History can be inspiring, epic and almost surreal in its scale. History can also be boring and dusty…and it can be painful and sobering as well. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opens today in Montgomery, AL remembering the thousands of victims of lynchings.
Continue reading “The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens today, April 26 in Montgomery”
Springtime in the south: the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd and the smell of hot dogs in the air. What could be more American than baseball and the SEC?
Continue reading “SEC Baseball Tournament back in Hoover for 21st straight year, May 22-27”
Birmingham innovator, Covalence has recognized the need for a fast-track method to train the next generation of software developers, right here in Birmingham.
Matt Landers, Will Johnston and Matt Morgan, founders of Covalence, began the coding boot-camp after realizing how difficult it was to find qualified developers in Birmingham for their software company, Platypi. Continue reading “Birmingham’s Covalence launches new Catalyst program”
Since 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk. MAKE MOVIE MAGIC, a campaign to fund the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema is well underway to create a permanent home for this innovative and important piece of Birmingham’s cultural puzzle.
Continue reading “Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema reaches fundraising milestone”
Did you know worldwide, everyday, 2,195 children die from waterborne diseases?
Birmingham based non-profit, Neverthirst, has made it their mission to combat such an issue through advancing “the Gospel through clean water worldwide”.
Packing and moving…at some point in your life both of these things will likely be necessary. You might have heard accounts of stressful, even problematic moving experiences.
Those stresses can be eased with good planning, preparation, and with help from a professional moving company.
Continue reading “Birmingham’s Motivated Movers’ 7 simple tips to make moving easy, pain-free”
We love our cars here in the south. Birmingham has quite a few car aficionados. Do you recognize any of these whips?
Continue reading “Weekly Instagram Spotlight; fine Birmingham, AL cars”
AT&T is still one of the best companies in the country to work for. Attention all new grads, and those who might want a career or company change: AT&T is hosting a Retail Hiring Event in Tuscaloosa for Part-Time and Full-Time Retail Sales Consultant positions. It’s Today, April 13!
Some of our favorite things; music and pizza and craft beer, they go together like…well, like music and pizza and beer! SliceFest is a summer festival that celebrates many of the things we are passionate about.
Continue reading “7th annual SliceFest returns June 16; pizza, local craft beers & great music”
Ghost Train Brewing Co. is one of the best known local brewers to hit the Birmingham food and beverage scene. An interesting new stout, Stout Side of the Moon 13.9ABV has been released in nifty four-packs by Ghost Train.
Continue reading “Birmingham brewer Ghost Train’s Stout Side of the Moon now in 4 packs”
What is bill SB384? It passed on March 26, and Governor Kay Ivey signed it. This bill simply allowed the Birmingham City Council to determine whether or not to allow on-premise alcohol sales in Birmingham starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
Continue reading “Mimosas anyone? Birmingham City Council approves early Sunday alcohol sales”
Some of the most successful startups and those often earning record profits and eventually selling for many millions are based on apps that facilitate. Apps that connect the consumer or user with a service provider, ones that save the consumer time…and simply make life easier.
Continue reading “GLOW: another exciting Birmingham startup that saves consumers precious time”
The Birmingham area enjoys warm days and cool nights in April, perfect conditions for spending a weekend at the upcoming Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama April 20-22 at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park. Come watch the fastest drivers in the world compete in a world-class event set at the “Augusta National” of IndyCar racing.
Birmingham, AL is one of 14 US cities to host the Navy. Last month we wrote about Navy Week, April 9-15. Check out the events, festivities and visit sites. Take in a Barons game, visit the McWane Center, stop by Vulcan Park and Museum and support our US sailors!
Continue reading “Update: schedule of events as Birmingham hosts Navy Week, April 9-15”
That healthy living trend going on with people these days…well, the same can be said for our pet family members. We have the hook up on natural dog (and cat) treats in the Magic City, some easy recipes and pics of cool local dogs and cats! Continue reading “All-natural pet treats: quick recipes, a doggie food-truck & other local retailers”
