Scientists and science enthusiasts from Birmingham and around the state joined hundreds of other cities across the world in a March for Science on Saturday, April 22, Earth Day at Linn Park.
Continue reading “Birmingham March for Science draws a crowd of two thousand”
April 18 was a special day for Birmingham’s startup “eco-system” which celebrated the presentations of nine companies which graduated from the Velocity Accelerator.
The so called, “Demo Day”, not only proved successful for these startup companies, but spoke volumes of our community support.
Continue reading “Velocity Accelerator Demo Day – Birmingham’s entrepreneurial fire is fueled”
Continue reading “March, dance, sing and learn – it’s Earth Day in Alabama”
This year’s Investor Conference was hosted at Iron City in conjunction with the Birmingham Venture Club and the Velocity Accelerator’s Demo Day. The Investor Conference hosted attendees from around the Southeast interested in investment opportunities and networking between fellow investors, entrepreneurs, and service providers in the area. Continue reading “Birmingham Venture Club Investor Conference 2017”
Don’t forget, the Alabama Environmental Council (AEC) turns 50 this year, and on Thursday, April 20th at the Clubhouse on Highland they will be celebrating in style at the Annual Green Tie Affair.
Join the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame April 20th, 21st, and 22nd to celebrate and tell the story of the future leaders of jazz. Of course, there will be one of the jazziest special guests there, too.
Continue reading “Don’t miss the 15th Annual Student Jazz Band Festival this weekend”
As the weather warms up, so does the event roster! This week’s top ten brings the heat with everything from music to octane to gumbo, and it’s all here at your fingertips. Careful with our band links if you’re at work!
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Velocity Demo Day is just around the corner, and the nine startups are gearing up to present! In our last article, we introduced five companies. Here, we’re introducing the last four of the 2017 Velocity startups that will present at Iron City on Tuesday.
No longer a social faux pas? – via soyrural.esContinue reading “Birmingham startups in final stretch of Velocity program”
The Birmingham Museum of Art invites you to meet the man behind the Black Power Salute of the 1968 Olympics and the artist who created Bridge, a tribute to one of the most powerful visual icons of the 20th century.
Continue reading “Tuesday, April 18th, 6-7pm Chapter 01 at the Birmingham Museum of Art”
It’s this weekend, y’all! The 8th annual Honda IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motor Park. From Friday, April 21 Sunday April 23, the need for speed will be real, but are you set with tickets?
Continue reading “Honda IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama, at Barber, April 21 -23, ticket deals!”
Join us tonight, April 13th, 5:30-7:30 at Avondale Brewing Company for the fourth installment of the Bham Now BOLD Speaker Series with David Sher, publisher of the popular blog ComebackTown.com.
Living in the Magic City means there is plenty to do! Of course, this week is no different. Check out these events you may want to add to your must-do list.
Continue reading “Birmingham Top Things to Do: April 13th -18th”
Monkeys and robots. Running ostriches. A hatching bunny. A green beetle.
While I was talking to Estes Gould, the program manager for Birmingham’s Velocity startup accelerator, I was introduced to Jack West. Jack is intense, he’s a people person, and he’s got a positively sunny outlook. Maybe it’s the excitement of his company being on the end stretch of a fast-track program, having the potential to make it big in something nobody had thought of before. Maybe it was the impending “graduation,” the big public reveal on the 18th, that he and his team were preparing for.
