Live green, vote green

The greenest thing you can do is also the easiest: vote.

Snyder’s piece is the second in a series of articles by Alabama environmentalists who will serve as guest writers for Green Space over the next few weeks. On Jan. 14, look for a discussion of the need

News & Views

50 questions for Birmingham's next mayor

Ben South has some questions for Bell and Cooper

By Weekly Staff

This article was written for Birmingham Weekly by local artist and activist Ben South, who wishes to help contribute to an intelligent discussion of which candidate, William Bell or Patrick Cooper, sh

News & Views

2010 – The Year in Preview

Predictions for Birmingham and beyond

By Weekly Staff

Think of all the things you might have done differently if you could predict the future. You would have started sooner, or stayed longer, or just for once kept your mouth shut. Nobody really knows wha

New Years Eve 2009

A guide to city celebrations

By Weekly Staff

[caption id="attachment_11120" align="aligncenter" width="234" caption="Time to get your New Year's on!"][/caption] SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES New Year’s Eve in Loft District. Celebra

Odds & Ends

Holiday gift guide 2009

By Weekly Staff

Give with all you've got! That’s our holiday exhortation to you as you peruse the pages of the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide, on the streets in the current issue of Birmingham Weekly. As usual the savvy

Politics

Buckelew sentenced to three years probation

Former Jefferson County commissioner must pay $20,000 and do community service.

By Weekly Staff

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Politics

Emory Anthony campaign kickoff

Birmingham lawyer Emory Anthony entered the race for mayor. Anthony has sought the office twice before.

By Weekly Staff

Birmingham laywer Emory Anthony entered the race for mayor. Anthony has sought the office twice before and served as a legal and political advisor to Mayor Bernard Kincaid.

Politics

The Trial and Tribulation of Larry Langford

Throughout the trial, many fingers pointed at Larry Langford, but few witnesses accepted blame.

By Weekly Staff

by Kyle Whitmire & Madison Underwood Larry Langford was a deceitful, greedy politician who deprived his constituents of honest services by taking bribes from friends in exchange for lucrative bon

Film

The magical adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze's WTWTA may be the most honest film ever made about the wildness of childhood.

By Weekly Staff

Expanding and expounding on a beloved children’s book can be a recipe for disaster. Recent films based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat all but proved that expanding on these p

Politics

Larry Langford on Trial

Everyone knew this would happen. Larry Langford's day in court has arrived. No one knows for sure what will happen next. Get all your trial coverage right here.

By Weekly Staff

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