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Smitherman demands BJCC board seat for council

Council President Carole Smitherman wants a council member on BJCC or else no city money for a dome.

Birmingham City Council President Carole Smitherman wants the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center to include a city council member on its board. Until it tries, the council will not likely advance

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Council questions Langford shadow advisor

Since managing Larry Langford's campaign for Birmingham mayor, Matrix Group CEO Jeff Pitts has had significant access at City Hall. Now some councilors want to know if that influence played into an architecture contract.

By Kyle Whitmire

[caption id="attachment_3794" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Mayor Larry Langford (right) with campaign manager Jeff Pitts. Photo by Jonathan Purvis. "][/caption] This week's lucky

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Success through secession?

By Kyle Whitmire

Cowards call for Cahaba County Hope, St. Augustine said, has two beautiful daughters - anger and courage. That is to be angry with the way things are and to have courage enough to change them. If

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Images from the Great Space Observatories

Stargazing so good, you could call it astro-porn.

By Madison Underwood

There\'92s a whole bunch of stars out there. Billions of them, I swear. Want to see some pictures of them? Want to look at some badass nebulae through a real telescope? You need to come check out \'93

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Going green

A non-profit corporation has been formed to help cities, counties and agencies in the Birmingham area successfully pursue their fair share of millions of dollars in grant money for “green” energy, construction and public works projects expected to be made

By Jesse Chambers

A non-profit corporation has been formed to help cities, counties and agencies in the Birmingham area successfully pursue their fair share of millions of dollars in grant money for “green” energy, con

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Last man standing

By Kyle Whitmire

Carns won't budge, nor should he It's kind of a shame that Jim Carns serves on the Jefferson County Commission. The title besmirches his character. And that's saying something for someone who came to

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State of the Shitty

By Kyle Whitmire

Is this Birmingham's last act? It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. For the City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, that is not the ironic narrative jumpstart of A Tale of T

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City holds public meeting regarding conversion of downtown one-ways

By Jesse Chambers

\ \ \ Should Second, Third and Fourth Avenues North and 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th Streets North downtown, which are presently one-way streets, be turned into two-way streets? This was the topic of dis

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Dear Mr. President

By Kyle Whitmire

From: Pres. George W. Bush To: Pres. Barack Obama January 20, 2009 Dear Barry, Tradition says I'm supposed to write you a letter today and leave it here in the desk. As tempting as it

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Retail freeze

The last department store in downtown Birmingham has closed. Belk, Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., closed its Regions Harbert Plaza store last Friday.

By Jesse Chambers

The last department store in downtown Birmingham has closed. Belk, Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., closed its Regions Harbert Plaza store last Friday. The company announced the closing in August. Belk