that reportedly had fights and sprayed graffiti around the city. By this move, city officials hope to […]
If you haven’t heard, yes, Mayor Larry Langford wants to bring the Olympics (as in THE Olympic freaking Games) to Birmingham in 2020. And yes, that is going to cost a butt-load of money. However, he has a long road ahead of him if he is going to get the support needed from the city […]
This is a little late in coming, as this was first announced in April, but the PapaJohns.com Bowl - the Cadillac of NCAA bowl games hosted in Birmingham - has changed their format to make the event even better. Traditionally, the bowl was host to a team from the Big East conference and Conference USA. […]
Last month may have been Earth Day, but I’m usually a little slow to adopt the latest fads. That being said, I’ve wanted to help Birmingham transit authority for a while by making it easier for citizens to utilize the public services offered them.
So, as a service for the downtown residents and workers I threw […]
Work began today on the demolition of the Mountain Brook Inn on Highway 280. The abandoned hotel was closed in 2003 after 30 years of being one of Birmingham’s premier hotels. AL.com reports that the site is to be used as another mixed retail outlet consisting of shops, restaurants, office space and possibly another hotel. […]
It seems that Birmingham is constantly in an identity crisis. Either that, or the citizens are so divided on the direction that the city should take that it feels like we are in another civil war. Last month, Birmingham had the honor of hosting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. That meant millions of dollars of […]
You say Birmingham needs a dome? Well, I say we already have one… or five. While Mayor Larry is getting his funding and trying to pick the best location for his next project, here’s a quick list of domes that are already on the map.
The Dome of Science:
The domed theater of the McWane center is […]
The new website Birmingham Grass Roots, a site devoted to the improving of Bham, has created an online petition devoted to letting the Mayor know where they want the dome built. If you agree with the 140 people who have already signed, as I have, please head over to the site and let your […]
If the Other Birmingham thinks they can use the likeness of our beautiful town as their own, well why can’t we?
From The Sun:
“The picture at the top of their web page is so clearly not our Birmingham.”
He cheekily invited the trio on a tour so they could “get to know the city […]
Apparently in an attempt to mobilize citizens to the coming domed stadium, Mayor Langford has vowed to continue investing in a downtown transportation center.
“More than a decade after the project was proposed, the city of Birmingham has the money to complete a downtown intermodal transportation hub, Mayor Larry Langford told members of the City Council […]